Senior Project Manager - Municipal Capital Programs and Project Delivery

Metro Associates; Woburn (MA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Metro Associates is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead municipal capital programs and project delivery in Massachusetts. The role focuses on developing client relationships, winning work, and personally delivering challenging public capital projects.

You will mentor a growing Massachusetts team while coordinating across construction management, engineering, transportation, facilities and inspection groups to ensure successful outcomes on multiple projects.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Massachusetts public-sector capital programs.
• Proven track record delivering public capital projects from planning to closeout.
• Strong knowledge of Massachusetts public procurement and municipal projects.
• Experience with Design-Bid-Build and CM-at-Risk delivery is highly valued.
• MCPPO/CCM certifications are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead municipal and public-sector capital projects through planning, procurement, design, construction and closeout.
• Advise municipal clients as an Owner's Representative/OPM and support PM/CM, design management and construction administration.
• Control scope, budgets, schedules, risk, quality and stakeholder coordination across multiple projects.
• Lead construction-phase activities including constructability, contractor coordination, change orders, cost and schedule oversight, and closeout.
• Support capital planning and multi-project capital-program development for public facilities.
• Build and maintain relationships with MA municipalities, agencies, and owners' representatives.

Skills

Project leadership

Client relationship building

Owner's Representative/OPM

PM/CM delivery

Public procurement knowledge

Leadership & mentoring

Education

MCPPO certification

CCM certification

Professional Engineer (PE) or RA

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Municipal Capital Programs and Project Delivery

Location: Woburn, Massachusetts | Hybrid

A growing engineering consulting firm is seeking a senior Massachusetts public-sector project leader to help build its municipal capital-program and project-delivery practice. This is a seller-doer-builder opportunity for someone who can develop client relationships, win work, personally deliver challenging public capital projects, and mentor a growing Massachusetts team.

Responsibilities

• Lead municipal and public-sector capital projects through planning, procurement, design, construction and closeout.
• Advise municipal and public-agency clients as an Owner's Representative/OPM and support PM/CM, design management and construction administration.
• Control project scope, budgets, schedules, risk, quality and stakeholder coordination across multiple projects.
• Lead construction-phase activities including constructability, contractor coordination, change orders, cost and schedule oversight, and project closeout.
• Support capital planning, public facilities assessments and multi-project capital-program development.
• Help public clients procure designers and contractors and navigate Massachusetts public-project delivery requirements.
• Build and maintain relationships with Massachusetts municipalities, agencies, town/city managers, DPW and facilities leaders, and other owner representatives.
• Lead proposals, interviews, client development, pursuit and capture planning, follow‑on assignments, and fee/scoping efforts.
• Recruit, mentor and lead project delivery personnel while collaborating across construction management, engineering, transportation, facilities and inspection teams.

Qualifications

• Approximately 15+ years of relevant experience in Massachusetts public‑sector capital programs and project delivery.
• Proven track record managing public capital projects from planning and design through construction and closeout.
• Strong Massachusetts municipal/public‑agency client relationships and practical knowledge of public procurement.
• Meaningful experience with several of: municipal capital programs, Owner's Rep/OPM, PM/CM, public facilities, design management, construction administration, capital planning, procurement and grant‑funded capital projects.
• Demonstrated construction‑phase leadership with change‑order management, constructability, contractor coordination and cost/schedule oversight.
• Knowledge of Massachusetts Chapter 149 and/or Chapter 149A; Design‑Bid‑Build and CM‑at‑Risk experience highly valued.
• Strong client communication, proposal development, interviewing, fee estimating, multi‑project management and team‑building ability.
• MCPPO and CCM certifications highly desirable. Massachusetts PE or RA is a plus, not required for exceptional municipal capital/OPM/CM expertise.
• Motivation to personally deliver billable work while developing new client relationships and growing the team.

Opportunity: Help shape the growing Massachusetts municipal capital and owner‑side project‑delivery operation with established corporate technical resources and regional support.