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Civil Project Manager Job Description

W&A Engineering is a growing, multidisciplinary firm offering civil engineering, landscape architecture, surveying, and program management with offices across the Southeast. Known for our innovative design, efficient engineering, and professional service, W&A is the trusted partner of community leaders and developers driving sustainable growth throughout the United States. We are seeking an experienced Civil Project Manager in our Athens office. From working with clients and across company departments to site visits to producing plans, you’ll be involved in many aspects of the land development process, guiding projects from start to finish.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead an interdepartmental team to complete an assigned project on time, to specifications, and with accuracy and efficiency
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, preparing and managing schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation
• Lead and manage the design and permitting process throughout the lifespan of the project
• Develop and manage project timelines, including phases of implementation, completion dates, and milestones along the way
• Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Conduct cost analysis, estimating expected costs for the project
• Prepare, implement, and manage a budget based on estimates
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress, including outlining the tasks involved in the project and delegate to team members based on expertise, work experience, and time constraints
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques
• Act as a liaison between company, customers, and vendors
• Maintain client communication and contact in alignment with company requirements and expectations
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, specifications, and best practices
• Conduct real-time and post-project evaluations, review design work, report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels, and escalate issues as necessary
• Participate in the QA/QC Process
• Monitor client billings, obtain payment from clients, and resolve client disputes
• Oversee the daily workflow of direct reports
• Provide constructive and timely performance evaluations
• Provide staff training, development, and mentoring as needed
• Review and approve employee PTO requests, timesheets, and project billing
• EOS participation
• Continue to develop professionally by maintaining technical proficiency and participating in continuing education opportunities

On a typical day, a Project Manager may:

• Communicate and collaborate with internal and external contacts about project details
• Act as a client/owner representative
• Lead Due Diligence process
• Coordinate design and permitting approval from jurisdictions for horizontal layout, grading, site disturbance, stormwater management, landscape, and utilities
• Review plans and identify issues, involving a Technical Specialist as needed
• Interpret zoning research
• Contact a client regarding payment for services
• Address questions, concerns, and/or challenges throughout the project
• Setup and maintain a project in project management/billing software
• Review and approve project time and invoicing

Valuable Skills for Success in this Role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, PE license preferred
• Aligns with company values: Committed, Accountable, Resourceful, Expanding, and Socially Responsible
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent organizational skills, including multitasking, time-management, and attention to detail
• Project experience within either residential, commercial, multifamily, and industrial
• Knowledge of local municipal, county and state land use, planning and zoning processes and regulations
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
• Creative problem-solving skills, including creative and critical thinking, analysis, and evaluation
• Collaborative
• Solid leadership skills
• Growth mindset
• Proficiency in full site development
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Competency in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Teams, Excel, and Outlook

Benefits Include:

• Competitive Pay
• Health insurance: medical, dental, and vision
• Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with up to 4% company matching
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Paid Holidays and UNLIMITED Paid Time Off
• Employee referral bonus
• Generous parental leave policies

At Better Communities Collaborative we are Committed to building a more diverse, equitable and inclusive community. These values are at the core of who we are and central to our mission. We will hold ourselves Accountable in creating an environment that celebrates difference; we recognize that our differences are what makes us Resourceful, innovative, and ultimately stronger. We know that to Expand, attract and retain the best talent we must create a workplace where employees can be their authentic selves and know that their contributions are valued. We will strive to always be Socially Responsible and actively work to provide a safe space for respectfulness, equality, and “radical” candor.