Project Manager - St. Louis Developer

Project Manager - St. Louis Developer $140000 - $170000 per year | St. Louis, MO | On-Site | Permanent Project Manager - St. Louis Developer - Commercial $140000 - $170000 per year | St. Louis, MO | On-Site | Permanent A bit about us: Full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. Why join us? The Project Development Manager will have responsibility for working with clients to define and develop projects from conceptual ideas and feasibility to a defined project that is ready for detailed design, procurement, and construction execution. You will focus on the development and implementation of Best-In-Class operations within our Industrial Business Unit of subject matter experts, engineers, estimators, and integrated constructability personnel to consistently deliver as a Solutions Provider that exceeds client expectations. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with external engineering firms, members of our interdisciplinary engineering team, estimators, schedulers and construction experts, all working to develop the best possible collaborative delivery of project development to our clients. Job Details The Specifics of the Role Lead development and continuous improvement of processes, procedures and tools for efficient and consistent execution of Project Development operations. Work with the VP – Project Development, Project Executives and Business Unit Leaders on strategy and shaping the Project Development Group organization to provide Best-In-Class execution models for project development operations. Lead the consolidation and communication of best practices and lessons learned from project development execution. Through engaging communication, provide execution expertise, establishment of team goals, and alignment with project objectives. Develop and execute a communication and training plan, ensuring team members are informed of strategy, shared goals, objectives, individual responsibilities, best practices, and policies. Work with the Industrial team to engage with clients to fully understand priorities and ensure our execution strategy is aligned. Engage with third party engineers, vendors, and OEM’s to understand their development processes, procedures and tools so we can integrate them into our approach; identify industry best practices and incorporate into our continuous improvement effort. Support the project teams as they develop and maintain the Division of Responsibilities (DOR) for their project, to include internal as well as third party and client responsibilities. Provide guidance to the project team on how to maintain efficient execution processes within a dynamic and ambiguous environment, with limited information, including documenting and communicating design assumptions internally and with the client. Work within a matrix environment to communicate and coordinate resource needs. Conduct/support monthly internal project performance status reviews. This role requires great flexibility to react to issues and short‑fused client RFPs/requests while demonstrating an ongoing ability to: Deal with ambiguity and remain focused on successful project operations. Manage many varied personalities on the work team and at the client level. Communicate clearly and consistently with appropriate documentation. Communicate effectively with Clients at all levels, always looking for additional work. Oversee the monitoring and reporting on progress of projects against the execution plan; direct project teams on taking appropriate corrective action if progress is not in line with the plan. Contract and Scope Change Management: develop and champion best practices to identify, control, and communicate changes to project contract obligations and project design scope. Oversee project team’s implementation of contract and scope change management process as required. Requirements Bachelor's Degree in mechanical, process, chemical, civil/structural, or electrical engineering, or related field; Master of Business Administration preferred, but not required 15+ years' experience in increasingly challenging positions, preferably in an engineering or construction organization 7+ years’ experience in managing an engineering and design team of at least 20 or more 5+ years’ experience performing engineering-related design or management within the industrial market Good negotiation, presentation and persuasion skills. Experienced in communicating ideas, winning approval, and reaching resolutions with a variety of audiences. Experience with management of projects and progression of ideas to execution in a complex environment. Strong analytical ability along with the capacity to interpret data and make recommendations. Comfortable with change and ambiguity; adaptable, collaborative and a systems thinker. Must be self‑motivated, results oriented and must constantly coach in order to develop future leaders. Strong organizational and time management skills Strong written and verbal communication skills Attention to detail, with the ability to recognize discrepancies Ability to work independently as well as part of a team Some Things You Should Know We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high‑profile jobs. The pace is fast! This position is classified as a safety-sensitive role in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Candidates selected for this position will be subject to a comprehensive background check, which includes mandatory drug testing. Equal‑Opportunity Employer Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Background Check Policy Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. 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