Entry-Level Deputy Project Manager

Description

The firm is a worldwide infrastructure company that works on water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings projects, from advisory and planning through design, engineering, and program and construction management. It is a Fortune 500 company with revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

This is an entry-level Deputy Project Manager role based in Philadelphia, PA, with a start in February or June 2027.

A structured early-career program begins on your first day. It includes mentoring, networking and training to help you settle in and build technical and project management skills.

You will work alongside industry experts across disciplines and regions, with chances to contribute to projects locally, nationally and internationally.

The company employs over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, and program and construction managers.

Responsibilities

• You will help deliver and run projects across Transportation, Water, Program & Project Management (PPM), Buildings + Places, Environment and Energy.
• Work alongside Project Managers on a range of projects and programs in the region.
• Track project performance and see how each project feeds into overall business results.
• Build reports and presentations in Excel and PowerPoint, and help deliver projects.
• Apply standard engineering and project management methods to grow your technical skills and professional judgment.
• Produce designs, calculations, drawings and other deliverables under the supervision of experienced staff.
• Take part in interdisciplinary reviews and help teams improve their processes.
• Build and maintain spreadsheets, databases and analysis tools for project and business work.
• Gather data and prepare monthly and quarterly forecasts for key project and program financial metrics.
• Research topics, analyze results and recommend actions based on your findings.
• Work with business lines and corporate teams to gather and analyze data for management reporting.
• Support Project Managers with cost control, schedule tracking and other project management tasks.

Requirements

• Minimum requirement: a bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management or a related field.
• Preferred: relevant experience, such as an internship or professional work.
• Preferred: working knowledge of industry software such as Oracle Primavera P6 and Revit.
• Preferred: working knowledge of business intelligence tools such as Power BI, and Office 365 apps such as Power Apps, Power Automate and SharePoint Design.
• Preferred: proficiency in Microsoft Office, with high proficiency in Excel.
• Preferred: ability to work with technical and administrative staff at different levels.
• Preferred: high comfort with quantitative analysis, particularly under tight time constraints.
• Preferred: excellent communicator who wants to ask questions and learn from colleagues.
• Preferred: ability to prioritize tasks and complete them with urgency and within established timelines.

Conditions

The role is based in Philadelphia, PA, with a start in February or June 2027.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.

All newly hired employees must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an office location as a condition of employment.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and keeps all applicant information confidential under EEO guidelines.

Benefits

• Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D and disability coverage, depending on your employment status.
• Paid time off, leaves of absence and flexible work options.
• Voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources and an employee assistance program.
• Business travel insurance, service recognition awards, a retirement savings plan and an employee stock purchase plan.