Site Civil Project Manager, Engineering - Columbus OH

Location: Westerville

Project Manager

Job Summary

The Project Manager will provide technical and managerial leadership to project teams working on planning, evaluation, design and implementation of civil engineering projects. The successful candidate will lead the study phase and/or design phase of projects related to the civil and construction fields. The Project Manager will direct/coordinate the development of new civil engineering designs. Responsibilities include leading the research and development stage of projects, creating detailed project plans, proposing budgets, staffing, and equipment needs.

The Project Manager will regularly interact with employees outside their department, occasionally interact with clients, and regularly interact with the public (agencies, government entities, etc.) He/she will regularly participate in selling to clients and is constantly expected to engage in business development and client retention efforts. The Project Manager is expected to manage assigned P&L of a Project while being an example of professional presence.

He/she will represent the Company and the department in a positive light; and have an advanced level of software knowledge of at least two (2) engineering software packages. An Ohio Professional Engineering license is required for this role.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Consults with and guides project stakeholders and managerial staff regarding engineering requirements for construction of various designs, and modifications.
• Uses design software and drawing tools to accurately render and communicate designs; plans and designs other necessary improvements related to the type of project assigned.
• Sets design specifications by computing appropriate engineering requirements (i.e. water flow rates, traffic demand, earth work balance, etc.).
• Plans projects based on the analysis of relevant materials such as drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, survey reports, maps, and other geologic and topographical data.
• Drafts and presents detention reports and engineering due diligence reports.
• of probable construction cost.
• Collaborates with architects, contractors, and other engineers to ensure projects progress properly.
• Collaborates with surveyors (or directs and participates in surveying) to establish installations or reference points, grades, elevations, and other factors that will affect construction.
• Monitors project progress and ensures design specifications and standards are met.
• Writes proposals for advanced-level projects.
• Able to assign projects and oversee those assigned for accuracy of work, timeliness of completion, and accurate and timely time entry.
• Manages workload of assigned staff.
• Able to teach and explain to others the methodologies used by The Company. Advanced level of understanding of civil engineering practices.
• Understanding of fundamental design of projects. Positively impacts financial metrics of projects.
• Interacts with the client to understand the goals of the client and relaying those back to the design team.
• Develops business by selling the Company's services to existing clients.
• Guides assigned team to ensure client goals are met on time, on budget, and accurately.
• Develops, mentors, trains, evaluates, coaches/disciplined, acknowledged, and thanks assigned staff.
• Assign Co-Ops, Graduate Civil Engineers, Associate Civil Engineers, Civil Project Engineers, and Senior Civil Project Engineers projects/pieces of projects aligned with their abilities.
• Motivates and leads assigned team members to successful completion of project on time, on budget, and accurately.
• Reviews project for compliance with regulatory requirements based on knowledge of state and local regulations
• Develops and coaches assigned staff, evaluate assigned staff.
• Hires, trains, evaluates, assigns, and disciplines assigned staff as necessary.

Business Development Tasks

Prospects

• Responsible for pursuit of qualified referrals.
• Responsible for making introductions on behalf of the company of expressed interest from a lead source.

Project/Client Opportunities

• Responsible for preparing proposals and working with the Marketing Department to develop statements of qualifications (SOQs).
• Responsible for successful…