Project Manager - Municipal Infrastructure
Summary
WGA is hiring a Project Manager for municipal infrastructure in The Woodlands, TX, to lead project teams through the full project lifecycle — supervising work, running meetings, ensuring QA/QC and schedule compliance, and managing budgets, invoicing, and project management systems like Ajera while developing staff and client relationships.
The Project Manager will be a proven leader with demonstrated supervisory or management experience leading and developing a team. These activities include supervising and monitoring projects in progress in the department to ensure that work is executed on time and in accordance with the client’s requirements and within company policies, procedures, and standards. If you’re looking for the right opportunity to take the next step, this is the right growth opportunity.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the project team and take ownership of the entire project lifecycle, ensuring successful completion from inception to final closeout.
- Conduct weekly meetings and maintain communication with the project team, including internal teams and external subcontractors.
- Ensure compliance with QA/QC standards, project schedules, and financial management.
- Provide project updates and reporting to Practice Manager or Practice Leader, keeping them informed of project progress, challenges, and opportunities.
- Manage projects to a minimum of 95% completion in areas where you have identified competency.
- Draft project proposals and set budgets, collaborating with the project team to ensure accuracy and alignment with client requirements.
- Oversee project accounting, including invoicing, budget tracking, and updating project management systems like Ajera.
- Lead and assist in staff management, providing guidance, coaching, and motivation to team members.
- Ensure that plans and projects are completed in accordance with company standards and industry best practices.
- Begin to manage client relationships and work collaboratively with Client Managers to meet client needs and expectations.
- Actively participate in engineering associations, serving on committees, and engaging in networking activities to enhance professional development and industry knowledge.
- Develop work plans for projects, including internal milestones and resource allocation.
- Possess strong presentation skills and the ability to coach and motivate team members.
- Be viewed as a leader in the technical aspect of the practice area, demonstrating a high level of competency in project management, professional development, client service, and leadership.
- Be selected for project assignments by Practice Manager or Practice Leader with concurrence from Client Manager for specific projects.
What they ask for
Required
- Proven leader with demonstrated supervisory or management experience leading and developing a team
- Strong presentation skills and ability to coach and motivate team members
- High level of competency in project management, professional development, client service, and leadership
- Ensure compliance with QA/QC standards, project schedules, and financial management
- Draft project proposals and set budgets aligned with client requirements
- Ability to manage client relationships and collaborate with Client Managers
Preferred
- Experience with project management systems like Ajera
- Active participation in engineering associations and networking