CDM Smith

Project Manager II - Water Services Group

LocationBoston, MA
Job TypeFull-time

About This Job

Join our dynamic team as a Water Project Manager and play a key role in advancing innovative solutions to address critical water challenges for Water Reclamation, Drinking Water, Conveyance and Distribution Systems.

In this position, you will oversee the planning, execution, and optimization of water projects, ensuring they meet both community needs and environmental standards.

Bring your expertise in project management, engineering, and environmental stewardship to drive success in transforming water systems and enhancing our region's water infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities include:

Creates project definitions, schedules, budgets and objectives for projects. Prepares detailed statements of work with associated work breakdown structures and gains concurrence and approval from internal and external stakeholders regarding various project aspects.


Assesses potential project risk and outlines risk mitigation solutions. Ensures adherence to company and project management policies, procedures and practices.


Manages project costs and is responsible for ensuring profitability. Identifies, quantifies, and communicates residual risk (time and cost).


Creates and reviews timely client billings with internal billing support. Responsible for ensuring timely client payment and follows up on outstanding client invoices to obtain payment. Reviews and approves subcontractor/vendor invoices to ensure timely payment to outside resources.


Performs ongoing review of project status. On an ongoing basis, monitors project risks; identifies possible risks and recommends and implements risk mitigation solutions; escalates as appropriate.


Manages project change using change management protocols; determines appropriate changes or alternate paths based upon performance and metrics. Works in conjunction with team members and stakeholders to manage changes to requirements and schedule of the project.


Ensure proper review of project scope by safety managers and proper implementation of safety plans. Provides timely response to audit corrective actions identified by external or internal audits.


Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and application of standard engineering or construction techniques, procedures, and criteria. Provides guidance to drafters/designers, engineers, craft workers, other project team members, contractors or subcontractors.


Develops and implements project resource plans and manages the staffing of assigned projects. Determines and coordinates the proper staffing within the project including identification of outside resources needed (subs/vendors) and ensures procurement processes are followed.


Clearly communicates project deadlines, assignments and objectives to project team members. Assigns work and provides direction to project staff with regard to timeliness and completion of project objectives.


Coaches project staff and provides feedback to staff and to project staff's supervisors on project performance; escalates any performance issues to appropriate management and human resources.


Builds, maintains and manages strong client relationships. Ensures client satisfaction by delivering quality, on-time project outcomes as a result of good planning and organizational skills; manages client expectations. Performs other duties as required.


Minimum Qualifications


Bachelor's Degree.


7 years of directly related experience in Water Services.


PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list).


Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.


Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.


Preferred Qualifications


PE License


Amount of Travel Required


10%


Skills and Abilities

Experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting concepts and practices.


Possesses in-depth knowledge of project goals, drivers, strategies, risks and opportunities.


Demonstrates good communications skills, both verbal and written. Possesses ability to interact with varying levels of staff, as well as vendors.


Good interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients. Ability to deal with many people and process a large volume of requests as necessary.


Good personal computer skills including proficiency in MS Word and Excel.


Demonstrates good organizational skills to balance and prioritize work


EEO Statement

We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.


Background Check and Drug Testing Information

CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as “CDM Smith”) reserves the right to require background checks including criminal, employment, education, licensure, etc. as well as credit and motor vehicle when applicable for certain positions. In addition, CDM Smith may conduct drug testing for designated positions. Background checks are conducted after an offer of employment has been made in the United States. The timing of when background checks will be conducted on candidates for positions outside the United States will vary based on country statutory law but in no case, will the background check precede an interview. CDM Smith will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant's criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate. In addition, during employment individuals may be required by CDM Smith or a CDM Smith client to successfully complete additional background checks, including motor vehicle record as well as drug testing.


Massachusetts Applicants

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.


Agency Disclaimer

All vendors must have a signed CDM Smith Placement Agreement from the CDM Smith Recruitment Center Manager to receive payment for your placement. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of the CDM Smith staff will not be considered binding terms. All unsolicited resumes sent to CDM Smith and any resume submitted to any employee outside of CDM Smith Recruiting Center Team (RCT) will be considered property of CDM Smith. CDM Smith will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.


Additional Compensation

All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.


Business Unit


TSU


Group


WSO


Assignment Category


Fulltime-Regular


Employment Type


Regular


Visa Sponsorship Available

No - We will not support sponsorship, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position

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