Senior Project Manager

About the 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 defining project 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 while demonstrating a proactive approach and commitment to customer service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Supervise project staff and provide direction to a large and diverse project team.
• Direct the development of project goals, work plans, timelines, 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 strategies to encourage stakeholder and community awareness, and secure support.
• Identify project partners and contribute to team collaboration and effective communication.
• Contribute to understanding and achieving the client’s desired project outcomes, identifying opportunities to add value.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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

• Primarily works in an indoor office environment using computers and standard office equipment.
• Essential tasks include working on a computer and speaking on the telephone.
• May require working on-site, including climbing ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, or poles, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• May involve sitting, standing for long periods, walking, carrying, pushing, stooping, crouching, and pulling.