Water Resources Project Manager

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.•Fort Lauderdale, FL

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals. It provides multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms. The Water Resources Project Manager manages projects to meet scope, schedule, and budget requirements. The role coordinates technical resources, disciplines, and subconsultants; develops project plans and schedules; monitors project progress, finances, and risks; and communicates with clients and stakeholders. It also supports marketing and proposal efforts and provides leadership, coaching, and performance management to project team members.

Responsibilities

Manage projects in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget.
Collaborate with disciplines and subconsultants to develop risk-adverse project scopes and fees.
Develop project-specific plans, including project management and quality management plans.
Create and maintain project schedules.
Manage subconsultants.
Monitor and execute project progress, including identifying and mitigating risks and developing extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals.
Communicate project status, updates, and issues to internal and external stakeholders.
Participate in office project financial status meetings.
Build client relationships to understand preferences and requirements and establish and execute quality projects.
Prepare progress reports and review invoices.
Develop and lead project status meetings and presentations.
Assist Section Heads, Office Leaders, and Practice Leaders with marketing, including SMART Go/No Go decisions, proposal development, and interviews.
Coordinate and guide project technical resources to ensure high-quality outcomes.
Coach and mentor project team members through one-on-one check-ins and project debriefs, recognizing achievements, identifying improvement areas, and sharing lessons learned.
Lead and manage team members through continuous performance management, including setting expectations and goals, providing feedback, holding one-on-one meetings, and coaching.
Perform other related duties as assigned.