WENDEL

Project Manager

WENDEL$80K — $110K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; 2-5 years experience in Architecture, Engineering, Construction, or Energy.
  • Preference for PM coursework completion.
  • CAPM or PMP Certification preferred.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and project scheduling tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Procore).
  • Strong customer service, collaboration, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and within a team.
  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in developing and negotiating project fees and budgets.
  • Monitor and control project scope and plans actively.
  • Evaluate and select project team members; assess their performance.
  • Maintain accurate financial records and invoicing; monitor project budgets.
  • Facilitate effective communication and updates among project teams, clients, and stakeholders.
  • Prepare project reports, deliverables, and organize essential project meetings.
  • Assist with client relationship management and marketing activities.

Benefits

  • Employee-focused company culture promoting teamwork.
  • Hybrid work policy and flexible scheduling options.
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401k matching, PTO, life insurance, and additional financial benefits.
  • Career advancement opportunities and professional development support.
  • Tuition reimbursement and wellness programs available.
Full Job Description
Wendel is seeking a dynamic, highly motivated professional to join our Project Management team in our Albany, NY, or Middletown, CT offices. This individual will support the Wendel Companies Project Management Office (PMO) purpose and values while providing specific task management and follow through of those tasks with a level of self-diligence and motivation along with associated accountability of the following:
  • Actively participate in the development and negotiation of project fees & budgets
  • Actively monitor and control the project scope and project plan
  • Participate in the selection of project team members
  • Evaluation of project team members
  • Actively monitor and control project budget(s)
  • Maintain accurate earned revenue, projections, and invoicing
  • Actively monitor and control the project schedule maintain report with clients and project team members
  • Actively monitor and control the QA/QC process
  • Are accountable for the success of a project
Role and Responsibilities:
  • Project Management Reporting: manage and validate timely and accurate completion project management reports including percent complete, backlog and sale forecast reports.
  • Develop, review, and monitor project work plans including scope, schedule, budget, and deliverables.
  • Real-time planning, management, control, follow-ups and resolution of internal discipline, sub-consultant, client/stakeholder and contractor assignments, issues, and conflicts.
  • Facilitate weekly updates of PHA's and EVA's and evaluate and control project budget.
  • Review and develop project schedule and production of project deliverables.
  • Organize internal staff and external client project meetings, including preparation of agendas, handouts, etc., prepare and distribute issues lists and prepare and distribute meeting minutes.
  • Assist with resource balancing.
  • Plan, manage and control project related communications between client, stakeholders, staff, sub-consultants, and contractors and manage client relationships.
  • Review, assess and report of missed deliverables or issues related to critical project components (scope, change, quality, time management).
  • Facilitate internal and external quality review.
  • Organize and prepare prime and sub-consultant contract scope, schedule, fee, and deliverable changes. Follow-up on execution of contract amendments.
  • Organize and schedule client/stakeholder public meetings and presentations, including preparation of presentation handouts, power-point presentations, graphics, etc.
  • Manage in a virtual world, leveraging unified communication technologies.
  • Assist Client Sector Leaders, Project Sponsors PIC's and other PMs with sales and marketing activities including letter proposal development with internal staff and sub-consultants, preparation for interviews.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree is required, with 2 -5 years of experience in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction or Energy fields.
  • Preference for candidates who have taken PM classes or courses.
  • CAPM or PMP Certification a plus.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suites is preferred.
  • Experience in creating project schedules in programs such as MS Project, Smartsheet, or Procore is preferred.
  • Strong customer service, verbal and written communication, and collaboration skills.
  • Ability to work in a team or independently on tasks.
  • Working toward a career as a Project Management Professional (PMP).
  • Excellent problem solving, and decision-making skills, especially under difficult circumstances.
What we offer:
  • Employee-focused company culture and work environment.
  • Work-life balance including:
    • Hybrid work policy
    • Flexible work
  • Great benefits including:
    • Medical, dental, and vision
    • 401k match
    • PTO
    • Life insurance
  • HSA and FSA options.
  • Career advancement opportunities with Career and Professional Development.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Parking reimbursement.
  • Wellness programs and health stipend.
Salary Range: $80,000 - $110,000 Wendel is committed to providing fair, competitive, and market-informed compensation. Salary offered will be determined based the successful candidates' relevant education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary offered will also take into consideration regional adjustment factors. Hear from Our Team: We asked our employees to share what they love most about working at Wendel, and the overwhelming response was everyone loves working in an environment where the team has each other's backs. They also liked our flexible, hybrid work policy. With nationwide project and office locations, Wendel presents the opportunity to work on an exciting variety of projects with a diverse group of clients. They said they like our respect-based and team-oriented culture, and our transparent communication philosophy. Helping our employees reach their professional goals is important to us, and we take pride in providing a variety of professional development opportunities. We utilize an annual career development process, for every employee that ensures career mobility, growth, and company ownership potential. If you are looking to make a real impact, challenge the status quo, and achieve high-performing results, Wendel is the place for you! Don't meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfect with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

About WENDEL

Wendel is a French investment company that was founded in 1704. The company invests in companies that are leaders in their industries and have strong growth potential. Wendel has a long-term investment horizon and aims to create value for its shareholders by supporting the growth and development of its portfolio companies. The company has a diversified portfolio that includes companies in the industrial, healthcare, and technology sectors. Wendel is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and has a market capitalization of over €7 billion.
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