Engineering Office Leader/Project Manager

Job Description

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position summary: Responsible for running the operations of the office including the formulation of business, marketing and strategic planning. Supervises office staff and coordinates with the main office. Responsible for delivering all project objectives for assigned projects including; scope, schedule and budget.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Maintain existing and develop new clients.
• Maintain close liaison with clients to resolve project questions.
• Responsible for the monitoring and management of work-in-process, billings, monitoring of outstanding accounts receivable and initial collection efforts for projects. 
• Forecast administrative, staffing, and facility needs for office. 
• Review the design and production work of the staff to ensure that it meets the highest professional standards and is in conformance with company standards. 
• Strive continually to see that work is completed on time and within allocated budget.
• Coordinate with JMT Senior Management the performance of the branch office. 
• Coordinate and carry out the marketing and financial objectives and policies established by the Board of Directors. 
• Coordinate assignment of manpower with main office in timely forecast of project needs. 
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the firm’s policies and applicable laws.
• Interview, hire, train, assign and directing work, appraise performance, reward and discipline employees, address complaints and resolve problems. 
• Maintain professional licensure in the state of residence and the District of Columbia and be responsible for supervising production of construction documents, facility studies, and architectural/engineering reports. 
• Seal/sign construction documents.
• Monitors schedules, budgets, accounts receivable and manpower requirements and prepares invoices.
• Develop Project Management plans for assigned projects
• Create and maintain project schedules
• Develop and coordinate project scope
• Manage subconsultants
• Development of extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals
• Coordinate and assist Section Heads, Office Managers, and Practice Leaders with marketing proposals

Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as assigned