Water/Wastewater Senior Project Manager

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #50 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms. Position summary: Responsible for leading JMT’s high-dollar, complex projects to ensure a high-quality delivery through quality, schedule, and budget. The ideal candidate will begin the project life cycle by identifying leads and marketing efforts on targeted areas of growth. The individual serves in a leadership role providing guidance and mentorship as well as ensuring project(s) continue to align with JMT’s organizational goals.

Responsibilities

Manage project(s) in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget.
Collaborate with disciplines and subconsultants to develop a risk averse project scope and fee.
Develop project-specific project plans, including Project Management Plans/Quality Management Plans.
Manage subconsultants.
Monitor and execute project progress, including identifying and mitigating risks, developing extra work order requests, and open-end contract task proposals.
Develop and lead project status presentations.
Coordinate and guide all technical resources within the project team to ensure the delivery of a high-quality outcome.
Leverage advanced knowledge and experience with the client and project type to analyze the project, anticipate potential risks (such as overruns and scope changes), and implement effective mitigation strategies.
Implement strategies for project tracking and reporting by using project performance metrics to foresee and mitigate issues.
Build relationships with client(s) to understand preferences and requirements to set-up and execute a quality project.
Develop and maintain a strong network of clients and other industry stakeholders.
Identify leads with targeted clients for development and execution into contract opportunities.
Assist Section Heads, Office Leaders, and Practice Leaders with the marketing process, including SMART Go/No-Go decisions, proposal development, interviews, and developing a win strategy.
Collaborate with Section Head and Office Leader on identifying leads and opportunities based on strategic goals.
Assist Section Head and Office Leader with developing strategic goals based on client's program information, etc.
Participate in office’s project financial status meetings.
Prepare progress reports and review invoices.
Provide coaching and mentorship to the project team through one-on-one check-ins 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 meetings, coaching) that supports the growth and development of the team.
Perform other related duties as assigned