Job Details
Location
Indianapolis, South Bend, Lafayette, or Crown Point, IN
Description
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LLC has an immediate opening for a Water Resources Project Manager with a minimum of 5 years of experience to join our team. We seek experienced and responsive professionals who are committed to personal service. Qualified individuals must be self-motivated and looking to handle a multitude of various projects. Burke is a full-service civil engineering and environmental firm that can comprehensively meet the needs of both private and public sector clients. Our Civil Design and Water Resources groups focus on a wide range of projects including roadways, parking lots, bike paths, parks, and pedestrian facilities, utility permitting, stormwater management studies and design, floodplain analysis, and permitting and design for a variety of municipalities, counties, and INDOT/LPA.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee and manage water resources projects
- Develop, review and comment on water resources studies, technical memoranda, calculations, models, and overall work product
- Lead project planning, project tracking, scope management, change control management, risk management, and quality assurance of project team
- Serve as primary point of communication for client, subconsultants and internal coordination
- Make independent decisions based on analysis, experience and context
- Use value engineering, optimization and judgement from previous experience as well as technical input and contributions from others throughout design process to accomplish goals
- Communicate effectively and coordinates project components with other internal departments through email, meetings, etc.
- Develop proposals and project budgets and ensure projects are completed according to time and budget schedules, and that objectives conform to overall standards and operations objectives and user requirements
- Supervise the completion, quality check and approval of client proposals and contracts
- Maintain compliance with department procedures and standards
- Resolve project conflicts with effective management
- Track projects’ actual expenditures versus planned expenditures
- Review and approve monthly billing invoices and prepares monthly progress report
- Advise client of expenditure status, as needed
- Develop knowledge of water resources and environmental regulations, and water resources engineering best practices and standards by leveraging job experience and attending continuing education training
- Play an active role in business development
- Expand existing network and influence by actively participating in professional organizations, attending networking events, and fostering new relationships that can contribute to potential talent identification and business development opportunities
- Meet with current clients on a regular or as-needed basis to gain feedback on how to further develop and improve the relationship
- Provide mentorship and drive employee development for direct reports
- Participate in and contribute to identifying key talent for the company
- Understand and lead efforts to enforce company policy and procedures
- Other assignments as needed
Key Qualifications:
- B.S. or M.S. in Civil Engineering or related field and a minimum 5 years of civil design or water resources experience
- PE license or on PE track preferred
- Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) preferred
- Experience supporting and mentoring engineers
- Proficiency with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software applications including HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, TR-20, SWMM, HY-8, Hydraflow, xpswmm, and other complex models such as FEQ, unsteady state hydraulic models, and 2D modeling
- Proficiency with GIS
- Working knowledge and experience with state and regional stormwater regulations required
- Excellent written and oral communication skills are required
- Project experience working with various counties and/or local municipalities
- Valid driver’s license required
Burke is the premier water resources civil engineering firm in Indiana. We offer high growth potential and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life, disability, PTO days as well as an employer matching 401(k) program. Exceptional learning opportunities are available for personal and professional growth, including future opportunities in Construction Engineering, Civil Design, Water Resources, and Environmental Services.
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LLC (Burke) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Burke to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, parenthood, creed, veteran’s status, veteran’s disability and physical or mental disability, citizenship status or unfavorable discharge from the military. Burke intends that all matters related to recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, terminations, layoffs and recalls, as well as all Burke sponsored social and recreational programs, and all treatment on the job, be free of unlawful discriminatory practices.
