Hill International

Sr Specialist, Project Management Support

Hill International$70K — $100K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years' experience in project support.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive).
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Project and Excel, with knowledge of Pivot Tables preferred.
  • Experience in the electric utility sector preferred.
  • Local to Southern California required.
  • Hybrid work arrangement, with options to work from specific offices.

Responsibilities

  • Support construction projects through initiation, planning, and monitoring processes.
  • Manage action items and ensure team member accountability.
  • Identify verbal cues in meetings for follow-up actions and scheduling.
  • Serve as subject matter expert for data/document management tools.
  • Ensure compliance with organizational standards and procedures.
  • Analyze project data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
  • Assist project manager with comprehensive support tasks and metrics reporting.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Employer-paid life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
  • Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options.
  • 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan with employer contributions.
  • Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Supports construction projects by aiding the processes of initiation, planning, budgeting, scheduling, change management, monitoring, and reporting.
  • Crafts and manages action items and team member adherence.
  • Recognizes verbal cues in meetings (action items, requests, additional meetings to be setup, etc.)
  • Becomes subject matter expert for tools/system to maintain integrity of stored data/documents of record, assists with access, training, and support as needed.
  • Ensures adherence to standards and procedures.
  • Identifies problems / risks and solutions.
  • Exercises independent judgment and discretion to advise and recommend courses of action for successful project outcomes.
  • Proactively assists project manager with all support tasks, progress reports, tracking project achievements, metrics, schedules, and budgets.
  • Provides status to PM leadership and stakeholders.
  • Crafts and maintains project documentation, including version control, distribution, and document storage/retention.
  • Understands the data to help identify patterns, trends, and opportunities to drive continuous improvement through process, upgrades, reporting features, and/or formats.
  • Conducts in-depth analysis of project data.
  • Develops presentations and documentation for review by management and executive committees for approval of project to proceed through gates and stages.
  • Leads change management processes; stores and distributes construction drawings, submittals, safety plans and ensures version control.
  • Communicates and supports site procedures, safety protocols, and construction codes.
  • Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts among team members and, if needed, escalates to Project Manager
  • Establishes, presents, and applies project procedures, directives, and bulletins to ensure compliance with organization's policies.
  • Removes project obstacles, resolves design, permitting, easement, and construction issues by communicating with the team, and provides support to review.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in applicable profession, business, or technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • 5+ years' of project support experience.
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Project, Power Point, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive) required.
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Project and Excel; knowledgeable with Pivot Tables preferred.
  • Electric utility experience preferred.
  • Must be local to Southern California.
  • Hybrid work schedule. Able to work from assigned Santa Ana, Redlands, Wildomar, or Pomona office.

The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $100,000. The offered salary will be based on the applicants qualifications, education, experience and work location.

Depending upon your employment status, Hill's comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.

About Hill International

Hill International is a construction consulting firm that provides program and project management, construction management, cost engineering and estimating, quality assurance, inspection, scheduling, risk management and claims avoidance to clients involved in major construction projects worldwide. The company serves a variety of industries, including transportation, power, buildings, industrial, environmental and government. Hill International has managed construction projects on all seven continents, including the construction of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world.
Learn more about Hill International
Size
2,578 employees
Market Cap
$192.9 million
Industry
Net Income
$5.7 million
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
-6.1%
Revenue
$360.2 million
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