Senior Project Manager - Municipal Services

Title: Project Manager
Location: Benton Harbor, MI
Duration: Long Term
Employment Type: Fulltime

Position Purpose:
Client is seeking a project manager with extensive experience into civil engineering and proven track record partnering with municipal clients. Candidates must have excellent business development skills, a passion for people, and be dedicated to exemplary work for our communities. This opportunity builds on Wightman s strategic commitment to growth and the development of client focused teams.
This role will include project management responsibilities.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain and foster good relationships with current and potential municipal clients
• Strong technical skills for storm, sanitary, water and local roads projects
• Oversee team performance and workload; facilitates work sharing with other locations and practices to deliver best in class projects to our clients
• Manage projects including client communications, public input and feedback, financial performance, and internal support
• Ability to identify engineering and surveying services needed by the client and the ability to draft proposals and estimate fees
• Familiar with, identifies and pursues funding mechanisms to support our municipal clients

Required Traits & Characteristics:

• Advanced experience consulting or working with local, regional, and state government.
• Strong interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Passionate about organizing and leading others; drives results by planning, prioritizing, and meeting tight deadlines required.
• Ability to work independently with a self-motivated attitude; capable of overseeing multiple projects simultaneously.

Organizational Relationships

• Reports directly to Municipal Manager
• Supervises direct report project engineers and designers

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field
• PE licensure in Michigan
• 12+ years of experience managing municipal projects; storm, sanitary, water, local roads
• 12+ years of experience in A/E/C industry with record of municipal client retention/attraction

Preferred Education/Experience

• 5+ years of experience in developing business
• 5+ years of experience managing direct reports
• PE licensure in Indiana

Travel

• Position based in Benton Harbor with 10-15% local travel

Our team members enjoy a comprehensive compensation package that includes:

• Opportunities for hybrid and flexible schedules.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with eligibility upon hire date
• Multiple Medical plans including those with HSA employer contributions.
• 100% Employer paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Reimbursement and support for tuition, continuing education, and personal/professional development.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• 401(k), Incentive Bonuses, and Ownership Opportunities (we re 100% employee-owned!).
• Employee and Family activities including ski and fishing trips, sporting events, and so much more!