Senior Project Manager

Job Description CDM Smith currently has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager with previous experience managing municipal water services projects to join our North Central group. In this position, your primary role will be to lead the successful delivery of engineering projects for our clients in the following areas of practice: planning and design of drinking water, wastewater treatment, biosolids, pump station, conveyance, general municipal engineering, and stormwater. Secondarily, you will support Client Service Leaders in business development activities for projects you are identified to manage or play a key technical role in delivering. CDM Smith's Global Delivery Excellence Framework provides project managers with a comprehensive set of standardized tools and policies that streamline scope, schedule, and financial management. Project managers are also provided with project control specialist, contract administrator, and quality management support throughout the project planning, delivery, and closeout lifecycle. Senior Project Manager key performance indicators include revenue managed, profit delivered, cash flow, sales contributions, on-time delivery, quality management system compliance, and individual utilization. For more information about our Project Management roles, tools and culture, please visit this website As a member of this team, you would contribute to CDM Smith's mission by: Managing and serving as the lead Project Manager for wastewater, water, stormwater, conveyance, and general municipal engineering projects. Providing technical guidance, senior leadership, and mentoring engineering staff to enhance our water services design capabilities. Being responsible for planning and execution of scope, schedule and budget for projects managed. Completing Quality Assurance/Quality Control reviews of key deliverables. Assisting Client Service Leaders with technical marketing by meeting with clients in the region. Participation in professional societies relevant to the industry. Building and maintaining positive working relationships with key decision makers in our clients' organizations. Perform technical engineering project work. Providing excellent client service that generates repeat business. Supporting proposal development and participating in interviews for new projects you will help deliver. Employment Type Regular Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree. 7 years of related experience. PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list). Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, or chemical engineering or related discipline Professional engineering (PE) license. Previous experience working on and managing projects for municipal water resources, wastewater, drinking water, conveyance clients. Previous experience managing multi-discipline project teams. Excellent communication, networking and team building skills. Previous experience working directly with clients. Master's degree. Previous business development experience including preparation of proposals and scopes of work and cost estimates for municipal clients.