Project Manager - Municipal Engineering with NJ PE License (32633)

Boswell; South Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boswell Academy Training

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company paid life insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Flexible spending account

Health savings account

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition assistance

Employee referral bonuses

Annual discretionary incentive bonus

Job summary

Boswell in New Jersey seeks a New Project Manager in Municipal Engineering with NJ PE license to lead and manage municipal engineering projects from our South Hackensack or Chester offices.

This role involves reviewing codes, attending meetings, preparing reports, budgets, and proposals, and coordinating with stakeholders while mentoring engineers.

The position offers comprehensive benefits and competitive compensation with a salary aligned to experience.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional work experience in Municipal Engineering and Project Management.
• Current licensed PE Certification in New Jersey is required.

Responsibilities

• Attend Municipal Governing Body meetings as required.
• Prepare reports for Municipal Land Use Boards and attend Land Use Board meetings.
• Coordinate activities related to technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and construction issues.
• Prepare monthly status reports on projects and ensure completion on schedule and within budget.
• Assist with project budgets, proposals, and day-to-day paperwork to move projects forward.

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) license in New Jersey

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: South Hackensack, NJ 07606Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $140,000.00 Salary/yearJob Category: Engineering

New Project Manager in Municipal Engineering with NJ PE License

Exciting and unique opportunities await you to come grow with us in 2026! Boswell is a leading, fully integrated, multi-disciplinary firm providing a comprehensive range of professional services to federal, state, county, and local governmental agencies as well as private-sector clients throughout the northeastern United States. At Boswell, we understand the significance of our work and its impact on society. Therefore, we deliver on-demand, sound, and state-of-the-art integrated engineering solutions to satisfy the complex needs of the sectors we serve.Due to continued growth in 2026, we are hiring an additional Municipal Project Manager based at either our South Hackensack Headquarters or our Chester, NJ office. Boswell offers a rare, genuine blend of stability, mentoring by engineering excellence professionals, a "family feel" and growth options for a Municipal Engineering Project Manager or Senior Project Manager.

This exciting new role reporting directly to Boswell’s Vice President of Municipal Engineering, will be involvedinday-to-day operations leading and managing all levels of engineers while also managing projects.

Project Manager - Licensed PE - Boswell Municipal Engineering Team

Responsibilities include:

• Attend Municipal Governing Body meetings as required
• Be strongly familiar with the Municipal Code of various municipalities for the purpose of reviewing and evaluating Municipal Development Applications
• Prepare reports for Municipal Land Use Boards and attend Land Use Board meetings
• Be highly proficient in local, county, and state stormwater management and soil erosion control standards
• Analyze engineering sketches, specifications, and related data and drawings to perform necessary reviews
• Coordinate activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and construction issues
• Review project shop drawings
• Attend project meetings with clients
• Prepare monthly status reports on projects within the municipalities
• Be instrumental in the preparationof projectproposals, establish project budgets and construction cost estimates, and prepare day-to-day paperwork necessary to see projects through from beginning to end
• Ensure the completion of assignments on schedule and within the project budget
• Perform marketing duties related to maintaining existing clients as well asobtaining new working clients
• Ensure timely billing of projects and assist with the collection of outstanding invoices
• Limited travel is expected for this position to the municipalities and project job sites
• Adhereto internal standards, policies, and procedures

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional work experience as a Municipal Engineer and Project Manager
• Current licensed PE Certification in New Jersey is required.
• Proven track-record of developing, mentoring and leading professional engineers
• Strong proficiency in local, county and state regulations governing municipal work as well as zoning and planning board processes, permitting and approvals

Preferred Qualifications which are not required and we will assist in obtaining:

• Expert witness testimony
• CME (Certified Municipal Engineer) Certification

We recognize that the best way to provide services of the highest quality is by investing in our employees. Our competitive compensation and benefits include:

• Boswell Academy Training
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company paid life insurance and voluntary life insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability(STD and LTD)
• Flexible spending account(FSA)
• Health savings account(HSA)
• 401(k) with a company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) for vacation, sick and personal days
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition assistance
• Employee referral bonuses
• Employees may be eligible for participation in our Company annual discretionary incentive bonus program contingent on business and individual performance.

Boswell ensures that all employees, including those that work part-time receive paid sick, family and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence.

Boswell accepts applications for this position on an ongoing, rolling basis and reserves the right to cancel this posting at any time.

The salary range below is applicable for the job and location associated with this position. Compensation will vary based on specific relevant experience, education, certifications, skill levels, geographic location and other compensable factors.

Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $140,000.00 / Year

AAP/ EEO/ M/ F/ D/ V Statement

Boswell is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, age, citizenship status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.