Civil Engineering Project Manager

Posted 2 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Portland, ME
Remote
125K-145K Annually
Senior level
Other • Consulting
The Role
The Project Manager will manage civil engineering projects, establishing client relationships, overseeing project scope, schedule, budget, and delivery. Responsibilities include coordinating technical advice, planning, design, permitting, construction services, managing subcontractors, and ensuring project tasks are completed effectively.
Summary Generated by Built In

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.


Who are we looking for:

Woodard & Curran has an opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join our growing firm and provide civil engineering services to our private and public clients. The selected candidate will support our national Community Development Practice and work directly with a diverse and talented group of engineers at the firm. The ideal candidate is a Project Manager with experience delivering high-quality site civil design and permitting services for projects across the firm’s geography and core markets.

 

What will you be doing at Woodard & Curran?

Responsibilities include maintaining and establishing relationships with clients to procure and manage the scope, schedule, budget, and delivery of civil engineering projects. The selected candidate will work directly with clients and a team to lead the delivery of projects related to providing technical advice, planning, design, permitting, and construction phase services for these projects. The role requires frequent interaction with potential clients, owners, and regulators. Business development efforts will include the preparation of proposals, project interviews, and marketing activities. The selected candidate will manage and supervise the projects developed utilizing Woodard & Curran technical and administrative staff. The ideal candidate will be able to lead and complete technical tasks as required to support the projects.


Typical projects range from site assessment/investigation to civil design and construction. Work also involves selecting, coordinating, and managing subcontractors, estimating costs, and managing the scope, schedule, and budget for various project tasks. Report writing and interaction with project staff, clients, and regulatory agencies will also play an important role in the candidate’s success.


Location: Portland, Me (preferred), with the ability to work remotely as needed.

 

Travel: 10%

What’s in it for you?

  • The chance to drive the civil engineering technical delivery and sales for a well-established, privately-held, national environmental consulting firm.
  • Flexible work environment and competitive benefits.
  • Strong bonus potential.
  • Stock ownership opportunities.
  • Relocation assistance.
  • External Association and Committee involvement is encouraged and supported.

What You Will Need To Succeed:

  • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited program. MS desirable.
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) required.
  • A strong appreciation of and commitment to safe work practices is mandatory.
  • Minimum of 10 years of professional experience with an engineering consulting firm.
  • 5+ years as a Project Manager with a proven successful project management track record.
  • Management experience and technical competencies with site layout and design, horizontal utility projects (water, wastewater, stormwater), site grading and drainage, and expertise serving municipalities on various municipal assignments, including permitting.
  • Strong understanding of the environmental and land development regulatory framework and experience interacting with regulators.
  • Ability to work independently and on large multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Outstanding written and verbal skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership and ability to mentor staff and develop a project team.

Benefits & Wellbeing


Retirement Savings:

• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions.


Time away from work:

• Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.

• Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure.

• Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period.

• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately.


Coverage and support for your needs and wellbeing:


Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans.


Company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employee and family are available through Sun Life.


WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.


LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually – nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.


Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee’s job or planned career development.


Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement


Woodard & Curran is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors. To read our entire Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, click here. To view the Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal poster and supplement, click here.


If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer.


Diversity, Equity & Inclusion


We value diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.


Woodard & Curran believes that complex teams working together in an equitable, inclusive space provides the best opportunity for achieving our vision of clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. Our success is tied to a culture that embraces our differences so that everyone can bring their whole, authentic selves to work. When our people are supported to reach their full potential, we provide the most innovative, sound, and effective solutions.

Top Skills

Civil Engineering
The Company
HQ: Portland, Maine
1,041 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1979

What We Do

Woodard & Curran is more than just a consulting firm – we are an integrated science, engineering, design-build, and operations company specializing in water and environmental projects. Our depth of experience across these disciplines makes us uniquely suited to handle any project with a completely tailored approach.

By partnering with our clients, adopting their priorities, and understanding the realities they face, we deliver one-of-a-kind answers to unique problems, with a truly collaborative working style. We believe that doing good work for our clients goes hand in hand with doing good work for the companies and communities we serve, and for the planet as a whole, and that all good work begins and ends with a happy, healthy team. These commitments — to each other, to our clients, and to the world around us — define Woodard & Curran.

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