Project Manager

Everglades Partner Joint Venture (EPJV) is a joint venture of Parsons and PBS&J providing multidisciplinary services in project and program management to the Corps in the South Florida restoration effort.

The Florida Everglades was once a free flowing river of grass, filtering nutrients from surface water on its way from Central Florida to Florida Bay. The impounding of Lake Okeechobee and the creation of canals to provide flood protection and convey water for agriculture and cities changed the natural environment of south Florida tremendously.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, in partnership with the South Florida Water Management District and numerous other federal, state, local, and tribal partners, came up with a comprehensive plan to restore the Everglades (known as CERP). CERP is meant to restore the quantity, quality, timing and distribution of water within the greater Everglades ecosystem while providing for other water related needs in south Florida.

Position Overview: 

Associate Project Managers and Project Managers provide support to the EPJV Senior Project Managers and the Corps in the civil works process from project planning through design and construction. The Associate Project Manager or Project Manager must quickly develop a working knowledge of the Corps civil works project development process.

This position works under the immediate supervision of senior staff, but the position requires the ability to exercise independent judgment. Individual initiative and excellent communication skills are desirable.

Responsibilities:

Typical duties include the production of reports (including NEPA), data analyses, project scheduling, meeting logistics and inter-agency facilitation for large civil works projects. The duties of this position require knowledge of moderately complex technical topics in the arena of environmental restoration, engineering, project and program management and the ability to translate these topics into text understandable to a non-technical audience.

• Report writing and editing
• Project scheduling, tracking status of tasks to be accomplished
• Project management and generally assisting senior EPJV and the Corps staff in effectively and efficiently accomplishing CERP
• Scheduling of meetings/arranging meeting sites
• Attending and recording major activities at the meetings
• Other duties as needed to assure the Corps mission is effectively and efficiently accomplished.

These duties indicate the general nature and level of work performed by personnel within this position, but the actual duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may vary based on assignment. Over-night travel will be required.

Qualifications:

• Entry-level or better knowledge of engineering, ecology, natural or earth sciences involved in ecologic restoration
• Entry-level or better knowledge of project management with an ability to learn the Corps scheduling system
• Computer literacy in basic Microsoft Office programs
• Good written and oral communications skills
• Good organizational skills
• The ability to keep records and write reports
• Knowledge of research and analysis techniques
• Entry-level knowledge (or better) of project management

Preferred Education / Experience:

A BS/BA degree in Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Engineering (civil or mechanical), Construction Management or an associated field, coupled with a minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience (Associate PM) or 5 years of relevant professional experience (PM). A Master's degree may be substituted for 2 years of experience.

Compensation: Salary Range: Negotiable, commensurate with experience.

To Apply

To be considered for this position, please send your resume to Frank Metzler.