Freese and Nichols

Senior Program Manager

Freese and Nichols

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Raleigh • North Carolina • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

PMP

About the role

  • Ensure quality client services, clarity on work products, and delivery of high-quality services within budget and schedule constraints.
  • Support business development with client relationship and management services.
  • Coordinate assigned work to ensure continuity, consistency, and quality.
  • Direct and supervise complex studies and investigations.
  • Investigate new areas of technology or new applications of existing techniques.
  • Define tasks to be conducted by others, and provide general supervision, review, and approval.
  • Responsible for collecting, correlating, and preparing recommendations and conclusions for final reports.
  • Determine and schedule required program/project resources.
  • Evaluate and analyze program/project decisions to ensure objectivity, soundness of design or approach, and impact of those decisions on schedule, budget, and ultimate success.
  • Maintain established schedule.
  • Keep the Program Management Group Manager and/or Regional Lead abreast of all program/project activities, responding promptly to needs, problems, or requests associated with project design or client needs.
  • Remain state-of-the-art on existing and pending regulations and related technical advancements.
  • Participate in the administration, interpretation, and implementation of contracts, solicitations, and other public-sector procurement activities.

Requirements

  • 8+ years’ experience in Program Management, Municipal/County Engineering or Administration oversight, and engineering or project management
  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license or the ability to become registered within 6 months
  • Ability to lead, motivate, and manage a project team and oversee excellent quality of work
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Preferred: Certified Construction Manager (CCM) or Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Masters of Public Administration (MPA)
Benefits
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Paid overtime for salaried employees
  • Annual bonus
  • Access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina
  • Flexible work environment with a hybrid schedule up to 40% remote work
  • Alternative work schedule program providing a day off every other Friday
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Program ManagementProject ManagementMunicipal EngineeringCounty EngineeringEngineering OversightQuality AssuranceData AnalysisTechnical InvestigationsResource SchedulingContract Administration
Soft Skills
LeadershipTeam ManagementClient Relationship ManagementCommunicationProblem SolvingSupervisionMotivationCoordinationDecision MakingAdaptability
Certifications
Professional Engineer (PE)Certified Construction Manager (CCM)Project Management Professional (PMP)