Project Manager, Buildings & Places Federal

GFT is a privately held AEC firm that innovates at the intersection of transportation, water, power, and buildings. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager for their Buildings + Places Federal Market, responsible for leading project execution, managing multi-disciplinary teams, and engaging with clients to deliver exceptional service.

Responsibilities:

• Drive project execution
• Lead multi-disciplinary PDTs of architects and engineers
• Translate client project scope to PDT actions
• Work with the client to ensure the scope is met and that changes in scope are properly approved and compensated
• Identify and schedule project deliverables for on time delivery
• Perform project-level financial management and reporting
• Implement the GFT Quality Management system, ensure deliverables are reviewed for accuracy and completeness
• Develop project fee and scope proposals in coordination with the required discipline leads, lead fee negotiations with the client, ensure proper documentation and filing, and make recommendations concerning fee acceptance to leadership
• Establish and nurture strategic business partnerships and customer relationships
• Maintain membership in and active engagement with societies like Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), and the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• Make GFT capability presentations to prospective or current clients
• Identify new federal market sector opportunities and potential future customers
• Identify teaming opportunities and develop teaming relationships with industry partners
• Come equipped with a positive and professional attitude with strong customer service skills
• Able to meet deadlines with short turnaround times while managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Able to work independently and in teams, in-person or virtually
• Active listener and effective communicator
• Able receive negative feedback and/or conflict, process it, and respond in a positive and productive manner
• Solve problems in a creative yet pragmatic way
• Travel and lead teams on federal and military site visits
• Travel to and represent GFT at client Industry Days and other networking and intel gathering events

Requirements:

• Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA). A Project Manager Professional (PMP) certification may be considered in place of PE or RA
• 10 years of federal experience in design and construction including knowledge of IDIQ, MATOC, SATOC, task order, and/or stand-alone contract vehicles for federal clients or in the AEC industry serving federal clients
• Familiarity with Federal/DoW building programs and contract acquisitions
• Able to work collaboratively with clients and staff on multiple projects simultaneously
• Organized with a positive team-building spirit and a collaborative one team attitude
• Ability to maintain a security clearance
• US citizen