Our client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead design efforts client interactions and project management for a growing engineering team. The ideal candidate will bring a strong book of business excellent leadership skills and the ability to supervise projects from inception through completion. This role is essential to ensuring highquality costeffective designs that meet client and agency standards while fostering business growth and client satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute effective designs that exceed client expectations.
- Serve as the direct client interface and manage plan processing at public agencies.
- Lead marketing business development and the pursuit of new work. (MUST bring a book of business.)
- Oversee administrative and financial tasks including invoicing budget monitoring proposals and change orders.
- Supervise the design teams workflow in coordination with the Sr. Project Manager ensuring timely and highquality deliverables.
- Direct contact with agencies to supervise plan approvals resolve design issues and ensure compliance with agency requirements.
- Coordinate with outside consultants and internal departments for various project phases.
- Conduct site visits during construction to ensure plan conformity and resolve discrepancies.
- Monitor project budgets track billing and manage change orders.
- Promote innovative ideas and procedures incorporating Full Circle Thinking.
- Represent the firm in meetings with clients and agencies.
- Mentor and train staff conduct staff reviews and ensure timely submission of timecards and project charges.
- Provide workload forecasts and communicate resource needs to Sr. Project Manager.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Supervise 15 employees within the engineering team ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable laws.
- Responsibilities include interviewing training performance evaluations and conflict resolution.
Must Haves:
- Bachelors degree in civil engineering or equivalent discipline with 10 years of civil engineering design experience.
- Minimum 3 years of experience as the central design figure for a team including experience in mentoring and overseeing workflow.
- EIT certification required with the expectation of obtaining PE licensure within two years.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Civil 3D preferred.
- Strong problemsolving decisionmaking communication and teambuilding skills.
- Ability to manage projects from start to finish.
Physical Demands:
- Regularly required to sit use hands reach with arms stand walk talk and hear.
- Occasionally required to lift/move up to 10 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities: close vision color vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
- Primarily an office setting but occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
- Noise level is usually quiet.
Location: Los Angeles CA
Salary: $145000 $175000
Benefits:
- Medical Dental Vision Chiropractic Life Insurance Supplemental Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account Health Savings Account Colonial Life 401K (Company match 50% of 1st 8% of salary deferral).
- Vacation Leave (NonManager): 05 years: 10 days/ yr. 510 years: 15 days/yr. 10 years: 20 days/yr.
- Vacation Leave (Manager) 010 years: 15 days/yr. 10 years: 20 days/yr. Sick Leave: 40 hours per year (SD/LA see handbook) ESOP: See Summary Plan Description (SPD)