CEI Senior Project Manager

Parsons; Centreville (VA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a CEI Senior Project Manager to lead highway and bridge construction engineering and inspection projects. You will act as the primary client contact and ensure safety, schedule, and budget adherence on complex transportation contracts.

You will collaborate with the Program Manager to plan budgets, staffing, and schedules, while maintaining documentation and implementing quality control. This role requires a Texas PE license and extensive CEI experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or construction-related field.
• 12+ years of related work experience in highway and bridge CEI and inspections.
• 3+ years in a managerial/leadership role at a field site.
• Active Texas Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Responsibilities

• Plans and oversees highway and bridge construction engineering and inspection projects.
• Serves as primary client contact and ensures safety, on-schedule delivery, and within-budget performance.
• Coordinates requirements with clients to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Leads project staffing with Program Manager and assigns personnel.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical or construction-related field

Job description

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Job Description

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented CEI Senior Project Manager to join our team! In this role, you will lead and oversee highway and bridge construction engineering and inspection projects, serving as the primary point of contact for clients while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Plans and executes all aspects of assigned projects including the development of scope of work (SOW) documents, budgets, schedules, and project implementation plans.

• Coordinates project requirements with client to ensure delivery of high-quality project deliverables.

• Collaborates with Program Manager to establish project schedule and budget to include the number of hours required for successful completion of project tasks; monitors progress to meet requirements.

• Anticipates project staffing needs and collaborates with the Program Manager to identify and select personnel.

• Establishes objectives and conducts performance appraisals for direct reports.

• Develops project documents, processes, and procedures required to support quality control and final project deliverables.

• Establishes and implements a project safety plan; ensures it is communicated to all employees on the job site.

• Actively promotes and supports safety, security, and quality policies; monitors the job site for good practices.

• Collaborates with project procurement staff to acquire qualified vendors for supply support or onsite tasks.

• Chairs regular job meetings with project stakeholders; prepares and submits a project progression summary and pending issues to client and Project/Program Manager.

• Submits regular reports to client; responds to client issues and/or expectation concerns.

• Negotiates changes to the scope of work with the client and subcontractors. Reviews bid documents and assists with bidder solicitation activities.

• Anticipates problems and works with client, architects/engineers, subcontractors, and Project or Program Manager to identify and implement corrective actions.

• Keeps client and Project or Program Manager informed of the daily project activities.

• Maintains accurate documentation of job progress through daily logs and other reports.

• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical or construction-related field (or equivalent)

• 12+ years of related work experience in highway and bridge construction engineering and inspection (CEI) and

• 3+ years in a managerial/leadership role at a field site

• Active Texas Professional Engineer (PE) license

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• TxDOT Experience

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Salary Range: $108,700.00 - $190,200.00

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

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