Water Services - Project Manager I

CDM Smith; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Manager for their Water Services Group. In this role, you will lead project development, manage budgets, and ensure adherence to project management policies. Your expertise will be crucial in creating project definitions, assessing risks, and maintaining strong client relationships. This position offers a chance to work on impactful projects in water and infrastructure, contributing to innovative solutions while collaborating with a talented team. If you are passionate about project management and looking to make a difference in the community, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 4 years of related experience required, PMP or similar certification needed.
• Strong understanding of project goals, drivers, and risks.

Responsibilities

• Manage project costs, schedules, and deliverables to ensure profitability.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships for project success.

Skills

Project Management Methodology

Budget Development

Project Planning

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

MS Word

MS Excel

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

40707BR

Requisition ID: 40707BR

Business Unit: TSU

Job Description:

CDM Smith is one of the world’s top design, program management, and construction management firms, providing innovative and creative solutions for our clients and assisting them in achieving successful outcomes on their water, infrastructure, environmental, and transportation programs.

As a Project Manager for our Water Services Group, you will contribute through:

Project Development Design

1. Creates project definitions, schedules, budgets and objectives for projects.
2. Prepares detailed statements of work with associated work breakdown structures and gains concurrence and approval from internal and external stakeholders regarding various project aspects.
3. Assesses potential project risk and outlines risk mitigation solutions.
4. Ensures adherence to company and project management policies, procedures and practices.

Billing and Budget Management

1. Manages project costs and is responsible for ensuring profitability.
2. Identifies, quantifies, and communicates residual risk (time and cost).
3. Creates and reviews timely client billings with internal billing support.
4. Responsible for ensuring timely client payment and follows up on outstanding client invoices to obtain payment.
5. Reviews and approves subcontractor/vendor invoices to ensure timely payment to outside resources.

Scope Management, Technical Execution & Deliverables Management

1. Performs ongoing review of project status.
2. On an ongoing basis, monitors project risks; identifies possible risks and recommends and implements risk mitigation solutions; escalates as appropriate.
3. Manages project change using change management protocols; determines appropriate changes or alternate paths based upon performance and metrics.
4. Works in conjunction with team members and stakeholders to manage changes to requirements and schedule of the project.
5. Ensures proper review of project scope by safety managers and proper implementation of safety plans.
6. Provides timely response to audit corrective actions identified by external or internal audits.
7. Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and application of standard engineering or construction techniques, procedures, and criteria.
8. Provides guidance to drafters/designers, engineers, craft workers, other project team members, contractors or subcontractors.

Resource Management and Leadership

1. Develops and implements project resource plan and manages the staffing of assigned projects.
2. Determines and coordinates the proper staffing within the project including identification of outside resources needed (subs/vendors) and ensures procurement processes are followed.
3. Clearly communicates project deadlines, assignments and objectives to project team members.
4. Assigns work and provides direction to project staff with regard to timeliness and completion of project objectives.
5. Coaches project staff and provides feedback to staff and to project staff's supervisors on project performance; escalates any performance issues to appropriate management and human resources.

Client Service Management and Sales Collaboration

1. Builds, maintains and manages strong client relationships.
2. Ensures client satisfaction by delivering quality, on-time project outcomes as a result of good planning and organizational skills; manages client expectations.
3. Performs other duties as required.

Job Title: Water Services - Project Manager I

Group: WSO

Employment Type: Regular

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's Degree.
2. 4 years of related experience. PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list).
3. Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.
4. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

EEO Statement: We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Job Site Location: Illinois - Chicago

Amount of Travel Required: 10%

Assignment Category: Fulltime-Regular

Visa Sponsorship Available: No - We will not support sponsorship, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position.

Skills and Abilities:

1. Experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting concepts and practices.
2. Possesses in-depth knowledge of project goals, drivers, strategies, risks and opportunities.
3. Demonstrates good communications skills, both verbal and written.
4. Possesses ability to interact with varying levels of staff, as well as vendors.
5. Good interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients.
6. Ability to deal with many people, and process a large volume of requests as necessary.
7. Good personal computer skills including proficiency in MS Word and Excel.
8. Demonstrates good organizational skills to balance and prioritize work.