Project Manager - Water

SolveNow Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent engineering firm located in Cleveland seeks a Project Manager with over 15 years of water and wastewater experience. The individual will lead marketing efforts, manage client relationships, and mentor team members while ensuring project performance. The ideal candidate will possess essential qualifications such as a Professional Engineering License and experience in project budgeting and contract negotiation. This is an opportunity to have a significant impact on project success and market presence.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of active water/wastewater experience with leadership in the Cleveland market.
• Strong understanding of budgets and financial metrics.
• Contract negotiation skills including knowledge of risks and payment terms.

Responsibilities

• Lead team efforts for marketing and project management.
• Accountable for new business objectives and overall project performance.
• Mentor and coach team members for performance improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client engagement

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline

Professional Engineering License

Job description

Responsibilities

• Leading team efforts for marketing
• Prospect identification, proposal development, proposal preparation, client presentations, project budgeting and contracting for successful opportunities
• Accountable for new business objectives and for overall project performance

Project management

• External focus to interact with assigned clients, become involved in client activities and promote through client and community activities
• Support development of the overall market business plan, market strategies, client engagement strategies and leverage other technical and management resources to advance market footprint.
• Oversight of engineering manager(s)
• Development of project performance goals
• Accountability for implementation
• Active involvement with internal project team and owner project representatives on project activities
• Perform or assist with the performance and commercial management of projects including budgeting, invoicing, and payments; lead project performance reviews for assigned project(s)

Staff management

• Team development, mentoring and coaching on performance improvement
• Recommendations for training and promotion of assigned professionals as well as identification and development of new candidates to expand the team

Management Responsibilites

Acts as a project manager. Among responsibilities is management of a project team. The individual comprising this team may vary by project.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15 + years of active water/ wastewater experience with demonstrated leadership experience in the Cleveland market
• Professional Engineering License; Bachelors Degree in technical discipline
• Understanding of budgets and financial metrics
• Contract negotiation skill including knowledge of terms, risks, pricing and payment terms

Minimum Qualifications

• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.