Senior Program Manager

Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid overtime for salaried employees

Annual bonus

Access to company cabins

Job summary

Freese and Nichols, Inc. is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead complex capital programs in Raleigh, Charlotte, or Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This role requires overseeing the full lifecycle of projects from setup to close-out while ensuring client service quality and efficient budget management.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of program management experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. The position offers a hybrid work environment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in Program Management or related field.
• Ability to lead and motivate project teams effectively.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality client services and high-quality service delivery.
• Support business development and client relationship management.
• Coordinate assigned work for continuity and quality.

Skills

Program Management

Municipal/County Engineering

Project Management

Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Certified Construction Manager (CCM)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Masters of Public Administration (MPA)

Job description

Senior Program Manager

Freese and Nichols is currently seeking a Senior Program Manager to join our team in Raleigh, Charlotte, or Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The role involves leading complex capital programs, overseeing the full lifecycle from initial setup through execution, performance tracking, and close-out.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure quality client services, clarity on work products, and delivery of high-quality services within budget and schedule constraints.
• Support business development with client relationship and management services.
• Coordinate assigned work to ensure continuity, consistency, and quality.
• Direct and supervise complex studies and investigations.
• Investigate new areas of technology or new applications of existing techniques.
• Define tasks for others, and provide general supervision, review, and approval.
• Collect, correlate, and prepare recommendations and conclusions for final reports.
• Determine and schedule required program/project resources.
• Evaluate and analyze program/project decisions to ensure objectivity, soundness of design or approach, and impact on schedule, budget, and success.
• Maintain established schedules.
• Communicate program/project activities to the Program Management Group Manager and/or Regional Lead, responding promptly to needs, problems, or requests.
• Stay current on existing and pending regulations and related technical advancements.
• Participate in the administration, interpretation, and implementation of contracts, solicitations, and public sector procurement activities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in Program Management, Municipal/County Engineering or Administration oversight, and engineering or project management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent).
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to become registered within 6 months.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and manage a project team and oversee excellent quality of work.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Preferred: Certified Construction Manager (CCM) or Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Preferred: Masters of Public Administration (MPA).

Benefits

Beyond a comprehensive benefits package, we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We provide a flexible work environment with a hybrid schedule up to 40% remote and an alternative work schedule program that gives employees a day off every other Friday.

About Freese and Nichols

Freese and Nichols has been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need for more than 130 years, including water supplies, roadways, bridges, and disaster preparedness. Our culture is built around the LEADS values: Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, Serve always. Our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and employees live our values.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.