Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:STRATEGIC

• Assist the Director in the development of the annual plan to guide the Project Management department
• Assist the Director in developing and validating the scope of services and related decisions for large and complex projects during the marketing and contract development process

• Identify business opportunities through client relationships by listening and seeking out new projects that may exist or are being formulated
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with consultants, contractors and jurisdictional/approval agencies
• Participate in the preparation and negotiation of the contractual agreement with the client through inputs to the proposal and business development team
• Participate with management in preparing proposals by assisting the Head of the Proposals department (e.g. in defining project scopes, exclusions, project risks, initial schedules, estimations for man-hours, direct costs, profit margins etc)
• Lead multiple project teams as the Project Manager
• Manage projects (e.g. Complete work plans, identification of project team members, budget, sub-consultants, schedules for completion, fees and costs as well as variation orders etc.)
• Conduct interviews with clients to understand their needs, confirm requirements, obtain information and ensure that all design facets of the projects are correctly scoped; develop an insight on how to proceed with the concept design of the project
• Maintain client relationships throughout projects by keeping clients informed about project progress on a regular basis; initiate and maintain contact with other key project individuals for clarification, coordination and negotiation of critical issues
• Prepare project presentations and lead client presentations as and when required
• Facilitate and conduct in coordination with the Lead Designer, Briefing, Concept, Preliminary, and Detail Designs as well as contract document work sessions with clients, consultants and engineers and assure project inter-disciplinary and quality control coordination
• Review and approve project strategies and engineering guidelines into unified designs for client review and approval
• Ensure consistent communication related to project information between project teams and the respective clients
• Review and ensure tender documents are in compliance with laws laid down by regulatory authorities
• Ensure that the Quality Management Program is initiated and adhered to across project life cycles
• Work with other Project Managers to avoid or eliminate conflicts in schedule due to changes in various projects
• Solve complex project issues by providing team support and assisting in developing solutions to technical issues
• Communicate with consultants, contractors, sub-consultants and other disciplines to ensure project details are carried out including technical issues
• Foster and maintain a collaborative atmosphere with all sections of the Design department
• Ensure smooth management of all correspondence with clients, sub-consultants and contractors
• Ensure proper project filling, and document storage management in line with company procedures
• Prepare and collate the Project Execution Plan and ensure the correct and consistent BIM Management Plan has been adopted and included in the Information Exchange strategy.

• Develop and maintain a motivated and stable team
• Conduct performance evaluations for staff and take decisions on career movements
• Identify training and development needs for the staff and agree on the training and development plans
• Work with Director and Human Resources to identify a succession plan for all key resources within the team
• Coach and mentor resources to take on higher responsibilities within the firm

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