Senior Project Manager - Road - Akron, OH

Description

• Maintain design book and correspondence file for each project
• Attend seminars and continuing education to enhance skills in relevant disciplines
• Stay current with design manuals and project development procedures
• Establish a project work plan for each project which includes essential elements of the project with major milestones and potential roadblocks, the project schedule, and the financial plan that includes the project budget, a man-hour utilization forecast, and a billing forecast
• Supervise the work of all project personnel to ensure that each project meets the highest professional standards, follows the established quality assurance plan, and maintains the established budget and schedule
• Prepare proposals, fee justifications, and contracts for each project in conjunction with the Team Leader, Group Leader, and Principal-in-Charge
• Identify project roadblocks and obtain assistance in resolving them
• Serve as representative of firm at all required project meetings, presentations, and public hearings, and prepare documentation of items discussed
• Prepare monthly cost/profit analysis and billing projections for each project
• Maintain positive relationships with clients to resolve all project questions such as project scope, design exceptions, project development process, schedule, extra work, and billings
• Review work that is performed by other departments and/or subconsultants to insure satisfactory performance
• Perform an in depth review of all the essential elements of each project and update the project work plan near the completion of each major milestone
• Mentor and provide direct hands-on assistance when teaching new design elements, oral and writing skills to design engineers and technicians
• Monitor and control the project financial plan, review project cost sheets, and prepare monthly invoices for each project
• Be responsive to all client requests
• Review the final design drawings and computations prepared by design engineers and technicians for completeness and accuracy prior to every submittal
• Coordinate each project with other department’s schedules through the Team Leader and Group Leader. Ensure productivity and cooperation among the project team.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate all activities of the project to ensure that goals or objectives of these projects are accomplished within prescribed funding and schedule parameters
• Coordinate with the Team Leader and other project managers for allocation of personnel to staff each project
• Direct and coordinate activities of design engineers and technicians to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget
• Monitor electronic file and plan organization and archiving
• Coordinate each project with subconsultant’s work schedules
• Aggressively seek additional compensation for work outside the original scope of each project. Prepare contract amendments as necessary.
• Look for new opportunities with existing clients
• Provide support for business development sales force

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a PM desired
• Successful completion of projects
• PE certification required
• Respond to construction-related problems as quickly as possible
• 10+ years of experience working on/leading ODOT projects
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance