Construction Project Manager (Water)

Who are we looking for

Our East Water Business is growing and looking for a Construction Project Manager to join their team in New York City NY! In this role you will provide project management during the construction phase of our water projects throughout the region (i.e. pumping stations dams reservoirs pipelines treatment facilities etc.).

The Construction Project Manager directos all phases of water infrastructure construction projects serving as the primary liaison between owners designers contractors and engineering teams to ensure projects are delivered safely on schedule within budget and to quality standards. Responsibilities include reviewing constructability during design developing construction schedules and budgets overseeing contractor compliance and field inspection activities administering project documentation and payment applications resolving construction issues negotiating change orders coordinating project closeout activities and supporting equipment startup testing and optimization. The role also contributes to business development efforts through proposal preparation and client relationship management

Working with an energetic and high performing team this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Client & Customer Management (External): Manage important client relationships with guidance from senior colleagues or oversee relationship management with a group of more transactional clients and customers.

• Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology external regulation and industry best practices through ongoing education attending conferences and reading specialist media.
• Project Assurance: Manage the delivery of assurance reviews within a project enable the delivery of assurance reviews by independent third parties and take appropriate action to resolve any issues identified
• Project Closeout and Handover: Provide appropriate documentation and training to enable successful transition to business as usual. Identify and record lessons learned to inform future project activity.
• Project Planning: Oversee the production of project plans and approve them ensuring that all activities are identified are appropriately organized to deliver program and project objectives and comply both with the organizations project and program management framework and with the organizations wider governance structure and processes.
• Project Reporting and Review: Manage the project review process; provide stakeholders with accurate and relevant information and key recommendations at established review points to enable them to evaluate progress and agree on change.
• Project Resource Management: Negotiate and manage deployment of project resource budgets providing forecasts and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points to ensure effective utilization.
• Project Risk and Issue Management: Manage identification of risks issues dependencies and constraints associated with the project escalating these matters where appropriate.
• Project Scope Definition: Plan and lead the delivery of a range of information gathering analysis and stakeholder consultation activities and specify negotiate and agree on project deliverables.
• Project Team Management: Lead a small- to medium-sized project team; communicate the project vision and the necessary outcomes along with guidance to achieve these outcomes; coordinate team actions on project activities; coordinate the flow of additional team members on and off the team as needed; and identify areas of improvement to build the capability of the team through training coaching and mentoring.
• Requirements Management: Plan and coordinate the identification and elicitation of requirements; conduct analysis of those requirements for completion and alignment; document and manage requirements throughout the life of the project; and coordinate the verification of the end deliverable. Generally done at the project level.

• Stakeholder Management: Develop and implement stakeholder engagement plans for projects to identify relevant stakeholders to develop positive stakeholder relationships and to ensure that each stakeholder has an appropriate share of voice.

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering
• New York Professional Engineers (PE) License
• CCM certifications a plus
• Minimum of 12-15 years relevant experience in municipal water wastewater linear infrastructure dams and reservoir construction projects which includes acting in a construction management and/or resident engineering role
• Experience acting in construction management and/or resident engineering on projects for NYC DEP DDC and / or other NYC agencies
• Experience with various document management systems including Primavera ProCore E-builder and others
• Strong experience in schedule reviews and confirming compliance with the contract specifications
• Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills including technical report writing

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