Senior Engineering Project Manager - Public Works

Ardurra is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to join our staff in San Antonio, TX!

Ardurra is a multidisciplinary civil engineering services firm which provides broad-based solutions tailored to the specific needs of the public and private sector. We leverage the depth of our professional and technical expertise, as well as our integrated structure, to deliver practical, innovative solutions for our clients.

We have been creating opportunities for our employees to develop both personally and professionally. As a result, our team has contributed to some of the nation’s most important infrastructure projects. These are projects that can positively impact people’s lives.

Primary Function: 

Manages the full life cycle (proposal-initiation-execution/control-closeout) of design engineering or engineering/construction projects and assumes full responsibility for project profit or loss. This includes managing all activities related to project scope, schedule, cost, cash flow, quality, communications, resources, procurement, and risk elements required to optimize client service, quality, and fiscal responsibility. The Project Manager’s overall objective is to build and maintain a positive client relationship, and to achieve or exceed the estimated profit margin for the project.

Primary Duties: 

• Participates in project costing and bid preparation to the extent required.
• Reviews assigned project(s) after award to employer to define project scope, determine work procedures/sequences, and develop schedules, budgets, manning tables, vendor lists, and progress billing points.
• Establishes contractor-client liaison network to keep all interested parties informed of project planning, start date, and work progress.
• Forms a project work team and sees that responsibilities are assigned and execution of tasks are begun and completed according to schedule.
• Submits documents to Federal, state, and local authorities for code compliance review and obtains the various permits required.
• Holds regularly scheduled project progress review meetings to ensure that:
• A project contract’s terms, conditions, and specifications are being met.
• Project personnel adhere to federal and state regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Delays and cost overruns, at best, are entirely avoided, or, at worst, kept to a minimum.
• Manpower, equipment, materials, and quality problems are recognized for timely intervention and resolution.
• On-site supervision maintains staff morale and interacts appropriately with client counterparts.
• Information for progress billing purposes is submitted correctly and on time.
• Meets with client management as necessary during a project’s terms to resolve issues and at a project’s completion to obtain final client approvals.
• Maintains a continuing business relationship with major clients as part of ongoing business development efforts.

Education and Experience Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in, Civil Engineering from an accredited university or college
• Professional Engineer (PE) License in the state of Texas is required
• 15+ years’ of related experience in design or process engineering, plant operations or start-up, and/or field construction (or equivalent working knowledge/experience)
• Specific experience with SAWS (San Antonio Water System) his highly desired
• Prior Project Management experience in the water/wastewater industry on public works projects in San Antonio and surrounding municipalities 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to interface with clients, contractors and regulatory agencies is critical
• Excellent technical writing skills for use in development of engineering reports and studies
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly self-motivated, able to anticipate and initiate subsequent project tasks, working independently or with minimal instruction
• Able to work efficiently within a predetermined project budget and schedule
• Strong organizational skills, and ability to function efficiently within a project team environment

 

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 peop