Senior Project Manager
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Management
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Engineering
Operations Manager
Senior Project Manager 2 role at DOWL.
DOWL is a top‑ranked, multi‑disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services. Our in‑house expertise spans civil and land development, construction‑related services, transportation and structures, and water and environmental services. At DOWL, you’re valued. We support your growth, offer great benefits, and foster a culture of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork.
The salary range for this position is $ – $.
Bridges and StructuresWith thousands of projects under our belt, we’re proud to be a regional leader in concrete, steel, and timber bridges. Whether it is a single‑span concrete bridge, a multiple‑span curved steel girder bridge, or a historic bridge rehabilitation, our proven approach provides clients with creative, efficient solutions. Our structural design team offers decades of experience in both new and existing construction, specializing in public infrastructure and industrial structures.
SummaryThe Senior Project Manager 2 is responsible for independently winning, managing, monitoring, and delivering the largest, most complex projects that are high‑quality, profitable, and result in client satisfaction. People in this position have a broad technical background across a variety of disciplines, expert‑level communication and organizational skills, and the ability to quickly assimilate complex technical information to make informed decisions and help others do the same.
The person in this position will have an expert understanding of many aspects of a multidisciplinary project and knows how to fit each task together for successful marketing strategy followed by successful project delivery. A Senior Project Manager 2 must demonstrate expert technical proficiency along with providing trusted leadership, mentoring, and guidance to project managers with less experience. This position requires a seller‑doer mentality and includes a high level of business development, client relations, staff leadership, and business management responsibilities including periodic overnight travel.
This role also requires expert‑level interpersonal skills, a strong work ethic, solid judgement, and a desire to help others learn and grow. A Senior Project Manager 2 is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and provide constructive feedback to others in a highly effective manner.
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) – Proficient
- Projectwise, Newforma, Deltek Vision, UKG, Bluebeam – Proficient
- Demonstrates advanced technical judgement
- Leads the project team towards the most appropriate technical solutions
- Provides senior review of technical drawings and documents
- Mentors other PMs on technical matters
- Demonstrates exceptional communication and collaboration skills
- Exercises advanced judgement on how and when to communicate
- Interpersonal skills result in staff and client loyalty
- Takes responsibility for personal and team results and proactively seeks to mentor others
- Strategizes and develops project schedules for large, complex projects
- Demonstrates exceptional leadership and management skills to deliver timely results
- Leads and/or delegates internal and external project meetings that lead to project success
- Monitors project progress against staffing levels to ensure timely delivery
- Mentors others to do the same
- Demonstrates exceptional skills to lead the development of scope and fee breakdowns that result in financial success and client satisfaction
- Monitors project metrics and takes appropriate action to adjust as needed
Avoids scope creep and obtains contract amendments as needed to avoid negative variances - Mentors others on above
- Focuses marketing efforts on the largest and most complicated projects
- Leads business development and marketing efforts by meeting with clients and teaming partners, identifying leads for future work, identifying which leads are the best to pursue, positioning the…
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