Senior Project Manager – Contingency Engineer (USACE Emergency Response)

Job Description

Why join us?

It’s an exciting time at AtkinsRéalis! We are rapidly growing in the US. Our company purpose is to build a better world for our planet and its people.

We recognize the importance of making sure that our clients and employees, feel this purpose every day. AtkinsRéalis is proud of our company culture that promotes, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Our company ethos include collaboration through the connection of people, data, and technology. We are a global firm, who leverages having employees located throughout the world, creating valuable partnerships, and doing our part to make this planet and its people, thrive.

We need energetic, passionate, and eager professionals like you to join our team. There has never been a better time to be a part of AtkinsRéalis!

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager Contingency Engineer. This position can be located in our Alexandria VA, Calverton MD, Atlanta GA, Orlando FL, Tampa FL, Dallas TX offices.

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years.

AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

About You :

In this Senior Project Manager- Contingency Engineer role, focused on emergency response, you will manage complex and unconventional technology, program management services, and delivery systems to support USACE or FEMA response programs in a post-disaster event response.

You will also provide program management and technical delivery services on a variety of damage, facility, or infrastructure assessments programs and response activities.

How your experience will contribute to the team :

• You will provide oversight and reconstruction efforts related to temporary power missions, temporary housing missions, permanent housing reconstruction, and include design and construction of Civil Works facilities focused on water resource management that include flood risk management, dams, levees, drainage, and infrastructure and environmental stewardship.
• Manage projects that provide clients expertise with modern construction practice, forensics, resilient designs and reconstruction, construction inspection, project scope development and cost estimating
• Manage assignments involving large, multi-discipline project assignments, including work in post-disaster, austere environments and may require teams with specialized technical competencies generating annual net revenue between $2 million to $10+ million annually.
• Projects typically involve high levels of Federal (FEMA or USACE) Mitigation, Response, and Recovery programs as well as USACE Civil Works programs
• Provide leadership, direction, and technical guidance to Project Managers within assigned areas of responsibility to ensure that quality management and technical services are provided to clients and that performance targets are met.
• Leverage your knowledge and understanding of the International Building Code, American Society of Civil Engineers design standards for flood, wind, and seismic hazard, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other governmental regulatory compliance programs
• Understand FEMA Public Assistance Program law, regulation and policy
• Assist with cost proposals, coordinate scopes of work, be responsible for the project financials, and assist with construction phase services as appropriate.
• Create client relationships and seek opportunities for repeat business and / or new opportunities.
• Mentor and coach other Project Managers associated with project and technical delivery.

Requirements :

Bachelor's degree in field(s) of practice, generally Architecture, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering or related.

Registered Architect (RA) or Professional Engineer (PE) license is highly desirable.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) desirable
• This level may be achieved with a minimum of 8-12 years’ experience in project delivery and technical professional activities, 2-4 of these working as a technical professional in the Federal Market.
• Multiple years or program experience supporting post-disaster response and reconstruction projects and clients.
• Experience in managing / dealing directly with DOD clients.
• Experience handling projects in the range of $2M-$10M+.
• Alternate Delivery (DB) familiarity and experience desirable.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Excellent technical and interpersonal skills, public speaking, and persuasive ability; very strong financial management, team management, and leadership skills;

ability to manage and coordinate efforts of various projects to produce budgeted profits and overall results.

• Possesses specific expertise to the extent that the individual is regarded as a regional or potentially national expert in response and recovery program management or a specific discipline, contract delivery method, particular type of project, planning process, design method, or modelling technique.
• Personal computer proficiency is required.
• Interested in candidates that have solid relationships with Federal Agencies, primarily with DoD. And specifically, with USACE and with DHS / FEMA
• Interaction and experience with state and local stakeholders required.
• Willingness to be deployed and travel to launch and manage response programs and contracts

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS

Professional Registration in field of practice preferred if available.

What we offer at AtkinsRéalis :

AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that help our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work.

Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life. We recognize that what is important to people, continues to change.

Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported, include continuing to offer health and dental coverage for domestic partners and a full list below.

Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan.

At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes :

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedules
• Group Insurance
• Paid Family Leave
• Two Floating Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)
• Pet Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Learning and development programs, training, career opportunities and a highly regarded tuition reimbursement program
• An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals.
• A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. EOE / Minorities / Females / Veteran / Disability.

Please review AtkinsRéalis Equal Opportunity Statement here :

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Upon acceptance of an offer, all candidates must go through a drug screen test and background check. AtkinsRéalis is a federal contractor which mandates a satisfactory background screening report and drug test that supersedes state laws.

Note to staffing and direct hire agencies :

In the event a recruiter or agency who is not on our preferred supplier list submits a resume / candidate to anyone in the company, AtkinsRéalis family of companies, we explicitly reserve the right to recruit and hire the candidate(s) at our discretion and without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.