Position Summary

The leadership roles encompass various responsibilities, including project management, site supervision, and project controls throughout all phases—design, procurement, construction, and closeout—overseeing the day-to-day operations at specific project sites. In this role, you will serve as the primary contact for all engineering and operational matters on-site, ensuring that all projects are executed in compliance with specifications, safety standards, and within budget. The role also includes team management, client management, business development, business governance, and risk management, requiring effective communication, coordination, documentation management, and teamwork.

Leadership Roles

• Team Management: Recruit staff, conduct interviews, hire, assign work, and provide training, coaching, mentoring, and counseling to apply employee guidelines and operational processes consistently.
• Client Management: Serve as PMA’s representative in front of the client’s organization(s) and lead the management efforts of the associated accounts, managing day-to-day client relationships and collaborating with PMA’s leadership.
• Business Development: Support and lead PMA’s business development activities, actively finding opportunities, coordinating proposals, and collaborating with other PMA groups and marketing teams.
• Business Governance and Risk Management: Oversee the implementation and compliance of PMA’s internal policies, guidelines, and contract management, supporting communication efforts between leadership and staff.
• Corporate / BU Initiatives: Support and lead PMA’s corporate and/or business unit initiatives.
• Communication and Coordination: Coordinate and manage projects by collaborating with cross-functional teams, engaging stakeholders, and supporting meetings.
• Document Controls: Coordinate and manage key project documentation and decisions over the course of the project.
• Administrative Tasks: Support and perform administrative duties, including preparing invoices, estimates, and scheduling meetings.
• Teamwork: Work closely with various teams and stakeholders to ensure timely project completion.
• Knowledge Management: Support PMA’s internal knowledge sharing and corporate knowledge management where applicable.
• Predictable and reliable attendance.

Technical Roles

• Project Oversight: Act as the owner’s representative throughout the project lifecycle, overseeing all phases—including planning, design, construction, commissioning, and closeout—and coordinating with team counterparts.
• Project Budget: Develop and manage internal project budgeting, risk mitigation, quality control, and health and safety compliance.
• Project Cost: Support project cost functions, developing and reviewing cost estimates and monitoring project/program funding sources and cash flow.
• Project Schedule: Support project planning and schedule control functions, developing, monitoring, and controlling project schedules.
• Project Change Control: Support reviewing and controlling project changes and their effect on cost, schedule, and resources.
• Performance Control and Monitoring: Measure and control cost, schedule, and technical performance against tasks or project plans and define impact, preparing analyses and reports on expenditures, progress, commitments, budget performance, and schedule performance.
• Project Reporting: Support project reporting efforts, providing periodic progress status reports, presentations, and customized communications to clients and stakeholders.
• Risk Management: Support overall project risk management practices, identifying, assessing, and controlling risks.
• Claim Support and/or Dispute Resolution: Support the claim and dispute resolution process, including data collection, contract administration support, negotiation/mediation, expert report development, and claims avoidance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or equivalent relevant engineering or construction experience.
• 15+ years of experience in wastewater, sewer, pipeline, tunneling, or related public works projects.
• CA PE License or CCM certification required.

Additional Requirements

Physical: Standing or sitting for long periods; must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times and spend extended hours in front of a computer screen. Cognitive: Problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills; computer and software skills; and ability to read and interpret text online or in printed form.

About PMA

At PMA, employee well-being is a daily priority. We offer a combination of workplace options that include a PMA office location, work‑from‑home, or a client site. Wherever we work, we openly share knowledge, believing that collaboration with peers improves our work product and pursuing subject matter expertise is a lifelong endeavor. We are committed to a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion, affirming and respecting diverse backgrounds and opinions. We promote emotional intelligence and trust, nurturing these values within our new hires. We encourage staff to develop rewarding, long‑term careers at PMA and implement formal leadership development programs that help you attain your goals. Shared success is a core value; every employee who contributes is recognized, celebrated, and rewarded.

Compensation

$250,000 - $275,000 a year. The salary range for this position is $250,000 - $275,000. A hired employee will be placed within this salary range based on a variety of legitimate business reasons, including but not limited to the individual's scope of relevant experience and geographic location.

Benefits

We offer competitive pay and benefits, wellness programs for you and your family, and career development opportunities to advance your professional goals. As a PMA professional, you will be empowered to make timely and effective decisions and significant daily contributions to complex facets of project delivery. Join a team that has achieved a world‑class reputation in the construction industry and has been voted a “Best Place to Work.” PMA offers competitive wages and comprehensive benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, time off with pay, 401(k) with company match, life, and professional development reimbursement for qualifying employees.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, protected veteran, or any disability. Qualified and minority applicants are encouraged to apply. EEO, including persons with disabilities and veterans. VEVRAA federal contractor.

Company Description

PMA Consultants is a program management/construction management consulting firm consistently achieving top rankings in Engineering News‑Record (ENR). With a portfolio of projects that span the globe, we specialize in project and program management with subspecialties in owner’s representative, project controls, project scheduling, risk management, claims avoidance, and other fields. We are recognized for our leadership and subject matter expertise across a variety of industries and for helping owners deliver successful projects.