Water Facilities Construction Project Manager-2603270RV11

About the role

Ardmore Roderick is a full-service infrastructure solutions firm specializing in Utilities, Transportation, Aviation, Rail and Transit, Building and Facilities Projects. We are headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas. Our Vision is to reimagine infrastructure to improve lives and communities, and our Mission is to transform communities by empowering the best minds to deliver innovative infrastructure solutions. Our Values include Caring, Excellence, Impact, Innovation, Inclusion, and Safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent the Chicago Department of Water Management (DWM) with oversight of construction of a range of CIP projects
• Serve as the construction manager responsible for supporting DWM with providing oversight on improvement to major water system facilities that include water purification plants; intake structures; pumping stations; reservoirs; hydraulic structures; buildings/structures and large conveyance for raw and finished water supply tunnels
• Manage construction of water facilities with multi-disciplinary improvements (e.g., electrical, mechanical, structural, processes and architectural)
• Provide oversight regarding electrical/mechanical equipment commissioning
• Manage project teams and monitors consultants’ compliance with contractual commitments
• Manage the process of hiring a resident engineer who are a part of on call engineering firms and field inspectors to oversee the construction of projects
• Work in conjunction with the resident engineer to ensure that the work is being executed and performed with the contract documents
• May manage all phases of construction projects (from beginning to close out)
• Manage the schedule and budget of projects
• Coordinate and communicate project progress with the client
• Facilitate and resolve project issues and scope changes with design team and the client
• Monitor and report financial and completion status of projects to client
• Receive technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects
• Manage one or more moderately complex design projects, involving coordination of multiple engineering disciplines, consultants and/or various agencies
• Supervise other engineering and technical staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, structural, mechanical engineering or a related discipline and 6+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in large municipal capital improvement programs with design-bid-build delivery mechanism
• Proven interpersonal skills, including client interaction, public speaking and persuasive ability
• Strong project financial management skills
• Ability to lead diverse, multi-disciplined teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Have a team player mindset with the ability to communicate proficiently in written and verbal forms
• Good to great organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineering license in Illinois or the ability to obtain one within first 6 months of employment
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• 10-15+ years of progressive experience in Water/Wastewater Facilities as an engineer and project manager
• Experience with managing and collaborating with large joint venture projects
• Previous experience with water infrastructure projects
• Experience working on municipal projects