Assistant Vice President, Project Manager (Mission Critical/Data Centers)

Overview

Lead multi-disciplinary engineering projects for data centers, managing teams, budgets, and clients.

Key Responsibilities

• client communication
• budget tracking
• quality control
• project scheduling
• team leadership
• business development

Tasks

-Lead and initiate regular communications with clients regarding project status and project quality, and proactively resolve issues -Maintain awareness of project budget maintenance, key performance indicators and forecasting -Implement and manage the kW Quality Control Plan for each project -Schedule and facilitate all project meetings required to successfully coordinate work activity -Lead multi-disciplinary teams of Engineers, Designers and other staff through completion of multiple simultaneous projects ranging from small to large with a wide range of complexities and requirements -Lead and manage business development initiatives including Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals -Proactively track and report workload management throughout the project -Provide strong administrative and technical leadership for the project and maintain all project records and monitor correspondence -Address change management matters promptly and professionally with clients and internal departments -Manage client and subconsultant invoicing -As Team Leader, provide mentoring, assistance, encouragement and motivation to team members and junior Project Managers -Independently prepare project work plans, proposals, and schedules, and obtain management/client approval -Manage relationships with project stakeholders, including internal and external clients and vendors, regulatory authorities and technical agencies, and the public. This involves keeping the stakeholders informed of progress and issues in order to manage expectations on all project requirements and deliverables, and meet the project schedule -Compile a comprehensive and realistic scope of work, and prepare a complete and accurate fee estimate, in a format suitable for obtaining the required management approvals

Requirements

• pmp
• bachelor's
• ms office
• project management
• engineering
• contract negotiation

What You Bring

-Clear, concise, and tactful communication with senior management, clients, peers and staff -Strategic, conceptual analytical thinking and decision-making skills -Administer subconsultant agreements as assigned. Have thorough knowledge of the company's contracts and understanding of all parties involved. -Detail oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines -Adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change -Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including experience making presentations to senior management -Exceptional interpersonal skills -Experience in project planning, cost management and schedule management, and methods of analyzing and reporting project performance on financial and other KPIs -Experience in an engineering consulting environment -Bachelor’s degree -Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management -Project or Program Management Professional certification (i.e., PMP) -Experience negotiating contract terms -10+ years of experience in Project and/or Program Management and experience on large, engineering and/or construction projects? -Familiarity reading drawings and specifications -Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams of project professionals; concurrently managing issues, scope and quality while bringing projects to successful completion within the cost and time requirements -Proficiency with computer office productivity (i.e., MS Office) and project management software tools -Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience

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About Wsp

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