Senior Project Manager - Healthcare

Responsibilities

• Maintain primary one-to-one contact with the client.
• Understand the client's needs and goals and that of his/her organization.
• Draft proposals for new projects with existing clients for review and signature of the Principal In Charge of Business and track proposals through award of project.
• Work with client to develop additional work.
• Attend regular design meetings with the client and issue meeting minutes.
• As project manager; lead, organize, and schedule design team staff.
• Organize and direct frequent in-house design meetings.
• Primary responsibility for the approval and oversight of design and construction documents within the applicable area of progressive technical experience including signing and sealing of documents as Engineer or Record.
• Prepare detailed personnel loading by task interfaced with the detailed schedule.
• Cook up coordination with Design Discipline Managers to schedule, plan and assign appropriate personnel.
• Prepare storyboards and detailed project timeline.
• Organize and maintain project design folder.
• Document meetings and telephone conversations.
• Provide quality control to ensure that all of the clients' needs and requests have been accommodated.
• Ensure and coordinate among all of the disciplines involved, including outside consultants.
• Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions to Owner.
• Advise on project billing and assist in collections.
• Supervise and coordinate the submission of documents to the appropriate reviewing authorities (DOI, SCO, DHSR, DFS, IRI, etc.).
• Cook up and attend pre-bid conferences and issue meeting minutes and addenda.
• Conduct bid openings and prepare / issue certified bid tabulation.
• Cook up and coordinate as required to ensure CA phase of the project puts Dewberry in positive standing with Client at all times.
• Perform site visits, inspections activities as required to support the Construction Administration requirements.
• Aid in recruiting, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding new employees to support MEP healthcare practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience required.
• Accomplished Professional Engineer (PE) with 15+ years of experience preferred.
• Knowledgeable of construction process, familiar with AIA contracts.
• Self-motivated with highly developed verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Well organized, with good understanding of healthcare plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and life safety systems with general knowledge of applicable codes, national standards, client design standards, system operation, space requirements, and cost.

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with AIA contracts and construction processes.