Senior Project Manager

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following: 

• Manages and supports project teams consisting of 5-10 staff members including Project Coordinators, Project Engineers, Assistant Project Managers, Project Managers, and Superintendents.  

• Plans the projects in order to accomplish its goals within constraints such as schedule, cost and agreed quality standards. 

• Defines project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. 

• Manages communication and sets project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely fashion and on an ongoing basis. 

• Estimates the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals. 

• Attends design meetings and provides constructability comments and direction on drawings. 

• Responsible for drafting and submitting budget proposals and recommends subsequent budget changes as necessary. 

• Negotiate and execute contracts and change orders for subcontractors and consultants. 

• Determines and assesses need for staffing and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments, if necessary, during project cycle. 

• Delegates tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel. 

• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within the project team. 

• Plans and schedules project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools. 

• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations. 

• Determines the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas. 

• Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifies potential crises, and devises contingency plans.  

• Defines project success criteria and disseminates them to involved parties throughout project life cycle. 

• Coaches, mentors, motivates and supervises project team members and contractors, and influences them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work. 

• Managers and conducts performance evaluations for direct reports. 

• Builds, develops, and grows any business relationships vital to the success of the project. 

• Conducts project postmortems and creates a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements. 

• Develops best practices and tools for project execution and management.  

• Physically able to participate in training sessions, presentations, and meetings. 

• 10+ years of experience in project/development manager. 

• Associates Degree or higher in Project Management or related field. 

• Demonstrated knowledge of construction and building codes required. 

• Proficiency in MS Project, MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Windows. 

• Ability to guide, direct, and coordinate a department with five or more employees. 

• Demonstrated ability to effectively run a department in an efficient manner. 

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret prints, architectural drawings, financial and job cost reports. 

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or clarifications from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. 

• Excellent knowledge of the industry and trends impacting the business. 

• Excellent customer service orientation and excellent interpersonal skills. 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. 

• Ability to travel for the purpose of meeting with clients, stakeholders, or off-site personnel/management.