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Terracon · 1 day ago

Senior Project Manager

Columbia, SC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm focused on solving engineering and technical challenges. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of complex engineering projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and budget while coordinating with clients and stakeholders.

Civil Engineering

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of a large scale and complex project

Works with client or NAM to define project scope, schedule and budget

Leads interactions with client and stakeholders to ensure their goals are being considered in execution of the work

Design, communicate, and implement a project plan for completing a project

Leads safety efforts including preparation and compliance with approved safety plan

Resolve operational problems and minimize delays

Identify, develop, and gather necessary resources to complete the project

Prepare designs and work specifications; develop schedules, budgets and forecasts; select materials, equipment, project staff, and contractors

Estimate costs, resources, and time required to complete

Prepares forecasts for expenditures and manages scope, schedule to meet budget

Monitor activities, allocate resources, and assign tasks to ensure targets are met

Partner with other departments or offices to secure specialized resources for the project

Conduct project meetings and prepare reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team

Coach and mentor project staff and assist them to solve problems

Coordinates with APR to ensure appropriate oversight is in place and sufficient time allowed for quality reviews

Coordinates with accounting for financial management of business intelligence, invoicing and collections

Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies

Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects

Monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor and promote quality standards and practices

Responsible for providing consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery. Engage APRs on projects at their onset

Begin documented mentoring and application process for Terracon Authorized Project Reviewer certification

Qualification

Budget ManagementRisk ManagementProject ManagementPMP CertificationEngineering DegreeCommunication SkillsTeam LeadershipProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline practices by the Firm including Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology and a minimum of 10 years' related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 14 years' related experience

Valid driver's license with acceptable violation history

Preferred

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred

Professional Engineer (PE), Professional Geologist (PG) or similar professional registration/certification relevant to the type of services and projects being managed

Authorized Project Reviewer status preferred

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Education reimbursement

Various bonus programs

Company

Terracon

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Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned consulting engineering firm providing quality services to clients.

Founded in 1995

Olathe, Kansas, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.terracon.com/about/foundation/

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