Senior Project Manager (48427)

Collins is an ENR Top 500 Design Firm. We have opportunities for you.

Our Fairfax, Virginia, office at Collins Engineers, Inc., is seeking a team-oriented, multifaceted, and self-motivated candidate to fill a critical Senior Project Manager role. The ideal candidate will have a broad range of experience and a demonstrated ability to create, lead, and manage high-performing teams to successful delivery of projects for our clients. The position is best suited for someone with high delivery capabilities and the ability to understand client needs. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently and as a team member and across multiple business sectors. The position will report directly to the regional manager and be a key member of the Virginia leadership team.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspection of transportation infrastructure including, but not limited to, bridges, tunnels, and ancillary structures, as well as waterfront structures.
• Above-water bridge inspection including routine and fracture critical bridge inspections and reporting, bridge rehabilitation design, and bridge load ratings.
• Design of bridges, transportation structures, earth retention structures, and waterfront structures.
• Serves as a mentor for other Project Managers and technical staff.
• Provides leadership on multiple projects of varying size and complexity.
• Assists in ensuring that external client focus is top priority of the region and those systems, processes, and activities that focus on the client at all levels of the region are implemented.
• Prepares agreements and contracts, sets project goals, fees, schedule, budget, and staffing needs.
• Serves as project manager on complex projects and as designated client contact.
• Maintains understanding of project financials. Regularly reviews schedules, deadlines, and budgets to ensure profitability.
• Responsible for project schedules and timely completion of projects.
• Ensures accurate client billings, reviews invoices, and monitors outstanding accounts receivable.
• Assists the regional manager in business development efforts.
• Responsible for assisting in the identifying and cultivating of new businesses and clients.
• Successfully develops and maintains meaningful relationships with clients.
• Leads the pursuit process, including proposal preparation, project scoping, estimating project costs, contract negotiations, project planning, and project quality.
• Is available to attend meetings or events outside of normal working hours.
• Ensures that staff needing specialized training in health and safety procedures and practices receives such training and that safety is discussed as an important aspect of their work.
• Relocation is available
• The base salary will be estimated between $124,800 - $187,200 plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience.

Click HERE to see the variety of benefits Collins has to offer.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and/or master's degree in civil engineering from an accredited four-year university and 10 years or more progressive experience in project management.
• Experience in the inspection and/or design of, but not limited to, bridges, roadways, railroads, marinas, and/or ports. Maintains competency in and serves as major firm resource in field of expertise.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) and/or Structural Engineer (S.E.) certification.
• Valid driver's license.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.