Lead Project Manager

Job Description

Why join us?

We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Lead Project Manager to join our Atlanta, GA office.

About Us

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

• Provides senior level management for AtkinsRealis project team and maintains integration between service sectors and AtkinsRealis disciplines.
• Oversee, manage, and lead the sourcing and procurement process from conception to completion
• Use judgment in interpreting procurement guidelines, in adapting procurement procedures, or in recommending approaches or solutions for specific problems.
• Develop process arrangements and accelerated delivery schedules to support program needs.
• Discuss issues with opposing views and negotiate a resolution to successfully deliver programs.
• Drive process improvement, affecting work of functional teams, programs, and the business group.
• Develop and implement templates to streamline and improve procurement processes.
• Partner with key client stakeholders to identify and track all procurement initiatives and report out on a weekly and monthly cadence.
• Forge alliances with internal customers, business partners, contractors and suppliers. Know business and stakeholder requirements and proactively deliver solutions through collaboration.
• Identify, evaluate, select, manage and develop suppliers to achieve desired supply chain performance.
• Use reasoning, persuasive arguments, personal credibility, and knowledge of group dynamics to get the project team, contractor or stakeholders to support a recommended course of action.
• Resolve a variety of different issues, such as reviewing requests for waivers to contract requirements, and advise contractors of defective end times.
• Analyze proposals, audit reports, evaluations, and recommend settlement of claims.
• Conduct in depth analysis of contractors financial and management systems for ability to perform under compliance with contractual requirements.
• Manages the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple or large-scale projects.
• Oversees managers working on client engagements within practice.
• Reviews any project legal documents with legal staff, and ensures that all such documents are completed and signed in a timely manner.
• Reviews high-level deliverables across projects.
• Implements project review and quality assurance procedures in accordance with AtkinsRealis methodology to ensure profitable and successful execution of engagements as measured by regional goals and customer satisfaction.
• Manages scope and minimizes company exposure and risk across multiple projects.
• Ascertain appropriate revenue recognition, ensuring timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors project receivables.
• Addresses elevated billing issues when they arise.
• Integrates financial data for multiple projects.
• Reviews the Project Status Report (PSR) and general financial reporting required to generate client cost reports.
• Ensures the execution and filing of project legal documents.
• Performs such other duties as the Supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

What will you contribute?

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or a related field, plus seven years relevant experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) [certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Accreditation Centre (GAC)] and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) [certified by the Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI), an independent administrative body of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)] highly desirable.
• Identifies ways to create value and minimize risk, utilizing effective procurement abilities. Uses negotiation tactics and strategies with internal and externa