Senior Project Manager

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.; Dresher (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead high‑level regional projects, win new work, and mentor staff across offices. You’ll drive quality, schedule, and financial performance while strengthening client partnerships and advancing the firm’s strategic goals.

You will manage scope, risk, and budgets, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to marketing and proposal efforts to secure future opportunities, in a hybrid office setting in Dresher, PA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• 15+ years of related experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Business development experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and guide all technical resources within the project team to ensure the delivery of a high-quality outcome.
• Lead, coach, and mentor team members through performance management and goal setting.
• Build relationships with clients to understand requirements and develop a strong network of stakeholders.
• Assist leadership with the marketing process, including proposal development and win strategies.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop strategic goals and identify opportunities.
• Analyze projects to anticipate risks and implement mitigations.
• Manage projects within scope, schedule, and budget with PM plans and schedules.
• Coordinate with subconsultants to define scope and manage contracts.
• Monitor progress with performance metrics and develop extra work order requests.
• Lead project status meetings and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Prepare progress reports and participate in financial status meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client relations

Communication

Mentoring

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record's list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position summary

The Senior Project Manager will play a pivotal leadership role in driving the growth and success of JMT by helping to win, strategize, and lead high-level, complex regional projects with staff across various offices. The Senior PM will promote excellence in quality, schedule, and financial performance while ensuring projects meet client expectations and JMT's high standards. Beyond project execution, this individual will serve as a trusted leader, mentor, and foster talent, strengthen client partnerships, and advancing JMT's strategic goals and long-term growth.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and guide all technical resources within the project team to ensure the delivery of a high-quality outcome
• Lead, coach, and mentor team members through continuous performance management, including setting expectations and goals, providing feedback, holding one-on-one check-ins, and leading project debriefs to acknowledge achievements, identify areas for improvement, and share lessons learned
• Build relationships with clients to understand their preferences and requirements, and develop and maintain a strong network of clients and other industry stakeholders
• Assist Section Heads, Office Leaders, and Practice Leaders with the marketing process, including SMART Go/No Go decisions, proposal development, interviews, and developing a win strategy
• Collaborate with the Section Head and Office Leader to develop strategic goals based on client program information and to identify leads and opportunities that support those goals
• Leverage advanced knowledge and experience with the client and project type to analyze the project, anticipate potential risks (such as overruns and scope changes), and implement effective mitigation strategies
• Manage projects in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget, including developing project-specific plans (Project Management Plans and quality management plans) and creating and maintaining project schedules
• Collaborate with disciplines and subconsultants to develop a risk-averse project scope and fee, and manage subconsultants
• Monitor and execute project progress using performance metrics for tracking and reporting, and develop extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals
• Develop and lead project status meetings and presentations, communicating updates and issues to internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare progress reports, review invoices, and participate in the office's project financial status meetings

Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a related field from an ABET accredited engineering program
• 15+ years of related experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Strong Communication Skills
• Strong Presentation Skills
• Business development experience

Qualifications Preferred

• CAPM or PMP
• Experience working with local clients at the county and state level
• Professional License or applicable certification
• Experience with multiple project delivery methods i.e. Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, P3
• Experience managing multidiscipline project teams

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a hybrid environment, with three days in the office and two days remotely each week. Work is generally sedentary in nature but may require occasional standing and walking. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. within the office environment.

Field work is required on occasion where work may be conducted outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Some lifting (up to 25 lbs) may be required as needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.