Senior Highways Project Manager

Highway Engineering

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm of more than 2,400 professionals that provides a full range of multi-disciplined engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #50 on Engineering News-Record's list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

JMT is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their Highways Group in Round Rock or San Antonio, TX. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading JMT's high-dollar, complex projects to ensure a high-quality delivery through quality, schedule, and budget. The Senior PM will begin the project life cycle by identifying leads and marketing efforts on targeted areas of growth. The individual serves in a leadership role providing guidance and mentorship as well as ensuring project(s) continue to align with JMT's organizational goals.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Manages project(s) in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget
• Collaborates with disciplines and subconsultants to develop a risk adverse project scope and fee
• Develop project specific project plans, Project Management Plans/quality management plan
• Create and maintain project schedules
• Manage subconsultants
• Monitor and execute project progress, including identifying and mitigate risks, developing extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals
• Communicate project status, updates, and issues to internal and external stakeholders
• Participate in office's project financial status meetings
• Build relationships with client(s) to understand preferences and requirements to set-up and execute a quality project
• Prepare progress reports and review invoices
• Develop and lead in project status and presentations
• 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
• Collaborating with Section Head and Office Leader on identifying leads and opportunities based on strategic goals
• Assist Section Head and Office Leader with developing strategic goals based on client's program information, etc
• Develop and maintain a strong network of clients and other industry stakeholders
• Coordinate and guide all technical resources within the project team to ensure the delivery of a high-quality outcome
• Leveraging 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
• Implement strategies for project tracking and reporting by using project performance metrics to foresee and mitigate issues
• Providing coaching and mentorship to the project team through one-on-one check-in meetings and various project debriefs to acknowledge achievements, identify areas for improvement, and share lessons learned
• Lead and manage team members by providing leadership and continuous performance management (setting expectations, goals, feedback, 1:1 meeting, coaching) that supports the growth and development of team

Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as assigned

• Ability to collaborate in a team environment
• Strong desire to prepare quality plans efficiently
• Willingness and desire to teach
• Share working knowledge of best practices
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are paramount
• Strong sense of time management and ability to prioritize tasks
• Willingness to oversee the design and production of quality plans
• Ability to manage concurrent projects
• Understanding and ability to manage key performance metrics

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a related field from an accredited program
• Professional Engineer License or equivalent
• 15+ years' experience in highway planning and design
• Project management and business development experience
• Strong communication skills
• Strong presentation skills

Preferred Experience

• CAPM or PMP
• Experience working with federal, state, and local governmental agencies
• Experience with multiple project delivery methods, i.e. Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, P3
• Experiencing managing multidiscipline project teams

Working Conditions

Work is performed within a general office environment. 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.

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.

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