Tetra Tech

Project Manager

Tetra Tech$120K — $140K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, project management, business, or related field.
  • 7+ years in project management, design management, construction management, engineering, architecture, or complex capital projects.
  • Strong ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities.
  • Proficient in project management tools and Microsoft 365 applications.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • 1 year of prior experience in consulting and/or Department of Defense contracting.
  • Valid driver's license and clean driving record required.

Responsibilities

  • Manage assigned projects and coordinate activities among stakeholders, designers, contractors, and program team.
  • Track key project metrics including scope, schedule, cost, and risk; escalate issues for timely decisions.
  • Participate in design reviews, coordination meetings, and project closeout planning.
  • Maintain accurate project documentation in accordance with program governance.
  • Support procurement activities, including market analysis and contract awarding.
  • Coordinate with technical and project control specialists to integrate project requirements.
  • Prepare project communications, including status reports and executive updates.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.
  • Merit-based financial rewards.
  • Flexibility and commitment to work/life balance.
  • Collaborative team environment valuing employee contributions.
  • Learning and development opportunities for professional growth.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity:
Tetra Tech is adding Project Managers to our Program Management team based onsite at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
This position supports the delivery of a major design and construction program and provides an opportunity to work with Government stakeholders, designers, builders, specialty consultants, and program management professionals on complex capital projects.

Position Summary:
Tetra Tech is seeking Project Managers to support delivery of a major design and construction program at Nellis Air Force Base. As an onsite member of Tetra Tech's program management team, the Project Manager coordinates assigned facilities, workstreams, and stakeholders throughout planning, acquisition, design, construction, turnover, and closeout. The Project Manager helps maintain alignment with program cost, schedule, risk, quality, security, and mission requirements. The role involves close coordination with Government stakeholders, designers, contractors, specialty consultants, and internal program team members.

Essential Job Functions:
The following duties are considered essential to the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:
• Manage assigned projects, facilities, or workstreams and coordinate daily activities among Government stakeholders, designers, contractors, consultants, and the program team.
• Track scope, schedule, cost, risk, decisions, action items, RFIs, submittals, changes, and deliverables; escalate issues and support timely decisions.
• Participate in design and constructability reviews, coordination meetings, field activities, progress reviews, turnover, and closeout planning.
• Maintain accurate project information, meeting records, dashboards, logs, action-item registers, and decision documentation in accordance with program governance and PMIS requirements.
• Support solicitations, challenge statements, procurement planning, market and risk analysis, evaluations, and contract award activities as assigned.
• Coordinate with technical, project controls, security, commissioning, construction, and other specialists to integrate requirements across concurrent efforts.
• Review project status and deliverables for alignment with approved scope, schedule, budget, quality, security, program, and mission requirements.
• Prepare project briefings, status reports, executive updates, decision papers, and other communications while promoting accountability, collaboration, and safety.

Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess the following qualifications to be considered for the position:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, project management, business, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in project management, design management, construction management, engineering, architecture, or delivery of complex capital projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage competing priorities, maintain organized project controls, and communicate effectively with clients, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
  • Proficiency with common project management tools and Microsoft 365 applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
  • Must be a U.S Citizen
  • At least one year of prior experience in consulting and/or Department of Defense contracting.
  • A valid driver's license and clean driving record is required for this position

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience supporting the Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, military construction, aviation, mission-critical facilities, or other complex Government capital programs.
  • Experience with collaborative delivery, design-build, or other integrated design and construction delivery methods.
  • Experience supporting acquisition, procurement, solicitations, market research, source selections, or contract award activities.
  • Project Management Professional certification, Certified Construction Manager credential, Professional Engineer license, Registered Architect license, or similar professional credential.
  • Experience with project management information systems, cost and schedule controls, design reviews, construction administration, commissioning, turnover, or project closeout.
  • Familiarity with Federal acquisition, construction, design, security, or facilities delivery requirements.

Work Environment / Environmental Factors:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made.
  • The position is primarily performed in an indoor office and meeting environment on Nellis Air Force Base. The role requires periodic movement between offices, conference spaces, and active design and construction areas.
  • Occasional exposure to outdoor desert weather, construction noise, dust, uneven surfaces, and other normal active-site conditions may occur.
  • Appropriate site-specific safety practices and personal protective equipment requirements will apply when visiting active project areas.

Physical Requirements:
  • Prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and using a computer.
  • Frequent communication in person, by telephone, and electronically.
  • Frequent movement within office, meeting, and project environments.
  • Occasional walking through active project sites, using stairs, bending, and carrying routine office or field materials weighing up to 20 pounds.
  • Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Additional Information:
  • This is a full-time, onsite position based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
  • The standard work schedule is generally Monday through Friday during normal business hours. Flexibility may be required for early morning or late meetings, project milestones, critical issues, or extended hours based on program needs.
  • Local travel within the Las Vegas and Nellis area may be required.
  • Occasional travel to other project sites, client locations, or Tetra Tech offices may also be required.
  • The pay range for this position is between $120,000 to $140,000 annually. However, the pay offered may vary depending on primary work location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal parity

Life at Tetra Tech:
The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:
  • Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits
  • Merit-based financial rewards
  • Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance
  • Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees
  • Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech, Inc. is an American engineering services company that provides consulting, engineering, program management, and construction management services. The company serves a range of industries, including water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development. Tetra Tech was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California. The company operates in over 50 countries and has more than 20,000 employees.
Learn more about Tetra Tech
Size
21,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$178.9 million
Founded
1966
5 Year Trend
+6.9%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
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