Senior Project Manager - Municipal

Fehr Graham Engineering & Environmental; Manchester (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, life and disability insurance

401(k) profit-sharing plan

Paid time off

Awesome work environment

Job summary

Fehr Graham, a fast-growing Midwest engineering and environmental firm, is seeking a Senior Project Manager in engineering or environmental engineering to ensure project success. Based in West Union or Manchester, IA, you will provide technical guidance, manage projects, and serve as the primary client contact.

You’ll lead project teams, coordinate resources, handle scheduling, invoicing, business development, and maintain client relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with five to seven years of municipal project management experience.
• Experience in the consulting industry.
• PM certification.
• Professional license in your discipline.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Team player.

Responsibilities

• Oversee projects so they are successful.
• Coordinate projects, resolving scheduling, staffing or quality issues.
• Lead project teams, including staff and subconsultants, to deliver results.
• Invoice clients, provide explanations for billed items and follow up on accounts.
• Maintain client confidentiality and follow company standards for online filing and documentation.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis for project write-offs and ensure quality control for assigned projects.
• Communicate technical concepts and ideas to clients and team members.
• Prioritize tasks and follow tight deadlines.
• Work across multiple disciplines to cross-market services.

Skills

Project management

Client relations

Leadership

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Are you a results-driven Senior Project Manager looking for a new challenge? Fehr Graham is a fast-growing Midwest engineering and environmental firm looking for a motivated and experienced Project Manager in engineering or environmental engineering to ensure our projects are successful.

What’s in it for you?

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll provide essential technical guidance and administrative services while facilitating efficient, profitable and timely project execution. As the primary contact for our clients, you’ll play a key role in business development, from proposal preparation and presentations to maintaining client relationships and supporting public relations efforts.

Where you’ll work

The position is based in either our West Union or Manchester, Iowa offices and will have leadership responsibilities across both offices. At Fehr Graham, we believe in work-life balance, and that includes injecting a healthy dose of fun into everything we do. It’s even part of our Core Values! We celebrate milestones and enjoy friendly team-building activities and office outings after work. A happy and engaged work team is a successful one. Each of our offices brings an environment filled with positive energy and enthusiasm. We encourage our teams to connect on multiple levels and support each other’s personal and professional growth.

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What You’ll Do

• Oversee projects so they are successful.
• Coordinate projects, resolving any scheduling, staffing or quality issues.
• Lead project teams, including staff and subconsultants, to deliver results.
• Invoice clients, provide explanations for billed items and follow up on accounts.
• Maintain client confidentiality and follow company standards for online filing and documentation.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis for project write-offs and ensure quality control for assigned projects.
• Communicate technical concepts and ideas to clients and team members.
• Prioritize tasks and follow tight deadlines.
• Work across multiple disciplines to cross-market services.

What It Takes

Ideally, you’ll have a bachelor’s degree with five to seven years of experience in municipal project management. Ideally, you will also:

• Have experience in the consulting industry.
• Be certified in Project Management.
• Hold a professional license in your respective discipline.
• Speak and write well.
• Have strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Be a team player.

What You’ll Get

• Medical/life/disability insurance.
• 401K profit-sharing plan.
• Paid time off.
• An awesome work environment.

Pay Transparency

The base salary (or hourly rate) range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.

Learn more about Fehr Graham’s people, culture and projects on our website.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Fehr Graham 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.