Portfolio Manager

Responsibilities

• Aid the Engineer of Projects (EOP) with the setup, execution, and closeout of all projects within the assigned portfolio.
• Work effectively with the team members assigned to projects.
• Coordinate with the project team to develop effective work breakdown structures.
• Solicit project team input and prepare/revise project delivery plans (proposals to the Line Department) that will document scope, deliverables, resources, schedules, and costs.
• Review project delivery plans against existing project authorizations, the agency’s cost pro-forma, and historical project cost and schedule performance. Follow-up with the project team to reconcile or justify any variances.
• Track timely approval of project delivery plans and coordinate prompt resolution to any comments.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (primarily cost, aging accruals, schedule, MWBE participation and risk performance), identify variances and trends, and provide recommendations.
• Prepare expenditure forecasts.
• Facilitate and participate in meetings, documenting key notes and action items.
• Solicit, communicate, and document progress updates for all projects within the assigned portfolio.
• Support the EOP and Chief Engineer's Office with Capital Planning and Board items.
• Assist in the development of supporting materials (illustrations, tables, etc.).
• Participate in the development and implementation of project delivery policies and procedures, as required.
• Establish and maintain electronic data library of all working and completed documents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in progressively more responsible positions in the development and delivery of Architectural/Engineering projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing a variety of capital projects that involve significant design and construction elements, including the monitoring and reporting of cost forecasts against budgets and the management of project schedules.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, work independently, and prioritize work.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of Project management systems and platforms including Primavera (P6, and Risk Analysis).
• Superior oral and written communication and presentation skills including experience making presentations in front of large client groups and upper management staff and communicating effectively with executive staff.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, negotiation and problem solving and decision-making skills.

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation, medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life/AD and D, 401K, and paid time off in addition to great career growth opportunities.

Company Information

Cube Root Corporation is a Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and certified 8 (a) small business headquartered in the heart of Washington, DC. We specialize in construction management, program and project planning, project management, program management, facilities management and engineering services. Our passion is to provide professional advice to policy makers, developers, fellow engineers and others in facilities planning, design and construction. As a company and as individuals, we are committed to the highest ethical standards and hold ourselves accountable to our clients, but most importantly to the communities that depend on our work. We take on big challenges and are committed to seeing them through to a successful conclusion. We are also proud of our commitment to expand opportunities for people in underrepresented communities.