Senior Project Manager

Role Position

At Salas O'Brien we tell our clients that we're engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That's why we're committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career-and they'll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us:

Founded in 1975, Salas O'Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow's requirements are today's opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Job Summary: The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the planning and successful completion of client projects. Additional responsibilities include responding to requests for proposals, serving as a liaison between the client and project team, and providing feedback on the performance of assigned team members.

Key performance objectives in order of priority with ideal time allocation are:

1. Leading project delivery to achieve targets for profitability and repeat business via satisfied and enthused customers.

2. Growing the business through identifying and obtaining project opportunities with current and new clients.

60%

15%

3. Coaching project team members to develop leaders who model our core values and possess the technical and business acumen to deliver project excellence.

15%

Note: Ten percent of time is reserved for ancillary responsibilities, interruptions, and unplanned activities.

In this role, you will:

The responsibilities listed are fundamental to the position and must be performed successfully to achieve the key performance objectives of the role. Other responsibilities may be assigned.

• Serves as Salas O'Brien liaison to the client and is the first point of contact for addressing all project-related questions, interpreting contract documents, clarifying and resolving project design issues, changes in scope of work, quality concerns or project delays.
• Completes performance evaluations on project team members and assists with identifying professional development opportunities and succession

planning including career planning, mentoring, and developing the next generation of leaders.

• Fosters an environment that encourages and rewards excellence, teamwork, personal accountability, and productivity.
• Responsible for assigned account management plans by maintaining regular contact with clients and proactively seeking referrals for new business opportunities.

Skills/abilities:

• Good interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills. Strong organizational and time management skills to handle multiple tasks and various managers in a fast-paced environment.
• Coordinates Request for Proposal (RFP) responses and assists with establishing a program for potential projects that meet the client's needs.
• Reviewing the client's RFP with the Department Manager or Discipline Lead, interpreting the scope of work, and providing an initial Project Execution Plan.
• Developing the design budget by gathering discipline and outside consultant estimates, if necessary, and determining other project expenses.
• Developing the project schedule with input from the team and Director of Operations.
• Lead an Associate Project Manager to monitoring project progress, addressing any issues that arise, and ensuring that all project milestones are successfully met.
• Creating a first draft of the client's proposal for review by the Account Manager and project team to ensure the proposal meets the client's needs.
• Participating in client presentations and closing the opportunity.
• Receives all incoming project information and distributes to the team and outside consultants; works with Department Managers to determine resource requirements and facilitates schedule coordination with all disciplines.
• Leads project meetings with discipline leads; ensures all information discussed with the client has been accurately documented and communicated to the appropriate parties.
• Ensures all communication originated from team members with the client's representatives, contractors, and outside consultants is properly. documented, communicated to the client, and kept in a central project file.
• Monitors engineering and construction and capital budgets as required and holds project team accountable for schedule progress, package delivery dates and successfully meeting project milestones.
• Tracks weekly progress of project percentage completion to budget, controls progress to keep project within budget and provides team members, the Plus Group Management and accounting with updated status reports.
• Communicates plan and schedule changes, alternate work assignments, changes orders and scope revisions to the project team and client.
• Ensures all Quality Assurance and Control Procedures are implemented and followed by the project team; monitors outcomes and takes corrective action, as required.
• Reviews and approves customer invoices. Follows up and resolves disputed charges or late payment issues.
• Determines approval of change order requests, reviews construction documents, original contracts, and the basis for the change order.
• Evaluates engineering and construction change order requests against construction documents, original contracts, and supplemental agreements.
• Represents Salas O'Brien in contract interpretation, negotiates additional fees and prepares required documents to communicate and confirm changes with all parties.
• Approves overtime in coordination with Salas O'Brien Management for work associated with specific project needs.
• Maintains administrative control over terms of terms of agreement, changes in agreement scope, billing process, settlement, and project safety.
• Develops proposal pricing strategy early in the proposal process with company Presidents.
• Follows the Salas O'Brien Proposal Flow Process.

Education/Experience:

• Four-year degree in Engineering or related field and/or 10 or more years' experience in the field of engineering which includes, but is not limited to, leadership in the Chemicals, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, or Pharmaceutical industries preferred.
• Eight plus years' experience in a Project Management Role
• Experience working in a team environment of a multi-discipline engineering firm is preferred, but not required.

Software:

• Advanced skills with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access and PowerPoint.
• Intermediate to Advanced skills with Microsoft Project.

Working Hours/Environment:

• Hour's average 40 per week; may require additional hours including evening and weekends depending on business needs.
• Work typical performed in an indoor office setting/client site.

Physical Demands:

• Frequently required to sit at a desk/workstation for long period of time.
• Ability to work at a computer terminal for extended periods of time.
• Light Lifting up to 20 lbs.
• Ability to speak to and hear employees/clients via phone or in person.
• Body motor skills sufficient to enable incumbent to move around an office environment.
• Ability to analyze unique situations and develop appropriate responses.

Location: United States, Remote

Travel: Minimal - up to 20% of the time, a higher percentage may be required.

Compensation: 110k - 160k

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O'Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O'Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)