Senior Project Manager

Compensation: $140,000 - $180,000 / year Department: Water/Wastewater Location: Aurora, IL Description: Are you ready to lead innovative wastewater projects? Fehr Graham is looking for a seasoned Senior Project Manager to lead our wastewater projects. In this role, youll use firm and external resources to provide technical guidance and services. Your mission is to ensure efficient, profitable and timely project execution. As the primary client contact, youll play an important business development role from generating leads to building client relationships Whats in it for you? We offer an exciting and engaging work environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities. As a Senior Project Manager, youll help maintain client relationships and contribute to business growth. Youll also understand and uphold the importance of client confidentiality, ensuring the trust and privacy of our clients are prioritized. Where youll work: This position is located at our Aurora, Illinois, office. At Fehr Graham, we believe in work-life balance, and that includes injecting a healthy dose of fun into everything we do. What youll do: As a Senior Project Manager, youll serve as the key client contact and coordinate firm efforts to deliver results. Youll draw from firm and external resources to provide technical guidance and services and play an important role in business development. Youll also resolve scheduling, staffing and quality issues to deliver results on time and within budget. Your responsibilities will include: Develop business with clients and add markets. Build and maintain client relationships. Communicate ideas and technical concepts to coworkers and clients. Invoice clients accurately and follow up on accounts receivable. Prepare client contracts, statements of qualifications and proposals. Conduct Root Cause Analysis for project write-offs. Ensure quality control for assigned projects and clients. Manage complex projects. Prepare documents and reports. Ensure work quality by leading junior staff through quality assurance and quality control efforts, offering support to structural engineers and guiding CAD techs in technical design. What it takes: Ideally, youll have a bachelors or masters degree in civil engineering or a similar degree with appropriate experience. You should have 10 years of experience in Project Management. You should be a licensed Professional Engineer. You should also: Navigate Illinois Environmental Protection Agency regulations with ease. Have proven business development and client relationship management skills. Be a smart worker and a team player. Be well-acquainted with wastewater processes, methods, and state and federal requirements. Use engineering software. Speak and write well. Have strong analytical and organizational skills. What youll get: Youll have plenty of opportunities to grow professionally at our progressive firm, which started in 1973. Our people-first organization is focused on giving our employees the opportunity for growth. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer: Medical/life/disability insurance. 401K profit-sharing plan. Paid time off. An awesome work environment. Equal Opportunity Employer: Fehr Graham provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr