Company Description

We are Olsson, a team-based, purpose-driven engineering and design firm. Our solutions improve communities and our people make it possible.

Our most meaningful asset is our people, and we are dedicated to providing an environment where they can continue to learn, grow, and thrive. Our entrepreneurial spirit is what has allowed us — and will continue to allow us — to grow. The result? Inspired people, amazing designs, and projects with purpose.

Job Description

Olsson provides multidisciplinary, preliminary, and construction design services for mixed-use, commercial, and residential land development projects, along with industrial, sports, schools, and other site development types. The project manager role serves as a lead project manager for the team, ensuring successful project deliverables and completion for complex and high-priority projects that may span across multiple teams. This position provides project management direction to the team and ensures quality execution of key projects that provide purposeful, high-quality solutions to successfully solve engineering and design needs.

Primary Responsibilities include:

Develops project scopes, schedules, and budgets and tracks progress to manage the financial success of projects and ensure timely completion.

Manages complex contract negotiations.

Leads the execution of project plans by assembling and managing project teams, coordinating availability of internal resources, and assigning individual responsibilities ensuring technical skills, capabilities, and expertise align with project objectives.

Monitors progress and measures project performance, ensuring deliverables fall within established scope, schedule, and budget.

Manages change requests, executes risk management techniques, and implements strategies to minimize negative financial impact to the project.

Coordinates detailed reviews of technical work to ensure high-quality work is being performed and the terms, conditions, and specifications outlined in the project contract are being fulfilled.

Maintains an ongoing positive relationship with clients and focuses on exceptional client service to secure future work.

Documents all project deliverables and maintains comprehensive records including correspondence, design plans, and other project related files.

Mentors staff within the team on project management best practices utilizing Olsson Project Management programs and other project support services resources.

We are currently seeking a Project Manager for our Site Design team, and will consider candidates interested in being located out of our Fort Worth, TX, Plano, TX, Oklahoma City, OK or Tulsa, OK office location.

Qualifications

You are passionate about:

Working collaboratively with others

Having ownership in the work you do

Using your talents to positively affect communities

You bring to the team:

Strong communication skills

Ability to contribute and work well on a team

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Project management experience including scope, schedule, and budget control

8+ years of experience in site design and development

Must be a registered Professional Engineer (PE)

Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D

Additional Information

Olsson is a nationally recognized, employee-owned firm specializing in planning and design, engineering, field services, environmental, and technology. Founded in 1956 on the very mindset that drives us today, we’re here to improve communities by making them more sustainable, better connected, and more efficient. Simply put, we work to leave the world better than we found it.

As an Olsson employee, you’ll receive our traditional benefits package (health care, vision, dental, paid time off, etc.), plus you’ll:

Become an owner in the company after your first year through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Engage in work that has a positive impact in communities

Receive an excellent 401(k) match

Participate in a wellness program promoting balanced lifestyles

Benefit from a bonus system that rewards performance

Have the possibility for flexible work arrangements

Olsson is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.

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