Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Greenville, SC

Pay range: $150k/yr- $160/yr

Full-time

Onsite

Company Description:

The position includes project management and technical oversight for studies, design, and construction phase services for water/sewer distribution/collection system piping, pump stations, planning/modeling, and treatment plant projects.

MUST HAVE:

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)

15 years' experience in water/wastewater conveyance systems engineering with additional experience in water/wastewater treatment preferred

Professional Engineer Registration

Ability to lead, motivate, and manage a project team and oversee excellent quality of work.

Must possess experience of client development/sales, specifically being a leader of developing client relationships with a larger engineering consultant team/firm (regional and company-wide).

Sales/Client Development

Responsible for FNI Team strategy development in alignment and coordination with the region to penetrate and grow South Carolina services

Supports development, refinement, and implementation of the annual business plan for clients, programs, projects, and conferences

Provides leadership in obtaining and developing new South Carolina clients each year in connection with our strategy and annual planned targets

Develops high-value client relationships, while representing Freese and Nichols with clients and teaming partners

Serves as Client Representative for several of our anchor or growth clients

Engages and cultivates client service teams to support understanding and delivering on client needs and expectations

Creates client engagement strategies and pursuit plans, actively leading in key opportunity proposal strategy, positioning, teaming, messaging, and interview development

Serves as senior technical resource for key clients

Supports development of staff members, especially as it relates to exceptional client service delivery, strategic planning, and effective communication

Leverages resources, experience, and skills of the firm to support client goals

Participates in professional societies (leadership and committee positions), creating connections for Freese and Nichols and technical professionals in support of client goals

Operations/People Leadership

Supervision of Others: Various levels of engineers, engineering technicians, and other technical support staff

Support Group Manager in performing management and supervisory functions for the Greenville team

Support Group Manager in forecasting the workload of the group and maintaining a qualified staff that can meet the project assignments. Assist the Group Manager in coordinating cross-group utilization of staff with other Group Managers within the firm.

Review project budgets with project managers to determine that schedules and budgets meet contract terms and are planned for maximum efficiency

Monitor project status and review with project managers when necessary. Review monthly reports on project managers in the group.

Technical

Ensure quality client service, clarity on work products, and delivery of high-quality services within budget and schedule constraints

Provide supervision to engineers, engineering technicians, designers, drafting personnel, etc., assigned to projects. Coordinate assigned work to ensure continuity, consistency, and quality.

Direct and supervise complex studies and investigations. Investigate new areas of technology or new applications of existing techniques. Define tasks to be conducted by others, and provide general supervision, review, and approval. Responsible for collecting, correlating, and preparing recommendations and conclusions for final reports.

Determine and schedule required project resources. Evaluate and analyze project decisions to ensure objectivity, soundness of design, and impact of those decisions on schedule, budget, and needs.

Maintain established schedule. Keep the Group Manager and/or Project Manager aware of all project activities, responding promptly to needs, problems, or requests associated with project design.

Serve as Project Manager for projects requiring intergroup skills and consultants

Participate in the administration, interpretation, and implementation of contracts