Olsson
Project Manager - Water/Wastewater
Fayetteville, AR; Little Rock, AR · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 25 days ago
ComplianceProject ManagementNegotiationLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- As a company, we promise to always be responsive, transparent, and focused on results - for our people, our clients, and our company.
- We're a people-centric firm, so it's no surprise our greatest asset is our people.
- It allows us to grow our people as we grow our business.
Responsibilities
- Develops project scopes, schedules, and budgets and tracks progress to manage the financial success of projects and ensure timely completion.
- Manages complex contract negotiations.
- Leads the execution of project plans by assembling and managing project teams, coordinating availability of internal resources, and assigning individual responsibilities ensuring technical skills, capabilities, and expertise align with project objectives.
- Manages change requests, executes risk management techniques, and implements strategies to minimize negative financial impact to the project.
- Maintains an ongoing positive relationship with clients and focuses on exceptional client service to secure future work.
- Documents all project deliverables and maintains comprehensive records including correspondence, design plans, and other project related files.
- Mentors and supervises staff within the team on project management best practices utilizing Olsson Project Management programs and other project support services resources.
- Be empowered to build your career with tailored development paths
Requirements
- You are passionate about:
- Ability to contribute and work well on a team.
- Strong understanding of water and wastewater services.
- Proven track record in meeting and exceeding client expectations through project management activities.
- Solid interpersonal and decision-making skills and the ability to generate innovative and effective solutions to complex problems.
- Working collaboratively with others.
- Having ownership in the work you do.
- Using your talents to positively affect communities.
- You bring to the team:
- Strong communication skills.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, or a related area preferred. In lieu of a bachelor's degree, an associate degree with equivalent experience is required.
- Minimum of eight years of project experience within an applicable field or discipline with increasing responsibility.
- Excellent client service orientation, communication, and presentation skills.
- High-level organization, leadership, and negotiation skills.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, or a related area preferred.
- In lieu of a bachelor's degree, an associate degree with equivalent experience is required.
Skills
- Your emphasis on mentorship will contribute to a culture that values skill development, collaboration, and collective success.
Benefits
- Have the possibility for flexible work arrangements
- Participate in a wellness program promoting balanced lifestyles
- In addition, full-time employees will receive our traditional benefits package (health care, vision, dental, paid time off, etc.) and the opportunity to participate in a bonus system that rewards performance.
Equal opportunity
- Olsson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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