Water/Wastewater Senior Project Manager

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.•Cleveland, OH

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, and is ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list. The Water/Wastewater Senior Project Manager leads JMT’s high-dollar, complex projects and ensures high-quality delivery within quality, schedule, and budget expectations. The role spans the project life cycle, from identifying leads and supporting marketing efforts in targeted growth areas through project execution and delivery. It also provides leadership, guidance, and mentorship while ensuring projects align with JMT’s organizational goals.

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 and Project Management Plans or quality management plans.
Create and maintain project schedules.
Manage subconsultants.
Monitor and execute project progress, identify and mitigate risks, and develop 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 set up 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, interviews, and win strategies.
Collaborate with Section Heads and Office Leaders to identify leads and opportunities based on strategic goals.
Assist Section Heads and Office Leaders in developing strategic goals based on client program information.
Develop and maintain a strong network of clients and other industry stakeholders.
Coordinate and guide technical resources across project teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
Use advanced knowledge of clients and project types to analyze projects, anticipate risks such as overruns and scope changes, and implement mitigation strategies.
Implement project tracking and reporting strategies, using performance metrics to foresee and mitigate issues.
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.