Project Manager – W/WW Transmission and Utilities

About the role

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Project Manager – W/WW Transmission and Utilities in Overland Park, Kansas.

Responsibilities

• Lead W/WW transmission and utilities projects from planning through design, permitting, and construction support.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, and staffing across multiple projects while keeping stakeholders aligned and informed.
• Direct and review engineering deliverables, including calculations, drawings, specifications, and reports, ensuring quality and consistency with FNI standards.
• Cookordinate multi-discipline teams (including subconsultants) and assign work to engineers, designers, and technicians to meet project commitments.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, regulators, contractors, and vendors, building trusted relationships through clear communication and follow-through.
• Support project financial performance by developing estimates, monitoring project charges, and proactively managing risks and change.
• Bring forward practical improvements to tools, workflows, and project delivery approaches that help teams work smarter and deliver better outcomes.
• Provide construction-phase leadership as needed, including field coordination and resident engineering support on complex projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 6+ years of related engineering experience, including work requiring independent judgment and problem solving.
• Experience leading project teams and coordinating technical work across multiple project phases.
• Ability to communicate clearly with clients and internal teams and hold yourself and others accountable to commitments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering W/WW transmission and utilities projects (pipelines, pump stations, tanks, valve facilities, and related infrastructure).
• Experience managing multi-office teams and balancing workload across multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience supporting construction administration and collaborating effectively with contractors and vendors.
• Interest in growing client relationships over time (with support from practice leadership and client teams).
• Experience mentoring engineers and designers through clear direction, feedback, and coaching.

Benefits

Freese and Nichols offers a comprehensive benefits package, including an annual bonus, access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina, and a flexible work environment with up to 40% remote work and an alternative work schedule program.