Project Manager, Structural

BENEFITS @ PROVIDENCE. As an employee-owned company Providence Engineerings benefits and perks are designed to foster a rewarding work/life balance and truly support our employee-owners throughout their career.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Providence is 100% employee owned. Our ESOP serves as a retirement plan for employee-owners by holding tax-free investments on their behalf.
401(k) Retirement Program with company match.
Medical / Prescription Insurance. Dental Insurance. Vision Insurance. Health Savings Account.
Paid Vacation. Eleven Paid Holidays. Paid Sick Leave.
Flex Time.
Life Insurance. Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance. Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Professional Registration & Licensure Reimbursement. Professional Development Education.

Job Summary

The Project Manager Structural will organize manage and plan projects of all sizes. A Project Manager Structural will typically lead project teams comprised of Project Engineers and Design Engineers.

Duties and 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 reviewers 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

Knowledge Experience and Skills

• Bachelors degree in Structural Engineering Civil Engineering Architectural Engineering with structural emphasis or a closely related field is required
• Registration as a professional engineer (PE/SE) preferred
• 8-15 years of related engineering experience preferred
• 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