Project Manager II

All candidates should make sure to read the following job description and information carefully before applying.

Job Responsibilities

• Creates project definitions, schedules, budgets, and objectives for projects using lessons learned.
• Prepares detailed statements of work with associated work breakdown structures and gains concurrence and approval from internal and external stakeholders regarding various project aspects.
• Assesses potential project risk and outlines risk mitigation solutions.
• Ensures adherence to company and project management policies, procedures, and practices.
• Manages project costs and is responsible for ensuring profitability.
• Identifies, quantifies, and communicates residual risk (time and cost).
• Creates and reviews timely client billings with internal billing support.
• Responsible for ensuring timely client payment and follows up on outstanding client invoices to obtain payment.
• Reviews and approves subcontractor / vendor invoices to ensure timely payment to outside resources.
• Performs ongoing review of project status.
• Monitors project risks; identifies possible risks and recommends and implements risk mitigation solutions; escalates as appropriate.
• Manages project change using change management protocols; determines appropriate changes or alternate paths based upon performance and metrics.
• Works in conjunction with team members and internal and external stakeholders to manage changes to requirements and schedule of the project.
• Ensures proper review of project scope by safety managers and proper implementation of safety plans.
• Provides timely response to audit corrective actions identified by external or internal audits.
• Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and application of standard engineering or construction techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Provides guidance to drafters / designers, engineers, craft workers, other project team members, contractors, or subcontractors.
• Develops and implements project resource plan and manages the staffing of assigned projects.
• Determines and coordinates the proper staffing within the project including identification of outside resources needed (subs / vendors) and ensures procurement processes are followed.
• Clearly communicates project deadlines, assignments, and objectives to project team members.
• Assigns work and provides direction to project staff with regard to timeliness and completion of project objectives.
• Coaches project staff and provides feedback to staff and to project staff's supervisors on project performance; escalates any performance issues to appropriate management and human resources.
• Builds, maintains, and manages strong client relationships.
• Ensures client satisfaction by delivering quality, on-time project outcomes as a result of good planning and organizational skills;

manages client expectations.

• Identifies opportunities for change orders and repeat business through pre-eminent project execution and developed client relationships.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 7 years of related experience.
• PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list).
• Domestic and / or international travel may be required.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Skills and Abilities

• Experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software, and finance and accounting concepts and practices.
• Demonstrates good communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Possesses in-depth knowledge of project goals, drivers, strategies, risks, and opportunities.
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients.
• Ability to deal with many people and process a large volume of requests as necessary.
• Good personal computer skills including advanced knowledge in the use of MS Word and Excel.
• Demonstrates organizational skills to balance and prioritize work.

Amount of Travel Required : 50%

Pay Range : $101,086 - $171,841

Additional Compensation : All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.

Business Unit : CCI

Group : CCI Pacific

Assignment Category : Fulltime-Regular

Employment Type : Regular

Visa Sponsorship Available : No - We will not support sponsorship, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position.

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