Design Project Manager Jobs in Silver Spring, MD

Job Summary 

The Infrastructure Design Project Manager leads the planning, scheduling, and delivery of complex infrastructure design projects for municipal water and wastewater systems. The role is responsible for developing and executing detailed project plans that address timelines, resource allocation, and budget estimates. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, this position ensures plans are realistic, achievable, and aligned with project objectives. The role also monitors progress, identifies risks or potential delays, and implements corrective actions to keep projects on track. Success in this position requires familiarity with linear buried infrastructure design in the water-wastewater industry, along with the ability to provide both project and design management for municipal infrastructure projects while maintaining and strengthening client relationships.

Responsibilities 

• Provide technical leadership within the team. 
• Lead the design process and ensure high-quality outputs. 
• Coordinate design teams to support project goals. 
• Assist the Project Manager (PM) in the development and implementation of design scope, schedule, and budget. 

• Manage design resources to ensure efficient utilization. 
• Coordinate the creation, submission, and revision of design deliverables to meet project demands. 
• Help oversee design quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) management. 
• Manage design deliverables in line with project requirements. 
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs. 

Mentorship  

• May provide mentorship, guidance, support, and knowledge-sharing to help less experienced team  

members develop their skills and grow within their roles.   

Skills and Competencies 

• Strong ability in design process leadership to achieve project goals. 
• Highly skilled with the technologies, processes and disciplines included in the projects. 
• Strong technical leadership ability and capability to provide guidance to teams. 
• Possess design resource management skills, ensuring optimal utilization. 
• Skilled in design QA and QC management. 

Experience 

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of professional or relevant experience, with 2 to 3 years of experience required in design management. 
• Licensed Professional Engineer required. 

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Effective leadership in navigating the design process, from conceptualization to finished product. 
• Strong understanding of design processes and project management principles. 
• Strong technical leadership and decision making.  
• Competency with water and wastewater linear infrastructure design. 
• Highly efficient in resource management and coordinating and managing a multi-disciplinary design team. 
• Ability to manage several projects concurrently. 
• Strong skills in quality assurance and control management, with a keen eye for detail and design standards. 
• Previous business development experience (writing winning proposals and successfully pursuing work) is a plus
• Ability to focus on client needs while balancing multiple priorities including but not limited to project management, design, bidding and construction management services.

Education 

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering or architecture or related professional experience is required. 

Preferred Education

• Bachelor’s degree with a Civil or Environmental Engineering major

Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education.  These ranges may be modified in the future.  

Location A: $129,000 - $177,000
Location B: $142,000 - $194,000
Location C: $155,000 - $212,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter. 

Benefits and Other Compensation:  We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits. 

About Brown and Caldwell  

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm with 50 offices and over 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com 

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.  

Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.   

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer. Brown and Caldwell encourages protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, and applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

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