Project Manager

Topographic, CO; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Topographic, Inc. in Tyler, TX is seeking a Project Manager to plan, direct, and oversee design and survey projects, ensuring objectives are met within schedule and budget.

You will lead cross‑functional teams across business units, manage resources, financials and risks, and drive process improvements to enhance delivery quality. On‑site leadership and clear communication with clients and vendors are key to success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience leading design/survey projects with schedule and budget control.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; familiarity with AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams from planning through delivery, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget compliance.
• Develop detailed project plans, monitor risks, issues, and change requests.
• Coordinate with vendors, clients, and internal stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery.
• Provide status reporting to leadership on milestones and deliverables.

Skills

Project leadership

Budget management

Schedule management

Stakeholder management

Team motivation

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera

Job description

The Project Manager role plans, directs, manages, and provides oversight of assigned design and survey projects to ensure that Company goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed schedule and budget parameters.

This position is responsible for leading teams to deliver project(s) that span across one or more business units. Manage resources, schedules, financials and adhere to quality and control guidelines throughout the full development life cycle. This also includes management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery. Contribute to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving project delivery.

INTER-RELATIONSHIPS

Employees, Managers, and Supervisors throughout the corporation, and various external customers, vendors, consultants, and governmental regulatory officials.

MAJOR TASKS

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Manage project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues
• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization
• Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Manage and maintain existing assigned customer relationships as well as establish, manage, and maintain newly assigned customer relationships
• Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project
• Manage multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives
• Develop and deliver status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership
• Assist in dispute, negotiation, arbitration or litigation, as needed
• Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and participate in quality issue resolution
• Ensure that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards
• Proven success in providing on site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Monitor staff performance and complete performance reviews
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project and program team
• Continue professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practices
• Manage and perform the required business processes in Workflow
• Other duties as assigned

JOB SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations
• Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management
• Experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within budget close
• Experience drafting and submitting budget proposals and recommending subsequent budget changes where necessary
• Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD)
• Experience leading, motivating and managing various project team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance
• Team-building skills with technical and non-technical staff
• Experience working both independently and, in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

MENTAL DEMANDS

The following mental demands are required to perform the essential functions of this job: concentrate, conceptualize, cooperative work with others/teamwork, detailed work, frequent task changes, irregular schedule as needed, learn new tasks, interruptive /distractive environment, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, reasoning, problem solving, time pressures.

STANDARD WORK WEEK

Topographic OM, Inc. in office Standard business hours is Monday-Friday from 6am-7pm.

The specific schedule for this role will be based on location and department.

WORK AUTHORIZATION

Must be authorized to work in the United States.

E-VERIFY

This employer participates in E-Verify.

DRUG - FREE WORKPLACE

This position is subject to initial and random Drug and Alcohol programs as directed by Company Policy.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

Topographic, Inc. 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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Behaviors

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Education

Experience

Licenses & Certifications

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