Project Manager, Structural

Providence Engineering is an employee-owned company dedicated to fostering a rewarding work/life balance. The Project Manager, Structural will organize, manage, and plan projects of all sizes, leading project teams to ensure timely and budget-compliant delivery while maintaining communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in securing most of own project work through proposals to new and existing clients; eventually works exclusively on own work
• Adopt positive attitude of accountability by providing reliable, constructible, affordable, and timely solutions (RCAT) resulting in Providence being the Engineer of Choice
• Oversee a team of engineers to ensure projects are prepared on time, on budget, and in accordance with code and client requirements
• Ensure the engineering and financial success of assigned projects
• Delegate work and assignments to team members based on expertise, work experience, and time constraints
• Communicate and act as a liaison between internal clients, external clients, vendors and other project stakeholders, as applicable
• Address internal and external client questions and/or concerns throughout the project
• Conduct risk assessments; report identified risks to management; provide recommendations for mitigation of risk
• Ensure project compliance with federal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, specifications, and best practices
• Communicate and collaborate with project design teams to complete multiple concurrent projects on time, to specifications, and with accuracy and efficiency
• Work on projects secured by others as assigned by the scheduling team
• Act as lead engineer on projects of various size
• Act as lead engineer on self-performed projects
• Prepare redline drawing markups and/or review markups prepared by support staff for drafting department implementation
• Communicate with co-workers and ensure accuracy of the completed drawings in comparison to the intent of redline markups
• Maintain a positive attitude with co-workers
• Prepare and implement a project budget based on contracted fees
• Outline the tasks involved in the project and delegate accordingly
• Mentor engineers to promote their technical development and efficiency
• Prepare and submit complete drawing and calculation submissions for internal quality control reviews in accordance with established protocols, respond to quality control reviewer’s critical comments, and incorporate appropriate revisions
• Conduct cost analysis and estimate expected costs for project proposals
• Develop and actively maintain electronic and hard-copy project file records in accordance with established protocols
• Maintain accurate contracted fees in the company project accounting system in an organized manner and in accordance with established protocols
• Review and approve client invoicing in a timely manner
• Assist in the pursuit of aged accounts receivable balances in accordance with established protocols
• Submit prime and subconsultant contract agreements, purchase order terms and conditions, lien waivers, and non-disclosure agreements to the contracts team for legal and insurance review and negotiation
• Exhibit knowledge of legal language pitfalls in contract agreements
• Obtain, actively or by referral, new work/clients
• Establish, maintain, and continually improve relationships with existing clients for business development
• Communicate and collaborate with management, business development and marketing teams to provide information required to promote the company and to obtain new clients and retain existing clients
• Provide co-worker performance feedback
• Comply with company policies and procedures
• Participate in continuing education webinars and education sessions and maintain required professional development hours for state license(s)
• Participate in networking and business development opportunities
• Participate in local or national chapter of professional organization(s)
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering with structural emphasis, or a closely related field
• Excellent budgeting and cost containment skills
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Exceptional supervisory and leadership skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
• Thorough understanding of or the ability to quickly learn about project requirements
• Proficient with Risa 3D, RAM, Tedds, or similar company-approved structural analysis software
• Ability to present hand-written calculations in an organized and legible manner
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software to maintain accurate project records
• Registration as a professional engineer (PE/SE)
• 8-15 years of related engineering experience