Water/Wastewater Senior Project Manager

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.•Herndon, VA

1d•$180,000 - $210,000

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is a 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals providing multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients across the United States. The Water/Wastewater Senior Project Manager leads water and wastewater projects in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, working with clients in the District of Columbia and surrounding communities in Maryland and Virginia to deliver infrastructure solutions. The Senior Project Manager serves as a trusted advisor to municipal and utility clients and oversees projects from early planning through delivery, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget expectations are met. The position also builds and maintains client relationships, identifies opportunities, supports business development and pursuit efforts, and leads and mentors project teams across disciplines. The role supports JMT’s commitments to client service, quality, and sustainable community outcomes. Compensation is $180,000 to $210,000 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and licensure.

Responsibilities

Manage projects in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget.
Collaborate with disciplines and subconsultants to develop risk-averse project scopes and fees.
Develop project-specific plans, including Project Management Plans and Quality Management Plans.
Manage subconsultants.
Monitor and execute project progress, identify and mitigate risks, develop extra work order requests, and prepare open-end contract task proposals.
Develop and lead project status presentations.
Coordinate and guide technical resources to ensure high-quality project outcomes.
Use client and project-type knowledge to anticipate risks, such as overruns and scope changes, and implement mitigation strategies.
Use project performance metrics to track and report project progress and foresee and mitigate issues.
Build client relationships to understand preferences and requirements and support quality project execution.
Develop and maintain a network of clients and industry stakeholders.
Identify leads with targeted clients and develop them into contract opportunities.
Assist Section Heads, Office Leaders, and Practice Leaders with marketing activities, including Go/No-Go decisions, proposals, interviews, and win strategies.
Collaborate with the Section Head and Office Leader to identify leads and opportunities based on strategic goals.
Assist the Section Head and Office Leader in developing strategic goals based on client program information.
Participate in office project financial status meetings.
Prepare progress reports and review invoices.
Coach and mentor project team members through check-ins and project debriefs, recognizing achievements, identifying improvements, and sharing lessons learned.
Lead and manage team members through setting expectations and goals, providing feedback, conducting one-on-one meetings, and coaching.
Perform other related duties as assigned.