Senior Project Manager - Federal Projects

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to be based in Dallas, TX or San Antonio, TX.

The Texas Buildings + Places Team is a multi-disciplinary group consisting of professionals across multiple disciplines, including Architecture, MEP, Structural, Civil, Change Management, and Landscape design to name a few.

As a people manager, the Senior Project Manager will be responsible for mentoring and guiding the federal design team to success. In addition to helping lead design development and review, the Senior Project Manager will also be responsible client communication, consultant coordination, and contract administration.   Projects will focus on the federal sector.

The successful candidate must be a licensed architect or engineer with strong, hands-on technical knowledge as well as proven experience leading a team through all phases of a project.  The ideal Candidate will have experience managing federal design projects and competence across federal design criteria, including UFC’s, ETL’s, AFMAN’s, and AFI’s.

The responsibilities of this position also include, but are not limited to:

• Working with interdisciplinary technical leads in coordinated successful execution of projects in design and construction

• Maintain, develop and coordinate all aspects of the A/E practice on federal project

• Prepare creative, functional and innovative designs for clients

• Lead and manage a design team to produce fully coordinated set of working drawings and project specifications

• Supervise and mentor within a team environment. Provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced architects, designers and technical staff; provide direction to help others meet objectives

• Write and coordinate winning proposals, attract new clients and retain current clients as required

• Manage financial and cost control aspects of building projects

• Meet with clients to discuss potential new work and/or review project requirements

• Collaborate with management on preparation of project proposals; oversee design development proposals and feasibility studies

• Communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels of the organization

• Preparation of design and contract documents, document checking, conduct construction review and contract administration throughout the duration of a project

• Communicate with construction team to provide information and solve problems

• Coordinating internal resources and third parties/subcontractors for the execution of projects

• Assisting in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders, and ensuring technical feasibility.

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