Senior Project Manager

Senior Project ManagerThe Senior Project Manager will act as client's representative in managing a project through its design stages from concept through construction within the client's time and value constraints. The role is defined as a planned undertaking with defined goals, work plans, timeliness, and implementation strategies to correspond to client needs. The Senior Project Manager should have the ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the client's desired project outcome.Essential Functions:Supervise project staff and provide direction to a large and diverse project teamDirect the development of project goals, work plans, timeliness, and implementation strategiesManage and account for project budgets and contractsIdentify and coordinate with program committees and advisory groupsAdminister project budgets, authorize expenditures, develop, and monitor contractsTrain and advise staff, project advocates and program participantsPlan, facilitate and conduct meetingsMeasure, evaluate and communicate project performanceIdentify decision-making issues and key stakeholders, develop and implement strategies to encourage and obtain stakeholder and/or community awareness and support and identify project partnersContribute to team performance by collaboration and effective communicationContribute to and understand the client's desired project outcomes, identify opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomesAdd to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assignedThe ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence.Minimum Education (or substitute experience) required: 4-year college degree in architecture, construction management or engineering science.Minimum Experience required: 5+ years relevant experience of management of staff including project professionals and/or technicians, managing major projects including development of project scope, goals, work plans, timeliness, and implantation strategies, developing measurement processes/methods for assessing progress toward goals and project outcomes. Prior experience with developing and monitoring contracts required.Skills Required:Expert in project management, including planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of large, complex projects.Good communication skills required.Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:Often work in an indoor office environment. Equipment used includes computers and standard office machines. Essential physical tasks include: the ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on a telephone.May work on site location to include ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary motion and ability to lift 50lbs.May also require:SittingStanding for long periods of timeWalking, carrying, pushing, stooping, crouching, and pullingRLB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.