Senior Project Manager

For over 60 years, DOWL has thrived as an established, highly reputable, professional services consulting firm, recognizing that the foundation of our past, present, and our future is our people.  DOWL’s foundation is built upon four core values: Inclusion, Integrity, Innovation, and Inspiration.  These values are rooted in everything we do. As a valued partner on our team, you will be one of the People Who Make It Happen!

Summary

The Senior Project Manager 1 is responsible for independently winning, managing, monitoring, and delivering the largest, most complex projects that are high-quality, profitable and result in client satisfaction. People in this position have a broad technical background across a variety of disciplines, excellent communication and organizational skills, and the ability to quickly assimilate complex technical information in order to make informed decisions, and help others do the same. The person in this position will have an advanced understanding of many aspects of a multidisciplinary project and knows how to fit each task together for successful marketing strategy followed by successful project delivery. A Senior Project Manager must demonstrate an advanced level of technical proficiency along with providing trusted leadership and guidance to project managers with less experience. This position requires a seller-doer mentality and includes business development, client relations, staff leadership and business management responsibilities including periodic overnight travel. This role also requires excellent interpersonal skills, a strong work ethic, solid judgement, and a desire to learn and grow with minimal oversight. A Senior Project Manager 1 is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.

Job Responsibilities and Duties

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Software

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) - Proficient
• Projectwise, Newforma, Deltek Vison, UKG, Bluebeam - Proficient

Technical Expertise

• Demonstrates advanced use of technical fundamentals and judgement
• Leads the project team towards the most appropriate technical solutions
• Provides quality control and/or senior review of technical drawings and documents
• May prepare technical documents as necessary

Teamwork, Communication, and Leadership

Demonstrates advanced communication and collaboration skills. Exercises good judgement on how and when to communicate. Interpersonal skills result in staff and client loyalty. Takes responsibility for personal and team results and proactively seeks to mentor others.

Project Schedule and Delivery

Strategizes and develops project schedules that balance client needs and internal capacity. Leads the team to the on-time submittal of technical work products and deliverables. Leads internal and external project meetings that lead to project success. Coordinates with resource managers to ensure adequate staffing is assigned to projects.

Understanding Scope and Budget

Demonstrates exceptional skills to lead the development of scope and fee breakdowns that result in financial success and client satisfaction. Monitors project metrics and takes appropriate action to adjust as needed. Identifies project changes (e.g., scope, schedule, budget, project team, client team) quickly and obtains contract amendments or conducts other change management activities as needed. Mentors others on above.

Business Development, Marketing, and Industry Standards

Pursues larger and more complex projects that result in higher contract values. Leads business development and marketing efforts by meeting with clients and teaming partners, identifying leads for future work, identifying which leads are the best to pursue, positioning the firm to win those projects, and collaborating with others to successfully propose and win. Helps make decisions about which clients and projects are the best to be pursued by others. Mentors those with less experience in business development and marketing. Responsible for winning a significant volume of new work for the firm on an annual basis.

Client Interaction

Frequent, direct communications with clients and teaming partners during project meetings, industry conferences, and other events. Serves as a company ambassador that fosters client satisfaction and loyalty. Mentors others on how to foster client satisfaction and loyalty. Presents at industry conferences and serves on industry associations to maintain client visibility.

Other

Other duties as assigned.

Level of Work/Accountability

Provides excellent marketing, management, and leadership for mainly large, complex projects and mentors others with less experience to do the same. Leads and mentors on the development of scope, schedule, and budget. Demonstrates consistent success with project quality, client satisfaction, and financial outcomes.

Supervisory Duties

May be a supervisor:

• Oversees team operations and the daily workflow of the team
• Organizes workflow and ensures that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks
• Recruits and hires new employees
• Implements training for new hires and identifies training opportunities for current staff
• Communicates information from leadership to employees and vice versa
• Monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback and coaching
• Sets goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicates them to employees
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
• Decides on reward and promotion based on performance
•  Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Years of experience required: 15 years (10 years as a PM)
• Years of experience required with advanced degree: 14 years (10 years as a PM)

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• PE, PMP, CCM, or equivalent required (depending on discipline)
• Must have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Geographical locations are taken into consideration with respect to compensation.