Project Manager - Utility Infrastructure - Indianapolis

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Utility Infrastructure

Project Manager

Indianapolis, IN

Project Managers oversee all aspects of design projects, responsible for their successful execution and delivery, financial performance, and client relationships. They must have sufficient project experience, technical expertise, communication skills, and adherence to company policies. They represent the firm in a positive and effective manner with clients, governmental agencies, and the public.

• Project Managers work under the direction and mentoring of Team Leaders, Technical Directors, and the Group Leader. They are expected to be proficient at all of the engineering tasks of Staff and Project Engineers, and must also be proficient at taking full ownership of and managing all aspects of projects from conception to completion.

• Oversee Utility Infrastructure planning, studies and design projects, which may include: regulatory compliance, funding sources, alternative project delivery, construction, utility management, drinking water (source of supply, treatment, residuals handling, pumping, distribution, storage), wastewater (collection, CSOs, lift stations, treatment, biosolids), and stormwater management (drainage, green infrastructure).

• Prepare scopes of work, fee justifications, and contracts for each project.
• Coordinate marketing/resume materials.
• Assist in development of proposal for project work, scope of work, services, subconsultant agreements and fees (or work with appropriate staff to get this accomplished).
• Establish a project plan including schedule with major deliverables and quality review milestones, file management, risk register, staffing needs, and budget with man‑hour utilization and revenue forecasts.
• Coordinate each project with the client, regulatory agencies, utility companies, and land acquisition professionals as necessary to drive the project schedule.
• Coordinate each project with other department’s schedules through the Group Leader to promote productivity and cooperation among the project team.
• Coordinate each project with subconsultants’ expertise and work schedules.
• Set up project in accounting software.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Delegating/directing the work of, and mentoring production staff to accomplish project goals within budget and schedule, while maximizing productivity and profitability.
• Identify project roadblocks, troubleshoot, and resolve them, responding to construction‑related problems as quickly as possible.
• Serve as representative of firm at all required meetings, leading client coordination, project team coordination (including subconsultants), design, and construction progress. Prepare meeting minutes including discussion topics, major decisions, running action‑item list, and information needs.
• Prepare/conduct technical writing and presentations.

• Monitor projects with respect to scope progress, schedule, budget and staffing.
• Prepare and distribute project progress reports to client and project team, including items accomplished, items planned, schedule/budget updates, action‑item list updates, information needs, invoicing and accounts receivables.
• Manage scope creep by monitoring and documenting progress to determine if additional services are warranted; aggressively seek additional compensation for work outside the original scope, preparing contract amendments as necessary.
• Maintain and share updates with project team: project plan, schedule, risk register, file management, client correspondence documentation.
• Monitor/forecast labor needs weekly. Coordinate with Team Leaders, Group Leader and…