Project Manager - Water/Wastewater (Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Oklahoma City)

About the role

Strong project managers are essential to our success. We’re looking for a project manager to lead some of the industry's best engineers while executing highly technical, complex engineering water projects. It takes many skills to manage projects in the engineering industry, from forming and maintaining great relationships with clients and partners, to successfully delivering projects, to staying in step with current and future regulations, to actively seeking out the next project.

Burns & McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned company with a 123-year history in the water/wastewater business. We work on a diverse range of projects in Texas and nationwide, spanning water, power, telecommunications, manufacturing, federal, transportation, facilities, and aviation. Our South Water team is a dynamic group that focus on the planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater projects for municipal and industrial clients, spanning treatment, distribution, collection, and more.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance on all aspects of multi-discipline engineering projects from concept to completion, including overall safety, quality, risk, engineering, procurement, construction, environmental compliance, and financials.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients throughout the project(s) life cycle.
• Leverage existing client relationships, create new client relationships and focus on repeat work within each client account.
• Support business strategy for developing new business opportunities
• Work to proactively identify and position Burns & McDonnell for upcoming projects and opportunities.
• Provide direction as part of the sales team for furthering Burns & McDonnell’s position in the industry through events, conferences, and contacts.
• Provide guidance and industry feedback or trends to the water leadership team.
• Provide mentorship as well as formal and informal training for the project team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management or related degree from accredited program required
• Minimum of 7 years of related experience (15 years preferred) in design engineering.
• Previous consulting and project management experience preferred.
• Professional Registration in the state of Texas (ability to obtain Texas registration is acceptable).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
• Must be capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding work environment, ability to work overtime on short notice.
• Excellent computer skills and proficiency using Microsoft Office
• Ability to work collaboratively with others (owners, contractors, engineers, designers) in a multi-disciplined project team environment to resolve design or drawing issues as appropriate and to accomplish objectives.

Benefits

Burns & McDonnell Provides Our Project Management Professionals With An employee-owned culture where everyone has a stake in our success. Being 100% employee-owned means we are all driven to find remarkable solutions for our clients. Starting day one, you will have ownership in a firm that appears in ENR’s Top 10 Industry Rankings for multiple categories, has an 85% repeat-business rate, and maintains 93% employee retention.

The resources to win complex, high-profile projects. With over a century of experience and thousands of engineers, scientists, technologists and consulting professionals, Burns & McDonnell is prepared to pursue the most complex projects in the industry.

An important role in an integrated team. Your ideas and contributions are critical and make a direct impact on business processes and strategy. You will be heard and work with colleagues who are equally vested in the success of the team.

Career and professional development opportunities. Our project managers are seller-doers that continually build client relationships, manage projects, and nurture new focus areas as the market evolves, so we value and invest in their development. Burns & McDonnell provides training, established career paths, and a practice-wide network of professionals who collaborate regularly to share knowledge and best practices.

Schedule

Full-time, with travel required approximately 50% of the time.