Job Description

CDM Smith currently has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager with previous experience managing water and wastewater projects to join our West Central group. In this position, you will be the main point of contact for planning and design of municipal drinking water, wastewater treatment, and pump station projects in the greater Austin & central Texas areas and assist with business development activities. CDM Smith has been providing services to the Austin market for over 30 years. Our services have spanned the areas of design and construction administration of drinking water, wastewater, water resources, and storm water facilities. This position will be supporting our municipal water projects in the Central (Austin) TX region.

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As a member of this team, you would contribute to CDM Smith's mission by:

• Managing and serving as the lead Project Manager on major Austin area municipal Water & Wastewater projects.
• Providing technical guidance, senior leadership, and mentoring engineering staff to enhance our water services design capabilities.
• Being responsible for scope, schedule, budget development, monitoring and for projects managed.
• Completing Quality Assurance/Quality Control of key deliverables.
• Assisting Client Service Leaders with technical marketing including proposals and meeting clients in the central Texas region.
• Participation in professional societies relevant to the industry.
• Building and maintaining positive working relationships with key decision makers in our clients' organizations.

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Skills & Abilities

• Experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning, Significant experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting concepts and practices.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Possesses deep knowledge of project goals, drivers, strategies, risks and opportunities.
• Demonstrates exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients.
• Ability to interact with many people, and process a large volume of requests as necessary.
• Excellent personal computer skills including expert knowledge of MS Word and Excel.
• Demonstrates superior organizational skills to balance and prioritize work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 13 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 design projects for municipal drinking water, wastewater, and/or pump stations in TX.
• Excellent communication, networking and team building skills.
• Previous business development experience including preparation of proposals and scopes of work and fee estimates for municipal clients.

Amount of Travel Required

10% or less
Pay Range Min

USD $140,670.00
Pay Range Max

USD $260,208.00
Additional Pay Range Information

CDM Smith is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This pay range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels for the geographic location assigned to the position. In addition to geographic location, a candidate's salary is determined by several other factors including, but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, relevant work experience, skills, required certifications, and education/training.
Additional Compensation

All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.
Visa Sponsorship Available

No-We will not support sponsorship in the United States, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position
Agency Disclaimer

All vendors must have a signed CDM Smith Placement Agreement from the CDM Smith Talent Acquisition Manager to receive payment for your placement. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of the CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries staff will not be considered binding terms. All unsolicited resumes sent to CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries and any resume submitted to any employee outside of CDM Smith Talent Acquisition Team will be considered property of CDM Smith. CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.