Senior Project Manager - Federal Projects

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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.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• BA/BS Architecture or Engineering + 8 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

• Licensed Architect or Engineer

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• More than 10 years of experience, including experience with federal programs and managing projects and people

• Direct experience managing projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

• Federal government portfolio (DOD, VA, GSA, etc.)

• Experience with (UFC’s, ETL’s, AFMAN’s, and AFI’s.)

• Additional credentialing such as PMP, DBIA, and/or LEEP AP

• Experience in developing scope, fee, and terms for proposals and change orders for interdisciplinary teams related to building design and engineering.

• Experience in implementing design quality assurance and quality control activities

• Ability to interact regularly and professionally with senior manage