Project Manager - DC Inspections

About the Role

IBTS is seeking a highly qualified and experienced Non-IT Project Manager with strong experience in the construction industry to join our team. This hybrid position includes hands-on project management responsibilities for current programs, providing comprehensive oversight for current and future initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely deliverables per client requirements.
• Oversee report generation and quality assurance of all report submissions.
• Maintain ongoing relationships with clients, teaming partners, subcontractors, and government personnel.
• Supervise Project Assistants.
• Organize and develop programs to support the organization’s strategic direction, including creating and managing long-term goals.
• Set program controls, governance, and standards.
• Provide strategic, technical, operational, financial, and managerial leadership for successful project implementation.
• Oversee business development initiatives and develop strategic partnerships to grow contract business.
• Develop and monitor budgets for projects and overall programs.
• Conduct requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, and schedule/financial data monitoring and reporting.
• Manage and submit reports and program documentation throughout the project lifecycle; analyze program risks.
• Provide regular updates to clients, stakeholders, and executives on project progress and performance.
• Manage teams with diverse talents and responsibilities across different geographic locations.
• Ensure projects deliver specified results and meet quality expectations.
• Leverage industry best practices to achieve optimum contract performance.
• Identify and mitigate project risks to avoid delays and cost overruns.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school in an engineering or architecture-related technical field (preferred).
• 5 years of project management experience, including managing projects ranging in size from $10K to $1M and IDIQ contracts.
• Certified Building Official (CBO) certification (required).
• Licensed Engineer (PE), Registered Architect, or ICC Master Code Professional (MCP) (preferred).
• PMP certification or ability to achieve within 12 months of start date.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent project management platforms/tools.
• Ability to meet eligibility requirements for U.S. citizenship, government passes, and access to Federal installations.
• Demonstrated success in providing exceptional customer service and managing high-visibility client programs.
• Experience interfacing with senior executive stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work independently or in a team environment with strong collaboration skills.
• Experience working with team partners and overseeing subcontractors.
• Knowledge of project management methodology, performance evaluation, and change management principles.
• Direct experience managing multi-task contracts and subcontracts of varying complexity.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a proven ability to develop, mentor, and lead professional staff.
• Experience working in the public sector (a strong plus).

Personal Qualities

• Strategic and innovative thinking.
• Professional and effective interpersonal skills.
• Delegation with team accountability.
• Risk evaluation, management, and mitigation.
• Relationship building (internal and external).

Additional Details

• Travel required: up to 25%, primarily local (currently to Washington, DC).
• Hybrid position with occasional work at the Ashburn, VA headquarters.

About IBTS

The Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing unbiased professional building code compliance services. Our mission is to deliver quality services to meet governance challenges while enhancing public safety, economic development, and community welfare. Services include Building and Community Development, Energy and Sustainability, Disaster Planning and Recovery, Quality Assurance, and Compliance and Risk Monitoring. IBTS is headquartered in Ashburn, VA, with additional offices in Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC.