4-year degree in architecture, construction management, or engineering science
5+ years of project management experience
Proven experience in managing project professionals and technicians
Experience developing project scope, goals, and work plans
Prior experience in contract development and monitoring
Strong project management skills in planning and evaluation
Effective communication skills
Responsibilities
Supervise and lead a diverse project team
Develop project goals, work plans, and implementation strategies
Manage project budgets and contracts
Coordinate with program committees and advisory groups
Administer project budgets and authorize expenditures
Facilitate meetings and evaluate project performance
Engage stakeholders and identify project partners
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) plan with company match
Opportunities for professional development and training
Paid time off and holiday leave
Flexible work arrangements as needed
Full Job Description
Title: Senior Project Manager
Reporting to: Office Director
Salary Range: $105,500 - $140,500 Overview of Role The Senior Project Manager will act as client's representative in managing a project through its design stages from concept through construction within the client's time and value constraints. The role is defined as a planned undertaking with defined goals, work plans, timeliness, and implementation strategies to correspond to client needs. The Senior Project Manager should have the ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the client's desired project outcome. Essential Functions
Supervise project staff and provide direction to a large and diverse project team
Direct the development of project goals, work plans, timeliness, and implementation strategies
Manage and account for project budgets and contracts
Identify and coordinate with program committees and advisory groups
Administer project budgets, authorize expenditures, develop, and monitor contracts
Train and advise staff, project advocates and program participants
Plan, facilitate and conduct meetings
Measure, evaluate and communicate project performance
Identify decision-making issues and key stakeholders, develop and implement strategies to encourage and obtain stakeholder and/or community awareness and support and identify project partners
Contribute to team performance by collaboration and effective communication
Contribute to and understand the client's desired project outcomes, identify opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes
Add to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence.
Minimum Education (or substitute experience) required: 4-year college degree in architecture, construction management or engineering science.
Minimum Experience required: 5+ years relevant experience of management of staff including project professionals and/or technicians, managing major projects including development of project scope, goals, work plans, timeliness, and implantation strategies, developing measurement processes/methods for assessing progress toward goals and project outcomes. Prior experience with developing and monitoring contracts required.
Skills Required:
Expert in project management, including planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of large, complex projects.
Good communication skills required.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Often work in an indoor office environment. Equipment used includes computers and standard office machines. Essential physical tasks include: the ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on a telephone.
May work on site location to include ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary motion and ability to lift 50lbs.
May also require:
Sitting
Standing for long periods of time
Walking, carrying, pushing, stooping, crouching, and pulling
