Civil Engineer Project Manager

Dewberry; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager to lead civil engineering projects across federal and municipal sectors. This role offers the opportunity to work on impactful infrastructure projects while collaborating with talented professionals. You will be responsible for managing project teams, ensuring quality control, and maintaining strong relationships with clients. The firm prides itself on its commitment to excellence and integrity, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you have a passion for civil engineering and project management, this is an exciting opportunity to make a difference in your community and beyond.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in project management and civil engineering services.
• PE certification and secret clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage civil design task orders for federal and municipal projects.
• Develop project work plans, budgets, and schedules.

Skills

Project Management

Civil Engineering

Technical Guidance

Client Relationship Management

Budget Management

Quality Control

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Dewberry is looking for a Project Manager with Site/Civil Engineering design and management experience to join our site infrastructure planning and design practice. This position has the flexibility to be located in any of our Northern Virginia offices. This position's primary role is tied to federal clients across the nation and municipal clients throughout the greater Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area. You will be joining an established practice, focused on bringing the full capabilities of the Dewberry enterprise to bear on our multi-year, task order contracts, growing and maintaining relationships with our customers, and supporting our nation’s critical infrastructure needs.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. The Fairfax, Virginia-based firm is locally and family-owned. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. By joining our firm, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have inspired our employees to be successful for over 60 years.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and management of federal and municipal civil design task orders as well as stand-alone civil design contracts for major projects.
• Manages project teams that provide technical guidance and design in all areas of work associated with facilities planning, design, construction, and operation.
• Grows and maintains positive external and internal relationships through an appropriate and timely mix of communications and personal involvement.
• Leads development of project work plans, including internal budgets, schedule, work assignments, the process of technical development, and coordination of both in-house and out of house disciplines.
• Assigns duties to team, manages, and leads team efforts, including subcontractor integration.
• Assures that the design review and QC processes are effective.
• Initiates and reviews invoices and assists in the collection of past due accounts receivable.
• Monitors and, as authorized, executes contract modifications based upon modifications to scope.
• Develops, monitors, and maintains project budgets.
• Documents and assures compliance with project goals.
• Performs duties while maintaining an agreed-upon level of utilization.
• Performs other related work as apparent or assigned.

Required Skills & Required Experience

• BS in Civil Engineering required.
• 7+ years of progressive technical experience in the project management and delivery of professional civil engineering services for planning, design, and construction phase services.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• PE preferred.
• Secret clearance preferred or ability to obtain a secret clearance.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record, and ability to pass a driving record background check.
• Experience with assignments for the Federal Government is a plus.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

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