Senior Project Manager - Chicago

The purpose of this position is to lead construction and real estate project solutions with direct accountability for project delivery.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Manages all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality, and risk) for individual real estate projects, including planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout. Responsibilities also include expanding business regionally among existing and new clients.
• Demonstrates capability to read, understand, and apply standards to complex documents affecting real estate projects, including but not limited to agreements/contracts, leases, work letters, project charters, surveys, and drawings.
• Interfaces directly with clients to define project requirements. Prepares scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimate & budget, cash flow, work plan schedule & milestones, quality control, and risk identification.
• Identifies project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through individual project qualification processes; conducts standard to complex requests for proposals; completes bid analysis; leads evaluation interviews
• Leads project delivery resources/team (typically larger, more experienced team), providing project guidance and direction to achieve project goals.
• Implements a meeting communication plan and writes reports/meeting minutes to keep clients and project resources informed. Facilitates project meetings.
   
• Implement project documentation governance that is aligned with company and client requirements. Ensure project data integrity and documentation are accurate, timely, and coordinated.
• Tracks each project's progress against goals, objectives, approved budgets, and approved timelines. Reports status and variances. Creates action plans to meet objectives, budget, and schedule.
• Implements change management routines to assess change requests, make recommendations, secure client approvals, and issue change orders. Assesses change requests to determine scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risk impacts.
• Demonstrates ability to identify complex project risks, lead constructability reviews, develop risk mitigation and contingency plans, and implement action plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of projects & project management within the context of business results (business case, larger economic implications, business risk, etc)

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides formal supervision to individual employees within a single functional or operational area. Approves subordinate's recommendations for staff recruitment, selection, promotion, advancement, corrective action, and termination. Effectively recommends same for direct reports to next-level management for review and approval. Plans and monitors appropriate staffing levels and utilization of labor, including overtime. Prepares and delivers performance appraisals for staff. Mentors and coaches team members to further develop competencies. Leads by example and models behaviors consistent with the company's values. Manages 3rd party project delivery resources/team (typically larger, more experienced team). Responsible for identifying training needs, tracking performance, coaching, and motivating team members.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and/or ability.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential

functions.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS/BEng/BArch) from a College or University in a technical area of study.
• Minimum six years of related experience and/or training. Prior experience in a supervisory position (direct report responsibilities) required if specific duties include direct report responsibilities.

CERTIFICATES and/or LICENSES

• PMP (US and/or Canada) and LEED AP preferred