Senior Project Manager - Municipal

Fehr Graham Engineering & Environmental; West Union (IA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fehr Graham is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Municipal Engineering to lead client engagement, proposals, and cross-office coordination between West Union and Manchester, IA. You’ll drive project success with scheduling, staffing, and quality control.

You’ll oversee project teams, maintain client relationships, and manage contracts, ensuring profitable, timely delivery; a bachelor's degree and 5–7 years municipal PM experience preferred; consulting experience advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with five to seven years of municipal project management experience.
• Experience in the consulting industry is preferred.
• Strong client communication and leadership skills.

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

Client communication

Project coordination

Team leadership

Scheduling

Quality control

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Compensation

$130,000 - $160,000 / year

Department

Civil/Municipal

Location

Manchester, IA

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

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll be the go-to contact for clients, ensuring their needs are met with precision and professionalism. You'll cultivate and maintain strong relationships with clients and prepare and deliver proposals, contracts and presentations. You'll also:

• 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