Survey Project Manager

Atwell, LLC is a bold leader in the consulting, engineering, and construction services industry, delivering a broad range of creative solutions to clients in the real estate & land development, and energy markets. We have a strong national presence and a diverse, award-winning project portfolio. Atwell is a privately owned company, with 1,800+ passionate team members across 55+ locations and growing!

Atwell, LLC is a proud recipient of the following 2024 awards:

• Nine consecutive years in a row as a “Best Place to Work” (#16) by Zweig Group
• Recognized as #10 in the “Top 100 Fastest Growing AEC Firms” in the U.S. by Zweig Group
• Recognized as #71 in the ENR Top 500 Design Firms, ranked in every region.
• Recognized in Crains “Fast 50” as one of the fastest-growing firms based in Michigan.
• Recognized in Crains Magazine as one of Michigan's largest privately held companies.

Job Summary:

The Project Manager will meet client needs and achieve project profitability by representing Atwell in all communications with the client, communicating with Atwell management, and assembling and managing Atwell project teams and progress. In this role, employees will be expected to develop and demonstrate proficiency in the essential functions of the job outlined below.

Essential Functions:

Establish an annual Project Manager Business

• Establish project objectives:
  • Collaborate with the client and management business plan
  • Develop a project proposal. 
• Ensure a contractual relationship with the client:
  • Negotiate and obtain a signed contract prior to commencing work
  • Invoice work and collect A/R in accordance to contract terms
• Promote internal communication by sharing information and encouraging dialogue within project teams, across market sectors, and throughout the organization
• Foster a relationship with the client:
  • Keep the client informed
  • Respond to the client's concerns promptly
• Develop future business:
  • Provide marketing support and
  • Follow up on outstanding
  • Proactively build and maintain relationships with current and future
• Ensure project and client communications:
  • Compile project status updates for both internal and client use
  • Maintain web-based document management software typically used by program clients, such as Expesite and Buzzsaw.
  • Coach, counsel, and mentor the team
• Maintain project inputs in Vision:
  • Opportunities and proposals
  • Contract amendments
  • Reporting
• Maintain project file
  • Collect and organize the project materials
• Ensure product quality and Atwell's reputation:
  • Follow the Atwell Product Quality Manual and established standards
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge:
  • Attend educational workshops
  • Review the professional and market segment publications
  • Establish personal networks
  • Participate in applicable professional societies and trade organizations
• Achieve performance objectives:
  • Meet or exceed designated chargeability, invoicing ratio, individual revenue goals,% Accounts Receivable >60 days, work-in-process, write­ offs, hours worked, dollar value of proposals written, and business development hours
• Ability to independently apply fundamental engineering, environmental, land planning, and survey concepts.

Nonessential Functions:

• Assist with organizing the project team:
  • Assemble and direct the team members
  • Assign responsibilities
  • Forecast workload shortages and overages
  • Negotiate and contract with approved sub-consultants
• Help with determining project status:
  • Collect, analyze, and summarize information and
  • Intervene, as needed, to assure the project
• Help to achieve financial objectives:
  • Maintain project budget and schedule
  • Approve expenditures
  • Analyze variances (e.g., scope creep)
  • Negotiate changes in scope/contract
  • Invoice and collect payment per contract terms
  • Initiate corrective actions
  • Report results to management
• Assist with determining timeframes, budgets, staffing, and project management.
• Contribute to the team effort
  • Accomplish team-driven results as needed
• Excellent communication skills, oral & written, as well as listening skills,

Education:

• Bache