Senior Project Manager

TRC, Member of WSP, is a global consulting environmental and engineering firm and one of the top design firms in the energy sector. Together, TRC and WSP’s 83,000 experts create positive, long-lasting impacts for our communities and our clients in the power and energy, transportation and infrastructure, environmental, and property and buildings sectors. As part of our team, you’ll discover a world of opportunities to connect with innovative thinkers, forge your path, and have fun tackling the world’s most challenging projects.

About the role

The Senior Project Manager (Sr. PM) manages assigned projects from the proposal stage through project completion. The Sr. PM will ensure appropriate resources are assigned to the project and manage resources through the completion and issue of client deliverables on time and on budget as dictated by project scope and schedule. The Sr. PM is responsible for managing project budget and schedule via the change management process and keeping the project accounting system current with project contract value and estimate at completion values. Will be required to direct the activities of a Project Manager, an Associate Project Manager or Project Coordinator. The Sr. PM will maintain a high degree of external and internal customer service via clear and timely verbal and written communication and project reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead large project teams in successful execution of large projects of significant complexity, risk and breadth, acting as primary project advocate and point of communication.
• Execute projects that include multiple site locations and direct a diverse project team located in multiple remote offices and locations.
• Direct the project related activities of a Project Coordinator and/or an Associate Project Manager and Project Manager.
• Project proposal development for projects of significant complexity, including:
  • Ensure a clear understanding by all disciplines of project scope and terms.
  • Facilitate the proposal development including complex project execution plans, estimation, compilation and on-time delivery ensuring all requirements are met.
  • Facilitate a legal review by TRC Legal Staff prior to contract signing.
  • Facilitate competitive quotes for multiple subcontracted service and material procurement.
  • Facilitate contract and/or Master Service Agreements and discussions involving the legal department as needed.
  • Compile project risks and effectively evaluate probability, impact and planning for mitigation and contingency.
  • Plan and develop strategic project cash flows.
• Project resource management including:
  • Ensure adequate resources are assigned to the project.
  • Monitor and report man-hours against budget.
  • Subcontractor management and procurement execution and tracking.
  • Manage multiple resources and coordinate activities across multiple offices.
• Project financial management:
  • Ensure the project’s budgeted costs and profits are met or improved; strategize and implement methodology to increase project margins.
  • Ensure timely and comprehensive change order management.
  • Establish and maintain project cash flows.
  • Facilitate efficient and strategic project billing, working within company’s accounting practices.
  • Implement earned value tracking and cost performance reporting.
• Project schedule management including:
  • Develop and upkeep project schedules for projects of complexity.
  • Understand and schedule project construction including sequencing of critical milestones.
  • Implement and/or direct the development of resource and cash loaded schedules.
• Project administration including:
  • Proper capture and filing of all project documentation including contracts, invoices, meeting minutes, project reports and communications.
• Effectively communicate to the client, project team and TRC management including:
  • Timely and accurate internal and external reporting.
  • Executing effective and efficient project meetings.
  • Ensuring communication between all project disciplines.
• Manage the team through any contract disputes or issues and be the focal point of communication with the client, TRC Management and legal departments.
• Demonstrate safety is a priority via safety leadership, adherence to TRC and client safety policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Business or Construction Management from an accredited school or University.
• 8-15 years’ experience as a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills to deal with internal/external clients.
• Strong attention to detail to quality control the projects and submit required deliverables.
• Experience with appropriate software tools (Microsoft Office, MS Project).
• Demonstrated experience managing successful projects of significant complexity and breadth.
• Knowledge of, and experience with: Project Management, Project Controls, and Construction Management.

Preferred: Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
• 401k package that includes both traditional and Roth IRA options and Company match.
• Paid time off contingent upon full-time or part-time status and level of seniority (ranging from 15 to 25 days per year).
• Minimum of 8 Paid Holidays per year for all full-time employees.
• Paid sick, family, and disability leave in accordance with the laws of the employee’s state of residence.

These benefits are applicable to US employees depending on their employment status (full-time, part-time, or temporary). TRC offers jurisdiction-specific benefit packages for International and Puerto Rico employees.

Pay

Salary Range: USD $121,826.00 - USD $155,002.00 per year.

Employee may be eligible for participation in the Company’s annual Discretionary Bonus Program, contingent on Company, Business Segment, and Individual performance against Key Performance Indicators which vary by year and employee.