Senior Project Manager

McAdams is a full-service land planning landscape architecture civil engineering transportation and geomatics firm located in North Carolina South Carolina Texas and Florida. We seek to partner with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what make McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do and to do that takes special people.

Position Overview

McAdams is seeking a seasoned Senior Project Manager withexpertisein Water Resources to lead complex multidisciplinary projects and support the continued growth of our Central Florida practice. This is a high-impact role for a leader who blends technical excellence project delivery and business developmentdriving results for premier clients while helping scale McAdams expanding Water Resources market presence.

At McAdams we invest in growth-minded leaders who are eager to build innovate and elevate those around them. This role offers autonomy to shape strategy influence market direction and expand capabilitiessupported by a collaborative leadership team strong internal resources and a platform for long-term career development. This opportunity is well-suited for a leader who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment values continuous improvement and is motivated by creating lasting community impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead growth of the Water Resources practice in Central Florida byleveragingmarket insight client relationships and pursuit strategies to secure new work and expand McAdams market presence.
• Drive business development activitiesincludingclient positioning proposal development interviews and contract negotiations with accountability forpursuitstrategy and outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by understanding their business initiatives and challenges toidentifynew opportunities expand existing relationships and cross-sellfirm services.
• Develop and negotiate scopes fees schedules and contracts that appropriately define project requirements while ensuring profitability risk management anddeliveryviability.
• Provide leadership and accountability for project execution ensuring successful delivery that meets or exceeds client stakeholder and regulatory and permitting requirements in alignment with McAdams standards.
• Oversee project financial performance and resource planning managing budgets staffing schedules and workload to achieve project and businessobjectives.
• Lead technical direction and quality control for water resources projects including review of analyses designs reports and deliverables to ensure technical excellence.
• Mentor develop and inspire team members fostering an entrepreneurial collaborative and high-performing culture aligned with firm growth goals.

Skills Experience

• Bachelors degree in civil engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 10 years of progressive experience in Water Resources and municipal consulting preferably within the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry
• Proven ability to lead small to large complex projects through planning design and deliveryindependently and within multidisciplinary team environments
• Strong understanding of project financial performance including budgets profitability revenue forecasting and schedule impacts
• Experience managing teams to deliver high-quality technical solutions while meeting client expectations and business objectives
• Demonstrated success in developing managing and expanding key client relationships within the public sector
• Experience supporting or leading pursuit strategies proposal development and client interviews to win new work
• Established relationships with municipalities public agencies and/or regulatory entities in Central Florida with the ability toleveragethose relationships to grow market presence
• Strong interest in and commitment to advancing and growing the Water Resources practice in Central Florida
• Excellent technical writing verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-driven well-organized and team-oriented leader who mentors others and fosters collaboration across disciplines

Work Environment Physical Demands

The characteristics described below are representative of thoseencounteredwhile performing the essential functions of this position. When properly requested and whenfeasible(without undue hardshiptothe company) reasonableaccommodationwill bemadeto enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• Work will primarily be in an office setting with limited opportunities to be exposed to adverse environmentalconditionshoweverwhen conducting field work exposure to outside environmental conditions should be expected.
• Workwill beprimarilyworkingwith fingers by picking pinching typing and grasping often with repetitive motion.
• Must have visual acuity for viewing a computer screen the ability to talkhearand sit for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to carry lift and push/pull up to 5 poundsfrequentlyand up to 30 pounds occasionally. When working in the field the need to carry lift and push/pull up to 50 or higher pounds may occur.
• Field based work will involve long-term standing and frequent walking as well as include common hazardsencounteredwhile maneuvering through project sites.
• Must have the ability to see smell hear talk climb balance stoop kneel and twist crouch crawl reach grasp sit stand and walk.
• Additionalphysical duties may berequiredas necessary.

McAdams is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard for race color religion gender (including pregnancy sexual orientation or gender identity) national origin age disability genetic information veterans status or any other legally protected status.

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