Senior Project Manager - Utility Infrastructure - Columbus

Columbus, OH, United States

Overview:

When you join American Structurepoint, you gain more than a career. You become part of a family of talented, passionate, good-hearted people who take pride in going the extra mile for our clients. At American Structurepoint, we are known for making the impossible happen for clients across the world who want help building and bettering their communities. We live by our values- excellence, respect, integrity innovation, and social responsibility. We encourage our experts to try new things and explore new ideas that turn our client's dreams into reality, even if those ideas are unconventional. We invest in our people by offering excellent benefits and training, development, and mentorship opportunities that lead to a rewarding career path. If you are ready for?more than a career, we invite you to explore opportunities to join our team and help us improve the quality of life for the communities we serve.

Group: Utility Infrastructure

Position: Senior Project Manager

Location: Columbus, OH

We are looking for a talented engineer who is looking for the opportunity to work on exciting projects in our Indianapolis, IN office. In this role you will be a part of a large and experienced team and contribute to utility infrastructure designs and mentoring of less seasoned staff members as we contiue our growth. Our ideal candidate is self-motivated with a strong technical background. 10+ years of engineering experience is required. Effective verbal and written communication skills are essential for client interaction and career advancement. Must be a registered Professional Engineer in Iohio.

Responsibilities:

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

Prepare proposals, fee justifications, and contracts for each project in conjunction with the Team Leader, Group Leader, and Principal-in-Charge

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

Monitor and control the project financial plan, review project cost sheets, and prepare monthly invoices for each project

Prepare monthly cost/profit analysis and billing projections for each project

Coordinate with the Team Leader and other project managers for allocation of personnel to staff each project

Coordinate each project with other departments schedules through the Team Leader and Group Leader. Ensure productivity and cooperation among the project team.

Coordinate each project with subconsultants work schedules

Aggressively seek additional compensation for work outside the original scope of each project. Prepare contract amendments as necessary.

Serve as representative of firm at all required project meetings, presentations, and public hearings, and prepare documentation of items discussed

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

Maintain design book and correspondence file for each project

Monitor electronic file and plan organization and archiving

Technical Leadership:

Direct and coordinate activities of design engineers and technicians to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget

Mentor and provide direct hands-on assistance when teaching new design elements, oral and writing skills to design engineers and technicians

Identify project roadblocks and obtain assistance in resolving them

Stay current with design manuals and project development procedures

Attend seminars and continuing education to enhance skills in relevant disciplines

Quality Assurance:

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

Review the final design drawings and computations prepared by design engineers and technicians for completeness and accuracy prior to every submittal

Review work that is performed by other departments and/or subconsultants to insure satisfactory performance

Respond to construction-related problems as quickly as possible

Client Coordination:

Maintain positive relationships with clients to resolve all project questions such as project scope, design exceptions, project development process, schedule, extra work, and billings

Be responsive to all client requests

Look for new opportunities with existing clients

Provide support for business development sales force

Performance Measures:

Successful completion of projects

Quality scores of projects

Profitability of projects

Level of client relationships maintained

Qualifications: Registered engineer with 7+ years of diversified Utility Infrastructure experience

Experience in utility infrastructure engineering and construction projects (drinking water, wastewater, stormwater)

Proven project management abilities resulting in on-time and on-budget delivery, along with maximizing profitability

Strong written and verbal communication skills