Project Manager - Energy Utilities at Woolpert

We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking. Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work®, Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth. Position Overview Woolpert is hiring a Project Manager to join our dynamic Energy Team at our Columbus, OH office. This position reports to the Project Management Leader and is responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and managing active site civil projects within our Energy Practice. Qualified candidates will have 8+ years in managing site civil engineering projects. This role may accommodate full-time in-person, hybrid, or primarily remote working arrangements and does require some business travel to field sites and client offices. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located. What You Will Do: • Build and maintain strong, supportive relationships, ensuring excellent client service and a collaborative team approach. • Act as the primary point of contact between clients and internal project teams, ensuring clear communication and expectations; managing schedule, scope, project financials, QA/QC, and deliverables; and anticipating and resolving project issues. • Set projects, programs, and staff up for success and continuous improvement by applying a structured, step-by-step mindset to create, document, and apply lessons. • Provide civil engineering-related technical guidance for both rural and urban energy transmission projects. Relevant skills and experience include: • Site civil engineering design, including grading, stormwater management, materials selection, and geotechnical assessment; • Environmental impacts, such as E&S control selection and SWP3s; • Permitting, particularly in the City of Columbus, Ohio; • Utility route selection and coordination; • Construction support, both during construction and emphasizing buildable design; and • Project documentation such as design notes and technical reports. What You Will Bring: We are seeking an experienced project manager with a strong foundation in site development or site civil design, utilities, civil construction, permitting, and/or survey. • Minimum of 8 years relevant Engineering, Survey, or Civil Construction Industry experience required. • The ability to drive technical discussion and site civil design, QA/QC engineering plans, and support a culture of continuous improvements to project deliverables. • Strong project management fundamentals. Experience with proposals, scope/schedule/fee management, and program development preferred. • A proactive, client-focused approach with the ability to build trust and collaboration, and to communicate effectively both internally and externally. • Comfort using standard Office software, including Bluebeam. Additional relevant software proficiency is preferred (Civil3D, HydroCAD, ESRI products, etc). • Good written and verbal English, including ability to write project notes and short technical reports without AI tools. • Ability to travel occasionally to field and office locations for local client and project needs. • A professional registration is preferred but not required. Benefits You Will Love Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including: • Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate). • Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm. • Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team. • Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries. • Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases. • Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more! Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay Range$108,900—$130,700 USDFind out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: [Upgrade to PRO to see link] Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement. Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting [Upgrade to PRO to see contact]. If you need to reschedule or cancel your interview, please reach out to your recruiter by contacting [Upgrade to PRO to see contact]. To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. 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