MUNICIPAL PROJECT MANAGER

BINGHAM FARMS OFFICE

Summary

POSITION SUMMARY

Spicer Group is seeking a knowledgeable and experienced Project Manager who is a licensed Professional Engineer to join our Municipal Service Group. This position manages small- to medium-sized municipal projects, including roadways, drinking water and sanitary sewer infrastructure, buildings, utility infrastructure, and more. At Spicer Group, Project Managers are responsible for preparation of proposals, budgeting, scheduling, directing team members, prioritizing projects, and communicating within the team to deliver quality work to our clients on time and on budget. Staff in this position work alongside our service groups of engineers, surveyors, planners, architects, and more!

The Company

Spicer Group is a multi-disciplinary engineering, surveying, and planning company. We have offices in Saginaw, St. Johns, Manistee, Traverse City, Dundee, Byron Center, East Lansing, Standish, Bingham Farms, and Atlanta, Georgia. Spicer Group prides itself on our core values of commitment to growth, great client relationships, excellent services and solutions, maintaining a team environment, and having integrity in all we do. We are seeking a candidate who will strive to uphold these values.

Spicer Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including sick, vacation, and holiday pay; fitness membership reimbursement; a 401(k)-match program; profit sharing; health, dental, and vision insurance options; and much more!

A TYPICAL DAY ON THE JOB

• Preparation of proposals on projects with subsequent project management responsibilities including budgeting, scheduling, directing employees, prioritizing multiple projects and deadlines, and communicating with superiors and clients on small to medium-size projects
• Project management for small- to medium-size projects including proposals, scheduling, budgeting, resource management, and team member coordination
• Design of plans, specifications, and cost estimates for projects
• Quality control of all work products prepared under his/her direction
• Report writing and report production as well as oversight of report writing and production by employees
• Coordinates and communicates with team members, clients, contractors, and outside consultants
• Makes recommendations for additions, deletions, or substitutions when necessary
• Makes periodic visits to construction sites as appropriate to review conditions
• Attendance at project meetings, public hearings, and gives presentations when required at interviews, meetings, events, etc.
• Maintains a current knowledge base for the work being performed including reading professional publications and occasionally attending professional meetings and seminars
• Exercises judgement in the independent evaluation, selection, substantial adaptation, and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria
• Responsible for conceptualizing the initial design approach for large projects and/or multiple small projects
• Plans, schedules, conducts, or coordinates engineering work involving conventional engineering practices and may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements
• Supervision of less experienced engineers, technical, or administrative support personnel
• Technically involved in the resolution of design problems that may include performing field investigations or inspections, detailed design work and detailed checking of design computations performed by others, or general coordination of specific design aspects into a project
• Performs business development and marketing responsibilities such as proposal presentation, client contacts and development, presentations, and attends client-related functions
• Physical presence is an essential function of this job.
  
  

The list of specific duties and responsibilities is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. The omission of a specific duty or responsibility does not preclude assigning duties not listed herein if such duties and responsibilities are a logical assignment to the position.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
• Registered Professional Engineer, or nine years of progressive engineering work experience
• Minimum of 7 years of related experience with increasing responsibility