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WSP in the U.S. · 21 hours ago

Senior Project Manager (Mission Critical/Data Centers)

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$101K/yr - $175K/yr

7+ years exp

WSP is a high-performance consulting engineering firm specializing in designing data centers and mission critical environments. The Senior Project Manager will lead diverse engineering teams through project initiation to completion, managing client communications, proposals, budgets, and project closeout.

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Responsibilities

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

Independently prepare project work plans, proposals, and schedules, and obtain management/client approval

Lead and initiate regular communications with clients regarding project status and project quality, and proactively resolve issues

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

Address change management matters promptly and professionally with clients and internal departments

Maintain awareness of project budget maintenance, key performance indicators and forecasting

Lead and manage business development initiatives including Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals

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

As Team Leader, provide mentoring, assistance, encouragement and motivation to team members and junior Project Managers

Provide strong administrative and technical leadership for the project and maintain all project records and monitor correspondence

Schedule and facilitate all project meetings required to successfully coordinate work activity

Administer subconsultant agreements as assigned. Have thorough knowledge of the company's contracts and understanding of all parties involved

Implement and manage the kW Quality Control Plan for each project

Proactively track and report workload management throughout the project

Manage client and subconsultant invoicing

Qualification

Client CommunicationProject ManagementTeam LeadershipBudget ManagementContract NegotiationProject PlanningAnalytical ThinkingMS Office ProficiencyReading DrawingsInterpersonal SkillsAdaptabilityDetail OrientedPresentation Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree

7+ years of experience in Project and/or Program Management and experience on large, engineering and/or construction projects?

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

Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including experience making presentations to senior management

Exceptional interpersonal skills

Ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience

Clear, concise, and tactful communication with senior management, clients, peers and staff

Strategic, conceptual analytical thinking and decision-making skills

Adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change

Experience negotiating contract terms

Proficiency with computer office productivity (i.e., MS Office) and project management software tools

Detail oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

Familiarity reading drawings and specifications

Preferred

Project or Program Management Professional certification (i.e., PMP)

Experience in an engineering consulting environment

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, project management

Experience in project planning, cost management and schedule management, and methods of analyzing and reporting project performance on financial and other KPIs