Project Manager - Mission Critical (Boston)

About the Role

Burns & McDonnell is a company comprised of more than 14,000 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists, consultants, and entrepreneurs with offices across the country and throughout the world. Our Mission Critical team, ranked #1 by the ENR in 2023, offers exciting opportunities for those interested in growing their careers in high-tech building design and construction, specifically focused on mission-critical data center projects. This role hires directly into our Mission Critical team, part of a multibillion-dollar industry experiencing exponential growth. The position involves managing and coordinating the activities of several engineering disciplines on mission-critical projects, requiring an experienced individual capable of solving complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and direct engineering projects, ensuring overall safety, cost, schedule, and quality.
• Ensure the project review process and other quality control guidelines are followed.
• Establish project teams, coordinate activities of multiple disciplines, and ensure efficient, cost-effective staff utilization.
• Execute complex assignments using advanced techniques to develop new or improved processes, equipment, or technological methods.
• Develop and evaluate plans for major projects; assess feasibility or soundness of proposed applications when data is insufficient.
• Coordinate departmental or divisional project studies, reports, or design assignments.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to less experienced staff members.
• Regularly meet and correspond with clients or outside personnel.
• Handle some marketing responsibilities and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or architecture from an accredited program.
• Minimum 7 years of related experience (completion of a master's degree in a related field may substitute for one year of experience).
• At least 3 years of project management experience in the mission-critical industry.
• Demonstrated success in project management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to apply intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
• Capability to devise new approaches to problems encountered.
• Previous consulting experience preferred.
• Professional engineer (PE) license strongly preferred.

Benefits

Our extensive benefits package supports your well-being so you can focus on your work. Benefits include insurance, disability coverage, time off, and wellness programs. Eligible employees participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in addition to our 401(k) retirement program.

Travel: Yes, up to 10% of the time.