Project Manager - Municipal

Description

Your mission as a Senior Project Manager at Fehr Graham? To set industry benchmarks in efficiency, profitability and technical excellence while delivering projects that exceed our clients’ expectations.

What’s in it for you?

We offer an exciting and engaging work environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities. As the primary point of contact for projects, you’ll cultivate and grow relationships with our clients and with your coworkers. From initial discussions to final presentations, your role is pivotal in business development and client satisfaction. You’ll be leaned on for technical guidance and administrative services, ensuring each project runs well. You’ll also oversee staffing and scheduling, resolving any hiccups along the way. Your goal will be to ensure every project shines in quality, stays on track and adheres to the budget.

You’ll collaborate effectively with the team while upholding client confidentiality. This role requires a commitment to our team’s growth and success, demonstrated by signing a noncompete agreement with our firm.

Where you’ll work

The position is based in any of our 13 offices in Illinois, Iowa or Wisconsin. At Fehr Graham, we pride ourselves on delivering personalized attention and building trust with our clients. We believe in the power of skilled professionals who provide exceptional service. We also believe in work-life balance, and that includes injecting a healthy dose of fun into everything we do. It’s even part of our Core Values! We celebrate milestones and enjoy friendly team-building activities and office outings after work. A happy and engaged work team is a successful one. Each of our offices brings an environment filled with positive energy and enthusiasm. We encourage our teams to connect on multiple levels and support each other’s personal and professional growth.

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What you’ll do

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll oversee diverse projects, ensuring each one is managed with precision and expertise. You’ll review the quality of work executed by junior staff and guide engineers and CAD technicians in their technical designs. You’ll also :

• Share staff and resources across multiple offices for project execution.
• Champion the art of leading projects, meeting schedule and budget by using the best combination of in-house staff and subconsultants.
• Serve as the face of the firm for client interactions, preparing and presenting statements of qualifications, price proposals and contracts.
• Drive significant business development, actively seeking out business opportunities and building relationships with prospects and clients.
• Take charge of client invoicing, including following up on accounts and providing explanations for billed items.
• Address any project write-offs by analyzing causes and creating strategies to prevent future occurrences.
• Uphold the firm’s quality control program standards, applying them diligently to assigned projects and client work.

What it takes

Ideally, you’ll have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Civil Engineering or a similar degree with appropriate experience. You should have 10 years of experience in project management and engineering design. You should be a licensed Professional Engineer. Ideally, you’ll also :

What you’ll get

You’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow professionally at our progressive firm, which started in 1973. Our people-first organization is focused on giving our employees the opportunity for growth. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer :

Learn more about Fehr Graham’s people, culture and projects on our website .

Equal Opportunity Employer

Fehr Graham provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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