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Project Manager (Mission Critical)

Woolpert · Chicago, IL · 2 wk ago
Project Management$118k–$148k/yrFull-time

Position Overview

Woolpert is seeking a Project Manager for our Mission Critical Project Management team. This position would be aligned with our offices located in Chicago, IL, New York, NY and/or Pittsburgh, PA and would support full-time in-person/hybrid, and remote working arrangements.

What You Will Do:

  • Lead and facilitate the overall cross-functional project team.
  • Oversee the quality of deliverables prepared by team members, including, but not limited to, fee plans, work plans, risk mitigation plans, and contracts.
  • Resolve issues impacting project objectives.
  • Lead or support team in scope and budget/pricing development for proposals and dynamic project planning.
  • Support client relationships and business development in support of strategic business plan.
  • Act as key point of internal contact for communication. Identify plan vs. actual performance variances.
  • Promotes SNHA, A Woolpert Company and parent company Woolpert as an industry leader for mission critical practice and service(s) with new and existing clients
  • Project Managers to work with Market Leads in negotiation of project schedule, fee, scope and contract terms for complex, multidiscipline projects.
  • Identify, address and resolve any project issues impacting client goals, objectives and/or client satisfaction
  • Defines and communicates client needs and expectations
  • Ensures continuous stakeholder (client, client’s manager, etc.) communications addressing, resolving and anticipating project issues

What You Will Bring:

  • Active Professional Registration (Licensed Architect or Licensed Engineer) is desired.
  • Minimum of 10 years related Architectural, Engineering, or Construction industry experience required, PMP Certification preferred
  • Experience in mission-critical or data center environments, or projects of equivalent complexity and scale (approximately 400,000 square feet), are strongly preferred.
  • Ideal candidate will have experience with multi-disciplinary projects including mission-critical, such as airports, healthcare facilities, large transportation terminals, semiconductor facilities, or projects of equivalent complexity and scale
  • Strong understanding of project management fundamentals and ability to facilitate technical discussions when needed
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to negotiate, influence and manage risk
  • Be able to effectively communicate in both internal and external relationships for all essential job functions
  • Be able to make sound decisions/recommendations based on the evaluation and synthesis of project information and data
  • Must be able to travel for local, regional, and national clients and projects

Benefits You Will Love

  • Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world.
  • With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you’ll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world.
  • In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:
    • Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
    • Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
    • Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
    • Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
    • Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
    • Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!

Pay Range

$118,200 - $147,800 USD

Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

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To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via email, the internet, or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

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