Water/Wastewater Project Manager

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson•Herndon, VA

20d•$60 - $80

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with over 2,800 professionals, offering a comprehensive range of engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to clients across the United States. JMT is recognized as a Top 500 Design Firm by Engineering News-Record. The Water/Wastewater (W/WW) team at JMT is characterized by its dynamism and innovation, providing a culture that supports both mentorship and entrepreneurial spirit. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and guidance from experienced professionals. The position involves working on collaborative projects related to collection, conveyance, distribution, pumping, and treatment, with the chance to lead initiatives that impact water and wastewater infrastructure and local communities.

Requirements

Experience, education and certifications commensurate with the role.
Ability to manage projects in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget.
Skills in collaborating with disciplines and subconsultants.
Proficiency in developing project specific project plans, Project Management Plans/quality management plan.
Ability to create and maintain project schedules.
Experience in managing subconsultants.
Capability to monitor and execute project progress, identify and mitigate risks, and develop extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals.
Strong communication skills for project status updates to stakeholders.
Ability to participate in project financial status meetings.
Skills in building client relationships.
Experience in preparing progress reports and reviewing invoices.
Ability to develop and lead project status presentations.
Experience assisting with marketing processes, including Go/No Go decisions, proposal development, and interviews.
Capability to coordinate and guide technical resources.
Experience in providing coaching and mentoring to project teams.
Leadership and continuous performance management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in water/wastewater collection, conveyance, distribution, pumping, and treatment projects.

Responsibilities

Manages project(s) in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget.
Collaborates with disciplines and subconsultants to develop a risk adverse project scope and fee.
Develop project specific project plans, Project Management Plans/quality management plan.
Create and maintain project schedules.
Manage subconsultants.
Monitor and execute project progress, including identifying and mitigate risks, 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’s project financial status meetings.
Build relationships with client(s) to understand preferences and requirements to set-up and execute a quality project.
Prepare progress reports and review invoices.
Develop and lead in project status and presentations.
Assist Section Heads, Office Leaders, and Practice Leaders with the marketing process including, SMART Go/No Go decisions, proposal development, and interviews.
Coordinate and guide all technical resources within the project team to ensure delivery of a high-quality outcome.
Providing coaching and mentoring to the project team through one-on-one check-in meetings and various project debriefs to acknowledge achievements, identify areas for improvement, and share lessons learned.
Lead and manage team members by providing leadership and continuous performance management (setting expectations, goals, feedback, 1:1 meeting, coaching) that supports the growth and development of team.
Perform other related duties as assigned.