Dewberry

Deputy Project Manager

Dewberry$75K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) or ability to obtain licensure.
  • 7+ years of technical experience in electrical engineering with a healthcare focus.
  • Proven experience managing multiple projects with successful technical oversight.
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills; self-motivated.
  • Well-organized with excellent note-taking abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in providing project management services from concept through construction administration.
  • Maintain direct contact with clients to understand their needs and goals.
  • Draft project proposals and track them through to project award.
  • Prepare design budgets and schedules.
  • Lead design team organization and meetings.
  • Document client interactions and ensure quality control on deliverables.
  • Perform site visits and inspections as needed.

Benefits

  • Inclusive workplace focused on diversity and belonging.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Dewberry is currently seeking aElectrical Engineer - Deputy Project Managerin Nashville, TNIn this pivotal role, you will assist and/or provide project management services of projects from initial concept through design, bidding, negotiation, and construction administration, ensuring a seamless experience that fosters long-term client relationships and positions us to win future projects. Provide support to grow the Healthcare practice in our Nashville office. Assist the Project/Client Managers by providing technical guidance to help meet the client9s desires and budget and be a liaison between the client and technical staff. In short, be client facing, assist and provide Project Management services, and provide technical guidance associated with electrical requirements to accomplish our commitments. Will report to the Business Unit Manager & collaborate with other Project Managers, Sr Project Managers & Regional Market Segment Leaders to deliver on our commitments.

 

 

Responsibilities
  • Provide &/or assist Sr Project Managers & Project Managers with the following:
    • Maintain primary one-to-one contact with the client.
    • Understand the client's needs and goals and that of his/her organization.
    • Draft proposals for new projects with existing clients for review and signature of the Principal In Charge and track proposals through award of project. Work with client to develop additional work.
    • Prepare design and construction budgets and design schedules.
    • Attend regular design meetings with the client and issue meeting minutes.
    • Lead, organize, and schedule design team staff.
    • Organize and direct frequent in-house design meetings.
  • Coordinate with Design Discipline Managers to schedule, plan and assign appropriate personnel.
  • Document meetings and telephone conversations.
  • Provide quality control to ensure that all of the clients' needs and requests have been met. Ensure and coordinate among all the disciplines involved, including outside consultants.
  • Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions to Owner.
  • Coordinate the responses to reviews. Ensure that responses are in fact reflected in the drawings and specifications.
  • Arrange for in-house quality review in a timely fashion.
  • Perform site visits, inspections activities as required to support the Construction Administration requirements.
Required Skills & Required Experience
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) or ability to obtain licensure.
  • Accomplished electrical engineer with 7+ years of progressive technical experience in the design of power distribution, multiple generator powerhouses, multi-building medium voltage campus distribution, fault studies, selective overcurrent coordination studies, load flow studies, arc flash studies, lighting, life safety, and telecommunications systems on healthcare and commercial projects.
  • Experience should include management of multiple projects with proven success providing technical oversight on projects that meet contract specifications and technical standards to the client on time and within budget.
  • Self-motivated with highly developed verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
  • Well organized, takes good notes.

Dont meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So, if youre excited about this role, but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

 

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

 

Notice to Third Party Recruiters:  Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

 

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About Dewberry

Dewberry is a professional services firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental sciences, and planning services. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. Dewberry has over 50 locations throughout the United States and employs over 2,000 professionals. The company provides services to a variety of industries, including transportation, water, energy, and government. Dewberry has been recognized for its work on a number of high-profile projects, including the World Trade Center Memorial in New York City and the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
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2,000 employees
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Founded
1956

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