Project Manager

About the role

The Wendel Companies is seeking a dynamic, highly motivated professional to join our Project Management Team in our Albany, NY, Middletown, CT, or Williamsville, NY offices.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Affiliate 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
• Affiliate with 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, PTOL, 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

$72,000 - $110,000

Benefits

• Drug-free workplace
• Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer
• VEVRAA federal contractor
• Prioritization of referrals for protected veterans