The Role
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 teams that encourage collaboration in an 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. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, 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 essential role in the candidate’s success.
Offering Flexible Hybrid Work Schedule: 3 days in the office a week preferred
Office location: Portland, ME
Travel up to 10%: Northern Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
These projects may include:
- Site prep and development for public and private sectors
- Grey and green Stormwater solutions
- Parks and open space projects
- Landfill expansion and closures
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:
- 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.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.
- 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.
Employee Support & Benefits
Retirement Savings:
• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed
Time away from work:
• Observed holidays: Choose up to 9 holidays to observe annually
• Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked
• Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work related illness or injury.
• Parental leave: Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding
Coverage and support for your needs and well-being:
• Disability: Paid short and long term disability
• Health: Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.
• Life: Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
• Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Woodard & Curran is an 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.
If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer.
Inclusion & Belonging
We welcome individuals from all backgrounds to apply, as we believe that different perspectives and experiences enrich our workplace and enhance our ability to serve our clients and communities effectively.
At Woodard & Curran, we are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive work environment. We understand that the best solutions for our clients and communities come from a culture that nurtures the success and growth of all employees. As an employee-owned organization, our dedication to fostering growth, access and opportunity empowers us to serve our clients effectively and advance our mission of making a positive impact on the world. Our success is rooted in supporting our team members to reach their full potential, enabling us to deliver the most innovative, sound and effective solutions to improve our communities around us.
Non-Solicitation Disclosure:
Please be advised that we do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from recruitment agencies. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted without a signed contract in place will be considered unsolicited and will not be eligible for any referral fees. Recruitment agencies must have a valid, signed agreement with our company prior to following the submission process to consider potential candidates.
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The Company
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.
