Water Project Manager II

SSR Career • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

At SSR, the Project Manager II is responsible for medium- to high-complexity projects or multiple concurrent projects, leading teams to meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality goals. The role serves as the primary client contact, coordinates multidisciplinary resources and subconsultants, manages project financial performance, and oversees execution from kickoff through close-out.

The position also supports business development and client relationship growth by delivering projects successfully and engaging with current and prospective clients. SSR describes its culture as collaborative, people-first, and employee-owned through its ESOP.

Requirements

• A technical or bachelor's degree in one of the major technical disciplines practiced by the firm and eight years of related project experience, or twelve years of practical experience on similar projects.
• Demonstrated, consistent ability to manage projects of various sizes and complexity.
• Professional Engineer licensure is required for those with an ABET-accredited engineering degree; it is otherwise preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams and coordinating subconsultants and contractors.
• Command of project financials, including pricing, fee burn, earned value, forecasts, and accounts receivable.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and comfort with scheduling and resource-planning tools.
• Clear, concise communication and meeting facilitation, with strong documentation and follow-through.
• Ability to analyze issues, evaluate trade-offs, mitigate risk, and make sound decisions in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Business development mindset and experience supporting proposals, interviews, and client workshops.

Responsibilities

• Confirm project scope and requirements with clients and stakeholders, and document assumptions and decisions.
• Develop proposals and financial plans, and prepare preliminary man-hour budgets with the CRM, Department Head, or Operations Director.
• Ensure contracts are fully executed by the appropriate Principal and align the team with contractual obligations.
• Lead project kickoffs to communicate scope, standards, budgets, roles, risks, and expectations.
• Finalize discipline work plans and task-hour budgets with design leads, and update plans as conditions change.
• Establish schedules with client input and set interim milestones to support timely information flow and coordination.
• Schedule and sequence work, communicate action items, monitor manpower plans across disciplines, and maintain profit variance within targets.
• Maintain complete project documentation and organized storage, and keep RFI, submittal, decision, and risk logs current.
• Facilitate meetings with owners, clients, architects, and contractors, and document decisions and follow-ups.
• Track budgets, fee burn, and earned value, and account for the effect of hours charged on revenue and forecasts.
• Identify, negotiate, and administer fees for additional services, and process change orders promptly.
• Prepare and implement proactive QA/QC plans, and coordinate timely reviews and submittals to meet standards and contract requirements.
• Manage Construction Administration to help ensure installed systems conform to design intent and quality standards.
• Ensure invoices are accurate and issued promptly, track accounts receivable status, and update projected monthly revenue.
• Resolve design and coordination issues by analyzing root causes and driving cross-discipline solutions.
• Supervise close-out activities, including punchlists, documentation, filings, lessons learned, and archiving.
• Build and grow client relationships through exceptional delivery, and support business development with current and potential clients to expand services.

Benefits

• 100% employee-owned through an ESOP, with immediate vesting.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and a generous company match.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus company-funded HSA contributions for HDHP plans.
• Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible schedules, paid parental leave, generous PTO, and paid company holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement and ongoing professional development support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level