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Facilities Engineering Project Manager

$100k - $140k

Primera Engineers

Description
AECOM-DBS JV is seeking a Facilities Engineering Project Manager to support the Chicago Department of Water's multibillion Capital Improvement Program (CIP). This position will represent DWM with oversight to various service providers in completing a range of CIP projects that include planning, designing, and construction oversight.

Job Type
Full-time

The first 90 days of employment will be based on-site at the Jardine Water Purification Plant, 1000 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611. This initial on-site period is designed to support onboarding, relationship building, and a strong understanding of the project and team.

Following the first 90 days, the position will offer work-from-home flexibility.

Who We Are
We're a people-first organization. We value knowledge and learning. We believe in the power of connection and collaboration and we seek to build relationships that mean something. We employ some of the best and brightest in the industry and we work hard to maintain a culture that our people can be proud of.

WORKING FOR PRIMERA
Our Buildings division is a talented team of experts working together to deliver buildings and systems that perform better. We provide full-service engineering and design services for both new and existing facilities. Ever focused on providing a first-class client experience, our 30-plus-year history includes projects for school, university, healthcare, government, aviation, laboratory, campus, and municipal facilities.

Who You Are

You have a bachelor's degree in civil, structural, mechanical engineering or a related discipline and 15+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

You have a Professional Engineering (PE) license in Illinois or the ability to obtain one within first 6 months of employment.

You have a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

You have 15-20 years of progressive experience in Water/Wastewater Facilities as an engineer and project manager.

You have experience working on municipal projects.

You have proven interpersonal skills, including client interaction, public speaking, and persuasive ability; strong project financial management along with ability to lead diverse, multi-disciplined teams

What You'll Do

You will serve as the Project Manager responsible for the development and delivery of the capital improvement plan for major water system facilities that include water purification plants; intake structures; pumping stations; reservoirs; hydraulic structures; buildings/structure and large conveyance for raw and finished water supply tunnels.

You will provide technical oversight for implementation of projects.

You will coordinate and participate in project presentations to DWM and other external groups.

You will lead conceptual project development and RFQ preparation and participate in, design consultant selection, and the negotiation of final scope and fee for various assignments.

You will coordinate and participate in contract negotiations with design and construction management consultants to finalize project assignments.

You will manage project teams and monitors consultants' compliance with contractual commitments.

You will monitor and manage project production for compliance with schedule, budget, and quality objectives.

You will supervise technical professionals and other project managers including workload and staffing management.

You will monitor and report financial and completion status of projects to client.

You will perform such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

Some Of What You'll Enjoy

An excellent benefits package including 401K match and employee stock ownership, gym and transit subsidies, paid volunteer time off, parental leave, continuing education reimbursement and much more

Flexible work scheduling in a fast-growing company

A fun, inclusive, and collaborative environment

Colleagues that appreciate differences in people, perspectives, cultures, and ideas

The fruits of our employee-led committees focused on offering engaging social, wellness and community service activities all year long

For more information about Primera please visit our website: PrimeraEng.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Primera is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. Primera's practices and employment decisions, including those regarding recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion and compensation, shall not be based on any person's race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, disability, physical handicap, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship status or other protected group as defined by law.

Salary Description
$100,000-$140,000

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