Water/Wastewater Project Manager (Hybrid-MA)

Our Northeast Division is a well-respected and award-winning group where career development, training, and mentoring co-exist with diverse civil, environmental, water resources, and traffic/transportation projects in a fast-paced and challenging work environment.

We are seeking a talented Project Manager for a hybrid position in our Water/Wastewater practice in Woburn, MA. The selected employee will provide technical leadership for a variety of utility design-related projects, including treatment plants, pump/booster stations and water distribution systems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Supervises and directs individuals or teams of technical staff on complex projects and/or multiple simple projects.
• Assists in the training and technical development of staff by various means including holding training seminars, providing technical guidance during project execution, and bringing new technical developments in-house.
• Consults with other technical staff and Project Managers on technical issues in the area of expertise and provides technical reviews on projects in which he/she may otherwise not be involved.
• Recognizes the potential risks of nonstandard technical matters or potential legal disputes by participating in required insurance training to minimize the firm's liability.
• Works with minimal direction or supervision through demonstrated success with similar project responsibilities.
• Oversees the technical accuracy of project through regular communications with project staff, review of plans, specifications, reports, and calculations to ensure compliance with the firm's standards.
• Makes technical presentations to the client and at public meetings to review and discuss project details.

Additional Responsibilities:

Project Management:

• Initiates projects: Prepares proposals/scopes of work and project budgets for approval by Principal. For assigned projects, completes project initiation documents that includes detailed scope/outline, budget, and schedule for completion.
• Manages project implementation: With assigned project team, ensures that all steps and procedures are taken according to company operating procedures and that all work is completed as planned and scheduled. This includes keeping the client informed of the on-going status of a project and providing adequate management, advice, and support to the members of the project team.
• Coordinates/communicates with peers and subconsultants: Works with other project managers to avoid or eliminate conflicts in schedule due to the changes in various projects.
• Supervises interdisciplinary teams: Coordinates subcontractors and staff on the execution and scheduling of the project scope of work.
• Provides technical advice: Contributes to the development of recommendations for assigned projects and others, when requested.
• Prepares high quality reports: Ensures that the review process and other quality control guidelines are followed and that final reports and presentations are completed per company standard operating procedures using standard company formats.
• Client management: Meets regularly with key clients to discuss current projects, evaluate firm performance and identifies other business opportunities either with current clients or through referrals.

Business/Fiscal Management:

• Budget tracking and invoicing: Tracks all projects costs, including labor and expenses, versus the project, and ensures that invoices are issued to the client in a timely manner in accordance with company policy.
• Communicates opportunities: Presents potential new business or resource information, competitive situation or technology/regulatory factors to the company.
• Controls costs: As part of the management of each project, ensures that costs are kept in line with the original budget for time, travel, and material expenses. Discusses variations with supervisor and issue project notices to reflect agreed upon changes.
• Maximizes project profitability: Through appropriate project budgeting/pricing, utilization of resources and cost controls, maximizes the profit margin on individual projects.

Marketing/Business Development:

• Acts as public relations ambassador: Is proactive in presenting and communicating the capabilities and strengths of the company.
• Maintains marketing materials: At the conclusion of each project, or major task within a project, develops a project description for that project/task in accordance with approved company formats to be used as marketing materials.
• Relationship building: Solicits new clients/projects. In interfacing with potential or existing clients, listens for and seekss out new projects that may exist or being formulated. Set up meetings and/or participatess in the development of proposals requested.
• Prepares proposals, participate in project interviews, attendss and participates in public meetings, prepares fee proposals, and prepares contracts and presents information to new and future potential clients
• Prepares contracts and negotiates fees associated with new projects.

Administrative:

• Manages and develops project staff: Recognizes the strengths and areas needing improvement for assigned project staff. Manages, supports, and evaluates each individual towards achieving his or her maximum potential. Performs annual reviews of staff.
• Coordinates workload with staff and other Project Managers including forecasts and coordination of staff and resources.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering and9+ years of related experience of increasing responsibility, or a Master's Degree in a relevant field with 8+ years of related experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer or other Professional Registrations as appropriate for their primary field of expertise in State(s) where EP does work or ability to obtain same by reciprocity.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with clients, staff, subconsultants and contractors through effective leadership, and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of state and federal regulatory framework and experience interacting with regulators in the local and technical areas where Apex does work.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and a strong desire to manage and mentor junior staff.
• Valid driver's license is required.

Why you'll love working for us:

• Company-subsidized medical and dental.
• Company-paid life, short, and long-term disability.
• 401k match, tuition assistance, and more.
• Cross-training and the ability to work on a variety of projects.
• Performance-based bonuses or other incentives.
• Working with the best and brightest in the industry.
• 1,700+ employee national firm with 50+ locations across the US.