Assistant Vice President, Project Manager (Mission Critical/Data Centers)

About the role

kW Mission Critical Engineering, a WSP company, is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Project Manager for our Atlanta, GA, Milwaukee, WI, or Troy, NY office.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams of Engineers, Designers and other staff through completion of multiple simultaneous projects ranging from small to large with a wide range of complexities and requirements
• Independently prepare project work plans, proposals, and schedules, and obtain management/client approval
• Lead and initiate regular communications with clients regarding project status and project quality, and proactively resolve issues
• Manage relationships with project stakeholders, including internal and external clients and vendors, regulatory authorities and technical agencies, and the public
• Increase awareness of project budget maintenance, key performance indicators and forecasting
• Lead and manage business development initiatives including Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals
• Compile a comprehensive and realistic scope of work, and prepare a complete and accurate fee estimate, in a format suitable for obtaining the required management approvals
• Provide strong administrative and technical leadership for the project and maintain all project records and monitor correspondence
• Schedule and facilitate all project meetings required to successfully coordinate work activity
• Administer subconsultant agreements as assigned
• Implement and manage the kW Quality Control Plan for each project
• Proactively track and report workload management throughout the project
• Manage client and subconsultant invoicing

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of experience in Project and/or Program Management and experience on large, engineering and/or construction projects
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams of project professionals; concurrently managing issues, scope and quality while bringing projects to successful completion within the cost and time requirements
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including experience making presentations to senior management
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience
• Clear, concise, and tactful communication with senior management, clients, peers and staff
• Strategic, conceptual analytical thinking and decision-making skills
• Adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change
• Experience negotiating contract terms
• Proficiency with computer office productivity (i.e., MS Office) and project management software tools
• Detail oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Familiarity reading drawings and specifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Project or Program Management Professional certification (i.e., PMP)
• Experience in an engineering consulting environment
• Experience in project planning, cost management and schedule management, and methods of analyzing and reporting project performance on financial and other KPIs