Water/Wastewater Project Manager - Ardurra Group, Inc.

Ardurra is seeking a Water/Wastewater Project Manager to join our staff in Miami, FL.

The project manager will supervise all team members working on the project, providing clear guidance regarding each team member technical responsibilities, budget, and schedule. The project manager also provides guidance regarding the QA/QC process for the project.

Prospective candidate must have a minimum two years serving as a deputy project manager.

Essential Functions of the Job:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

• During proposal preparation partner with the principal in charge to define the project scope, budget, schedule, and staffing for the project
• During project startup, understand the client critical success factors and prepare an effective project management plan
• Responsible for project administration in the Ajera project management system (including accurately placing the project setup information)
• Responsible for making sure that all team members understand their role on the project, the task/s that need to be accomplished, along with the schedule and budget for the tasks
• Be available to team members to clarify any issue. If uncertain, consult with the principal in charge for guidance
• During project execution, monitor progress of the scope, budget, schedule, and quality/performance. Implement corrective actions, as appropriate. Project financials need to be reviewed on a weekly basis.
• Conduct monthly project reviews with the Principal-in-Charge, and seek periodic guidance.
• Provide project team leadership and be accountable for technical, financial and schedule delivery excellence
• Responsible for delivering service to the client and for client relations
• Responsible and accountable for all aspects of the project from initiation through closeout
• Responsible for risk management and proactive change management
• Responsible for prompt invoicing and collection
• Develop, where appropriate, innovative solutions to add value to our clients that differentiates 300 Engineering service from competitors
• Responsible for marketing of existing clients through project performance, expanding the scope of existing contracts and identifying new project opportunities

Core Competencies:

In addition to the position’s skills, education, and experience requirements, the following competencies are considered foundational to understanding performance, now and in the future.

• Communication Proficiency
• Organizational Skills
• Time Management
• Technical Capacity
• Customer/Client Focus

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

The Ideal Candidate shall possess the following Minimum Qualifications:

• Proven experience in the design/construction of Civil Engineering Projects (utilities, land development, transportation)
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Relevant technical expertise
• Expertise using the Ajera Project Management Software
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
• Strong project management skills

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required
• Professional Engineer (Florida), or availability to obtain license within 6 months
• At least seven (7) years of experience
• Complete 300 PM basic training (currently PSMJ boot-camp)

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Typical office environment which includes sitting, walking, hearing, reading, writing, keyboarding, driving, filing reaching, crouching, bending, standing for extended periods of time, lifting or carrying up to twenty (20) pounds.
• Ability to balance on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces; make rational decisions; express ideas through speaking accurately/loudly/quickly; walk from one work site to another.
• Ability to exert up to twenty (20) pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to ten (10) pounds of force to move objects.

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.
Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Project Management