Sr. Project Manager - Water/Wastewater - Larson Design Group

About Us

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.   

Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other – and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.     

At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.    

Your Opportunity Impact

The Sr. Project Manager is responsible for the delivery and financial performance of multidiscipline projects. This position is in charge of schedule and budget management, resource planning, forecasting, price proposals/amendments, and invoicing. Client coordination is required. Professional industry involvement is encouraged. The Sr. Project Manager should achieve an individual annual revenue goal of $1M. This position may include program/client management, technical management, and/or staff management.

Key Responsibilities

• Adheres to all established company policies, procedures, and standards, includes managing project risk according to policy
• Directs, mentors, and guides team members and staff in partnership with the technical manager; provides annual performance evaluations and career development plans; reviews retention data; participates in the interview process for new hires
• Develops network of professional contacts through involvement in thought leadership,
  civic, and professional organizations
• Recognizes opportunities for new projects and develops leads / business development activities
• Recommends new technology and processes for continuous improvement of services
• Manages, resolves, and escalates issues, includes communicating with the client, gathering information, and implementing a plan
• Participates in professional organization events, conferences, and committees; presenter or white paper experience is a plus
• Maintains accurate project data in ERP system; verifies client invoices for financial team
• Manages large clients/projects, strategic clients, and clients/projects which may require more
  complex, multi-departmental services exceeding $1M revenue
• Prepares workload forecasting reports and resource plans
• Develops and tracks project budgets and schedules and identifies potential issues; ultimately responsible for project profit objectives
• Manages project delivery, financials and risk management with finance and legal teams
• Prepares, reviews, and coordinates contract agreement documents with the legal team; executes contract agreements within the approval signatory policy limits
• Ensures transparent communication of project status within and across departments, program and project teams, and key stakeholders
• Identifies new markets, develops leads and opportunities, performs business development
  activities, and pursues new geographies
• Promotes, utilizes, and supports quality assurance and quality control processes to improve the quality of deliverables and reduce design errors and omissions.
• Ensures compliance with environmental, survey, and other rules, regulations, and
  permitting requirements; coordinates with permitting team when required

Education and Experience

• Education: bachelor’s degree in a related field of study (preferred).
• Experience: Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in project management with A/E firm (preferred).
• Licensure/Certification: PMP, or any other relevant licensure (strongly preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using project management or discipline specific software and MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
• Maintains successful working relationships and professional ties within the built environment, transportation, infrastructure, and federal markets.
• Demonstrated experience working on projects with multi-disciplined staff.
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills.
• Demonstrates strong judgement to tackle ambiguity and complex problems.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience executing presentations.
• Entrepreneurial spirit to grow client base and grow group/department.
• Strong ability to adapt to changes in direction and priorities in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Leader and team player who actively contributes in order to complete tasks, meet goals, and manage projects.

EEO Statement

Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.

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