Project Manager, Municipal

About the Role

Leads and manages municipal engineering projects, serving as a primary client liaison while ensuring high-quality technical delivery, regulatory compliance, and financial performance. This role supports municipal clients through engineering design, program management, and public representation, while mentoring staff and contributing to business development.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and direction for municipal engineering projects, processes, and staff.
• Execute work under broad guidance from senior leadership, aligning with strategic objectives and policies.
• Manage project teams to ensure effective execution, quality assurance, and adherence to standards.
• Review staff work for technical accuracy and completeness.
• Mentor and develop junior staff, supporting the growth of future project managers.
• Coordinate across internal departments to meet project and client requirements.
• Provide engineering expertise to support multidisciplinary teams.
• Serve as primary client contact, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring client satisfaction.
• Lead project team meetings to monitor progress and resolve issues.
• Support business development efforts, including marketing services and strengthening client partnerships.
• Manage municipal engineering projects, ensuring technical accuracy, schedule adherence, and budget compliance.
• Support project planning activities, including budgeting, staffing, scheduling, and client coordination.
• Review job cost sheets and assist with billing and financial tracking.
• Serve as Township or Borough Engineer, representing municipal clients and overseeing assigned projects.
• Review development plans for compliance with local ordinances (subdivision, land development, zoning, grading, and stormwater).
• Oversee construction phases of land development projects, including administration, inspection, and escrow management.
• Administer and maintain MS4 (NPDES) permit programs, including:
  • Inspections, mapping, illicit discharge detection, and outfall investigations
  • Compliance tracking and reporting
  • Public education and interdepartmental coordination
• Ensure compliance with EPA and state stormwater regulations.
• Attend and present at public meetings, delivering reports on project status, bids, and development reviews.
• Design infrastructure systems (transportation, utilities, recreation, stormwater) using engineering tools.
• Prepare cost estimates, feasibility analyses, and technical documentation.
• Ensure designs comply with environmental, safety, and regulatory standards.
• Provide technical guidance to clients, including capital improvement planning.
• Deliver construction support services such as contract administration, permitting, and inspection oversight.
• Prepare technical reports including memos, feasibility studies, and design reports.

Success Metrics and Competencies

• Strong analytical skills, including interpreting survey data, maps, and engineering plans.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including public presentation abilities.
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to collect data, draw conclusions, and present recommendations.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Knowledge of MS4 and NPDES stormwater regulations.
• Experience with municipal stormwater programs and environmental compliance.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Consistent delivery of projects on time, within budget, and meeting quality expectations.
• High levels of client satisfaction and relationship retention.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field required.
• Eight or more (8+) years of professional engineering experience, with a focus on municipal engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience with engineering design software (AutoCAD, MicroStation, or similar).
• Knowledge of Bluebeam Revu.
• Familiarity with ADA standards and guidelines.
• Strong technical capability in preparing plans, calculations, reports, specifications, permits, and estimates.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation preferred.

About Bowman

At Bowman, we believe in creating opportunities for aspiring people to thrive and achieve ambitious goals. A career at Bowman is more than a job; it is an opportunity to be part of a diverse and engaged community of professionals, to be treated as a respected and valued member of a motivated team, and to be empowered to do exceptional work that advances the best interest of everyone involved. We recognize the importance of creating a work environment that is both rewarding to our employees and supportive of our unwavering commitment to provide unparalleled service to our clients.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development support
• Discretionary bonuses and other performance-based incentives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), wellness initiatives, and employee discounts

Eligibility for certain benefits may vary based on position, location, and employment status.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

• Primarily indoor professional office environment which may include bright/dim light, noise, fumes, odors, and traffic.
• Mobility around an office environment.
• Frequent and prolonged use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
• Partially outdoor work environment which may include adverse weather conditions, varying temperatures, excessive noise, and/or potential hazards.
• Mobility around a job/construction site to include walking, bending, crawling, climbing, squatting, or kneeling and wearing of required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Primarily local travel during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be required according to the needs of the business.
• Requires the ability to attend meetings, including public evening meetings.
• Occasional lifting or carrying up to 20 pounds.
• Occasional pushing or pulling up to 20 pounds.
• Occasional reaching outward or above shoulder.