Senior Project Manager - Design and Construction

About the role

This position is an employee of Stanford University, providing support to the Department of Energy (DOE) contract at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The Design and Construction Services (DCS) group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to deliver world-class design and construction of facilities and infrastructure projects in support of world-changing scientific research.

Responsibilities

• Perform the full range of project management cycle on assigned project control accounts, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing of all responsible WBS activities.
• Independently lead and direct work scopes and deliverables that involve functional integrations with multiple engineering systems and disciplines.
• Develop and manage critical paths and schedules.
• Manage projects to ensure the project meets its deliverables within cost, schedule, and technical expectations.
• Direct development of project execution plan, communication plan and acquisition strategy plans.
• Responsible for development of resources plan for assigned project control accounts, including level of effort for management, supporting labor, materials, and time required to complete the assigned project control accounts.
• Facilitate discussions and negotiations between SLAC stakeholders to drive consensus on project design and operation requirements.
• Perform technical oversight of the project.
• Oversee the work of subcontractors and Architects/Engineers consultants to successfully complete the assigned project control accounts.
• Ensure that project requirements are captured and the design meets the program requirements as established by the project stakeholders and approved project documentation.
• Develop and maintain project documentation.
• Organize and prioritize the work of the project team.
• Utilize approved project management system, processes and tools during design and construction to ensure alignment with SLAC Project Portfolio Management Office's and DOE's reporting requirements from an overall Project Status and Quality Assurance perspective.
• Ensure the use of standard DOE O 413.3B project management tools.
• Organize and hold design readiness and technical reviews.
• Identify and manage responsible project accounts’ risks and actively monitor mitigation measures to control cost, schedule, and scope.
• Identify and manage project risks and make critical decisions.
• Integrate Environmental Safety & Health (ES&H) considerations in planning, design and construction of facilities.
• Ensure implementation of SLAC ES&H policy and best practices in construction.
• Ultimately responsible for general contractor activities such as safety, configuration, cost and schedule control on assigned project control accounts.
• Execute the project in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other applicable ES&H rules and regulations.
• Establish staffing needs and manage project resource requests.
• Foster a culture of safety and respect.
• Ensure that construction conforms to SLAC policies and engineering specifications under very dynamic working conditions.
• Interacts with DOE SLAC Site Office representatives along with the Project Director or Infrastructure System Manager to convey status of the project and proactively communicate challenges as they arise.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management (with a focus on infrastructure projects), or related field and at least 5 years of work experience, with 7 to 9 years preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience shall be serving as a project leader with direct responsibility of at least $10M of scope and direct experience on: Providing project management and leadership on delivering major electrical, mechanical and civil infrastructure scope of mission critical projects with complex engineering design, extensive interfaces, and restricted construction work windows.
• Delivering construction projects using design-build, design-bid-build and CM/GC methods.
• Overseeing single contract procurement of over $10M, from the sources sought phase to RFP development, vendor selection and contract negotiations, contract award and vendor performance management, change control, and contract closeout phases.
• Utilizing Primavera P6, MS Project, AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, SharePoint or other software to enhance collaboration during design review, control and streamline design and construction processes, and reduce construction conflicts and schedule uncertainty.
• Utilizing AACE estimate classifications, design maturity and risk assessments to develop cost and schedule contingency.

Qualifications

• Highly effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences and be able to convey complex technical information and project objectives to various audiences, including: clients or owner’s representative, Authority Have Jurisdiction (AHJ), construction contractors, architects and engineers and financial and contracting personnel.
• Able to maintain positive interpersonal relationships, balance customer expectations with project reality, and successfully guide decision-making to achieve project goals and deadlines.
• Strong commitment to improving construction quality and safety by investing in front end planning, applying safety by design principles, embracing peer review processes and actively sharing and applying lessons learned.
• A can-do spirit and demonstrate resilience, respect, and practical problem-solving skills under stressful and uncertain situations.
• Demonstrate a passion for doing it right the first time.

Skills

• Working knowledge in implementing project management practices required by DOE Order 413.3 Program and Project Management for Acquisition of Capital Assets, to include project planning, budgeting, scheduling, cost estimating, risk management, and performance management.
• Manage project finances and plan strategic fiscal spending.
• Establish technical and administrative controls and monitoring to ensure the project is executed within the approved cost, schedule, and technical scope.
• Balance the demand for project quality, scope, schedule, and cost.
• Experience with Earned Value Management Systems in a project and/or construction environment.
• Experience with managing multi-year public-funded construction projects that are subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
• Knowledge of California Building Codes, electrical and mechanical design standards, local environmental standards and practices and industrial and construction safety standards.
• Familiarity with design and construction of high voltage and medium voltage electrical transmission and distribution system as well as electrical SCADA systems.
• Familiarity with sustainable design and construction approaches to reduce project's carbon footprint.

Benefits

SLAC offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additionally, SLAC provides generous paid time off, flexible work arrangements, and professional development opportunities.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $180,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The position is full-time and is expected to work a standard 40-hour workweek. However, the exact schedule may vary depending on the project and department needs.