Senior Project Manager

About the role

Project Control is a program and project management firm and a subsidiary of Raba Kistner. Our purpose is to build a better and more sustainable world for our employees, their families, our clients, and the communities we serve. Our core values are community, integrity, passion, quality, and growth.

Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Project Control team in the Dallas, TX area. This role focuses primarily on project performance, with a significant portion dedicated to leading project teams and ensuring effective outcomes. A portion of time is also spent on marketplace activities, staying engaged with industry trends and business development.

• Oversee all aspects of project performance, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards are met.
• Provide strategic client advice and act as the primary advocate for owner interests.
• Lead project teams, set direction, and ensure high standards for deliverables and documentation.
• Manage procurement and contract negotiations with architects, engineers, contractors, and vendors.
• Mentor and develop staff, ensuring growth and professional development within the team.
• Contribute to firm growth through business development, networking, and maintaining client relationships.
• Oversee project finances, invoicing, forecasting, and profitability.
• Support marketing efforts including proposals, qualifications, and firm visibility.
• Travel to project sites and client offices as needed, ensuring alignment across all stakeholders.
• Understand, adhere and participate in the Raba Kistner Health and Safety and (BBS) Programs and set a good safety example
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field, or equivalent experience. Minimum 10 years of project management experience, with at least 5 years in an Owner’s Rep or similar role.

• Proven expertise in client advocacy, strategic negotiations, and leading AEC teams on complex projects.
• Strong leadership, communication, and mentoring skills, with a focus on quality internal work and strategic project approaches.
• Experience as a doer-seller, with a track record of building client relationships and securing new business opportunities
• Possess a valid driver’s license within the applicable jurisdiction and meet company’s auto insurability requirements
• Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, PowerPoint, etc.) and Microsoft Project.

Work Environment

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee may continuously stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear; regularly drive vehicle short and/or long distances; frequently climb or balance, stoop, kneel or crawl, taste or smell; occasionally use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with or without assistance.

Vision requirements include close, distance, peripheral, depth, and ability to adjust focus. May occasionally work near moving mechanical parts, work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, wet or humid conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. Noise level for this position is moderate.

This position may require protracted or irregular hours. Work may require out-of-town/overnight travel to Raba Kistner offices, client offices, and project locations. Flexibility to work irregular hours is necessary due to client needs.