Senior Program Manager

Reporting to: Office Director

Overview of Role

The Senior Project Manager will act as the client’s representative in managing a project through its design stages from concept through construction within the client’s time and value constraints. The role involves planning and overseeing undertakings with defined goals, work plans, timelines, and implementation strategies to meet client needs. The ideal candidate will identify opportunities to add value and ensure successful project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Supervise project staff and provide direction to a large and diverse project team.
• Direct the development of project goals, work plans, timeliness, and implementation strategies.
• Manage and account for project budgets and contracts.
• Identify and coordinate with program committees and advisory groups.
• Administer project budgets, authorize expenditures, develop, and monitor contracts.
• Train and advise staff, project advocates, and program participants.
• Plan, facilitate, and conduct meetings.
• Measure, evaluate, and communicate project performance.
• Identify decision-making issues and key stakeholders; develop and implement strategies to encourage stakeholder and community awareness and support.
• Identify project partners.
• Contribute to team performance through collaboration and effective communication.
• Understand the client’s desired project outcomes and identify opportunities to add value.
• Accomplish other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proactive approach and commitment to delivering customer service excellence.

Requirements

• 4-year college degree in architecture, construction management, or engineering science (or substitute experience).
• 5–10 years of relevant experience managing staff, including project professionals and/or technicians.
• Experience managing major projects, including development of project scope, goals, work plans, timelines, and implementation strategies.
• Experience developing measurement processes/methods for assessing progress toward goals and project outcomes.
• Prior experience developing and monitoring contracts.

Skills

• Expertise in project management, including planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of large, complex projects.
• Strong communication skills.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Often work in an indoor office environment using computers and standard office machines.
• Essential tasks include working on a computer and speaking on a telephone.
• May work on-site, including ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and similar structures, requiring body agility and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• May require prolonged sitting, standing, walking, carrying, pushing, stooping, crouching, and pulling.