Site Civil Engineering Project Manager

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Woolpert is an award-winning global leader in architecture engineering and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders and as a certified Great Place to Work Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

Position Overview

Woolpert is hiring a Project Managerto join our dynamic Energy Teamat our Columbus OHoffice. This position reports to the Project Management Leader and is responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and managing active site civil projects within our Energy Practice. Qualified candidates will have 8 years in managing site civil engineering projects. This role may accommodate full-time in-person hybrid or primarily remote working arrangements and does require some business travel to field sites and client offices.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

What You Will Do:

• Build and maintain strong supportive relationships ensuring excellent client service and a collaborative team approach.
• Act as the primary point of contact between clients and internal project teams ensuring clear communication and expectations; managing schedule scope project financials QA/QC and deliverables; and anticipating and resolving project issues.

• Set projects programs and staff up for success and continuous improvement by applying a structured step-by-step mindset to create document and apply lessons.
• Provide civil engineering-related technical guidance for both rural and urban energy transmission projects. Relevant skills and experience include:
  • Site civil engineering design including grading stormwater management materials selection and geotechnical assessment;
  • Environmental impacts such as E&S control selection and SWP3s;
  • Permitting particularly in the City of Columbus Ohio;
  • Utility route selection and coordination;
  • Construction support both during construction and emphasizing buildable design; and
  • Project documentation such as design notes and technical reports.

What You Will Bring:

We are seeking an experienced project manager with a strong foundation in site development or site civil design utilities civil construction permitting and/or survey.

• Minimum of 8 years relevant Engineering Survey or Civil Construction Industry experience required.
• The ability to drive technical discussion and site civil design QA/QC engineering plans and support a culture of continuous improvements to project deliverables.
• Strong project management fundamentals. Experience with proposals scope/schedule/fee management and program development preferred.
• A proactive client-focused approach with the ability to build trust and collaboration and to communicate effectively both internally and externally.
• Comfort using standard Office software including Bluebeam. Additional relevant software proficiency is preferred (Civil3D HydroCAD ESRI products etc).
• Good written and verbal English including ability to write project notes and short technical reports without AI tools.
• Ability to travel occasionally to field and office locations for local client and project needs.
• A professional registration is preferred but not required.

Benefits You Will Love

Certified as a Great Place to Work Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture engineering and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe youll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the addition to offering competitive pay we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits including:

• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
• Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
• Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
• Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
• Health life vision and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
• Paid sick time retirement plan fitness reimbursement pet insurance identity protection technology stipend employee assistance program and more!

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