Water Resources Project Manager

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson • Full-time • Knoxville, TN, US • 3w ago

Job Description

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position summary: The candidate will have increasing responsibilities in designing, managing, and marketing Water Resources Engineering for a variety of clients and project types. The successful candidate will be well-versed across the water resources discipline with demonstrated design and management experience in drainage and stormwater management design, modeling, and permitting with the supporting capabilities to effectively oversee, perform and manage a variety of water resource related engineering projects.

Responsible for assisting in delivering all project objectives for assigned projects while meeting scope, schedule and budget requirements.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

Manages project(s) in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget.
Collaborates with disciplines and subconsultants to develop a risk adverse project scope and fee.
Work closely with junior staff to create stormwater drainage design deliverables for clients.
Ability to provide Quality Assurance / Quality Control reviews of deliverables during the design process.
Providing coaching and mentorship to the project team through one-on-one check-in meetings and various project debriefs to acknowledge achievements, identify areas for improvement, and share lessons learned.
Communicate project status, updates, and issues to internal and external stakeholders.
Build relationships with client(s) to understand preferences and requirements to set-up and execute a quality project.
Monitor and execute project progress, including identifying and mitigate risks, developing extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals.
Assist Section Heads, Office Leaders, and Practice Leaders with the marketing process including, SMART Go/No Go decisions, proposal development, and interviews.

Nonessential Functions And Responsibilities

Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Skills

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field from an ABET accredited engineering program
TN PE License (or ability to obtain within 6 months)
8+ years of experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Strong communication Skills
Strong presentation Skills

Qualifications Preferred

Extensive knowledge of stormwater software including but not limited to: HEC-RAS, HY-8, Microstation, Bentley Open Roads Platform
TDEC Level II EPSC Certification
TDOT Drainage Design standards and practices
Experience working with local clients at the county and state level
Experience with multiple project delivery methods i.e. Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, P3
Experience managing multidiscipline project teams

Working Conditions

Work is performed within a general office environment 95% of the time. Work is generally sedentary in nature, but may require occasional standing and walking. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. within the office environment.

Field work is required on occasion where work may be conducted outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Some lifting (up to 25 lbs) may be required as needed.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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