Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CDM Smith is a full-service design-build and construction management firm. They are seeking an experienced design-build/EPC Project Manager with significant experience in substations to manage project definitions, schedules, budgets, and ensure profitability for various projects.
Responsibilities
- Creates project definitions, schedules, budgets, and objectives for projects
- Prepares detailed statements of work with associated work breakdown structures (budgets) and gains concurrence and approval from internal and external stakeholders
- Manages project costs and is responsible for ensuring profitability
- 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. On an ongoing basis, monitors project risks and escalates as appropriate
- Manages project change using change management protocols
- Clearly communicates project deadlines, assignments, and objectives to project team members
- Prepares overall project schedule/timeline and in-house construction budgets by group responsibility
- Facilitates meetings with internal and external stakeholders
- Provides assistance/guidance to engineering disciplines for code reviews and resolution of problem areas
- Coordinates submittals to local/state/federal agencies
- Provides or assists with the completion of work per project schedule
- Reviews file transfer documents and forwards to proper engineering personnel
- Coordinates and monitors the technical work of each task / deliverable
- Reviews documents prepared for each project
- Monitors progress toward deliverables and schedules
- Reviews and approves Engineering (Design) Change Notices when appropriate for the project
- Coordinates with the Project Construction Manager to setup and attend pre-bid meetings and tabulation of bid results
- Prepares closeout meeting / Lessons Learned meeting
- Prepares monthly reports
- Prepares bid packages
- Prepares and distribute addendums
- Files and stores project contract documents
- Research as needed and responds to proposed changes and RFIs from the field
- Prepares and distributes contract modifications
- Research on technical or contract document questions
- Mentors less experienced Project Managers
Skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Thirteen (13) or more years of relevant work experience
- PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list)
- Significant 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 excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
- Demonstrates exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients
- Possesses ability to interact with varying levels of staff, as well as vendors/subcontractors
- Excellent personal computer skills including expert knowledge in MS Word and Excel
- Demonstrates superior organizational skills to balance and prioritize work
- Understanding of building materials and construction methods; knowledge of procedures for production of construction documents
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Significant design-build / EPC experience with substations
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