Senior Project Manager – Utility Capital Programs

Senior Project Manager – Utility Capital Programs

• Seattle, WA
• Full-Time | On-Site/Client-Facing

Why Join CMTS?

At CMTS, we deliver complex infrastructure and capital improvement programs that strengthen communities and improve essential public services. With more than 40 years of industry experience, CMTS provides a strong foundation for professional growth, long-term career development, and meaningful project work.

We foster a collaborative culture centered on integrity, accountability, employee well-being, and continuous learning. Join CMTS and help lead major municipal utility projects throughout the Puget Sound region.

About Your Role

CMTS is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager – Utility Capital Programs to support a major municipal utility capital improvement program in Seattle, Washington.

The Senior Project Manager will lead multiple task orders under an on-call public-sector contract. Assignments may include project planning, alternatives analysis, design support, construction-phase services, commissioning, and project closeout.

This position will serve as the primary day-to-day client contact while managing multidisciplinary project teams, engineering subconsultants, project controls, financial performance, quality, and contract compliance.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field

Equivalent professional experience may be considered

What You’ll Need to Get the Job

At least 12 years of experience delivering public-sector capital projects

At least five years of experience supporting municipal water, wastewater, stormwater, drainage, or related utility infrastructure projects

Demonstrated experience managing task-order, on-call, or indefinite-delivery contracts for public agencies

Experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and client expectations

Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder-management abilities

Proven leadership of multidisciplinary consultant and engineering teams

Experience developing scopes of work, cost estimates, work authorizations, and task-order proposals

Knowledge of public-agency contracting practices and consultant-services agreements

Ability to successfully complete a background check

Preferred Qualifications

Project Management Professional certification

Professional Engineer licensure

Experience supporting Seattle-area public agencies

Familiarity with the City of Seattle contracting environment

Experience with phased or stage-gate project delivery

Knowledge of owner asset-management frameworks

Experience working within a rotational or rapidly mobilized task-order environment

What You’ll Be Doing

Lead the execution of task orders under a multi-award municipal utility on-call contract

Direct projects involving planning, options analysis, preliminary engineering, final design, construction support, commissioning, and closeout

Serve as the primary client contact for assigned task orders

Develop, scope, price, negotiate, and execute task orders and work authorizations

Mobilize multidisciplinary teams to meet changing client needs and project schedules

Manage multiple concurrent assignments while maintaining schedule, budget, quality, and technical performance

Direct engineering consultants, technical specialists, and subconsultant teams

Manage subconsultant contracts, scopes, budgets, schedules, deliverables, and performance

Prepare project budgets, financial forecasts, cost reports, and earned-value analyses

Review invoices, monitor project profitability, and identify potential financial risks

Lead project-progress meetings, executive briefings, stakeholder discussions, and client presentations

Prepare executive-level reports, technical documentation, meeting summaries, and client correspondence

Enforce quality-assurance and quality-control requirements for all project deliverables

Confirm compliance with owner standards, technical specifications, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices

Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies to maintain project performance

Support WMBE and DBE inclusion goals, subcontractor participation, supplier-diversity initiatives, and utilization reporting

Contribute to proposals, Statements of Qualifications, technical narratives, interview preparation, and public-agency pursuits

Mentor project staff and promote accountability, collaboration, and continuous communication across project teams

Skills and Abilities

Strong project, program, and task-order management skills

Advanced budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and financial-management abilities

Excellent negotiation, conflict-resolution, and decision-making skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities and changing client requirements

Strong understanding of public-sector capital project delivery

Knowledge of construction administration, commissioning, and project closeout

Ability to build and maintain long-term client relationships

Strong written, verbal, presentation, and technical-writing skills

Proficiency with project-management, scheduling, financial, reporting, and document-control systems

Strong attention to detail while maintaining a strategic understanding of overall program objectives

Compensation

$72.50–$85.00

Equal Employment Opportunity

CMTS LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.