Senior Project Manager

Description

OVERALL OBJECTIVE: To serve as an extension of staff, providing project support services and project controls for a large terminal expansion project in Southwest Florida. The objective is to ensure the successful completion and commissioning of the project by maintaining the project’s schedule and budget and providing effective project controls oversight.

JOB COMPLEXITY/SCOPE: Supervises, directs, and coordinates design and project management including direct liaison with the owner, designers, and contractors regarding cost, schedule, quality, safety, and contract administration. Responsible for maintaining client relationship and participating in business development activities as required. As an expert in the field of project management, plans, manages, and oversees significant projects. 

SUPERVISION: May supervise the work of subordinate staff and subconsultants.

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

JOB DUTIES:

Cost Management

· Manages, controls, and monitors project costs during all project phases. 

· Develops and manages project budget and cash flow analysis. 

· Prepares and reviews cost estimates. 

· Identifies potential areas of cost savings and acts to implement these ideas.

· Monitors Cotter fees and contract performance. 

Project Controls and Management:

· Perform detailed project critical path analyses and track progress.

· Review and verify project cost estimates and change orders.

· Assist in claims review, analysis, and dispute resolution.

· Review pay applications and provide on-site construction observation and documentation.

· Attend meetings, prepare minutes, and provide summary analyses and recommendations.

· Interpret contracts and provide legal assistance as needed.

· Ensure the reasonableness of fees and costs for construction management (CM), architecture and engineering (A&E), and construction engineering inspection (CEI) services.

· Assist in negotiations for change orders and change requests.

Coordination and Communication:

· Coordinate with various stakeholders, including the Authority’s staff, CM, A&E, CEI teams, and other technical advisors.

· Facilitate communication between the project team and airport stakeholders to address any operational impacts.

· Support tenant transition services and coordinate with the Operational, Readiness, Activation, & Transition (ORAT) team.

Additional Support Services:

· Provide engineering, architecture, and other specialty consultant services related to terminal buildings, taxiways, aircraft parking ramps, fuel lines, TSA checkpoints, concessions, roadways, and aircraft gates.

· Perform historical analysis of project issues and coordinate with enabling or co-located projects.

· Manage subconsultants and subcontractors, ensuring their work aligns with project requirements.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

Experience and Expertise:

· Demonstrated experience in providing project support services and project controls for large capital airport terminal projects, preferably in Florida. 

· Proven ability to manage multiple task assignments and lead a project support effort effectively.

· Experience in coordinating with various stakeholders and managing subconsultants and subcontractors.

Education and Certifications:

· Relevant degrees and certifications in project management, engineering, architecture, or related fields.

· Professional certifications such as PE (Professional Engineer), AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners), AIA (American Institute of Architects), or similar credentials are preferred.

Skills and Competencies:

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Excellent communication and coordination abilities.

· Proficiency in project management software and tools.

Availability and Commitment:

· Ability to be dedicated and available full-time in Southwest Florida to conduct project-related business.

· Commitment to maintaining the project’s schedule and budget, and ensuring the successful completion of the project.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES: 

Flexibility and Adaptability 

· Recovers from disappointments and setbacks.

· Works effectively with unstructured teams, situations, or environments.

· Helps others adapt to changing environments and accept new situations.

Learning Oriented 

· Works to create a climate that values learning as a lifelong professional requirement.

· Leads in establishing a climate that views errors and failures as learning opportunities.

· Seeks opportunities to help others learn as teacher, coach, and mentor.

Oral Communications 

· Facilitates effective communication with senior technical and business associates.

· Interacts with a wide variety of technical and business audiences.

· Analyzes, determines, and presents the right message, verifying it is received as intended.

· Effectively presents to clients, delivering key messages clearly and succinctly.

Teamwork 

· Coordinates roles, responsibilities, and interdependencies of all team members.

· Develops an effective working relationship with each team member.

· Identifies and addresses potential problems or issues within the team.

Problem Solving 

· Brings about successful resolutions to high-impact or cross-functional problems.

· Transforms stressful disagreements and hostile situations into win-win resolutions.

· Considers long-term trends and broad business implications for alternatives.

Project Management 

· Manages multiple high-risk, high-cost projects involving multiple stakeholders.

· Champions organization's project management methodology, tools, and techniques.

· Monitors industry for fresh approaches and tools for project management.

Written Communication 

· Produces written materials in business- and industry-specific technical language.

· Adapts writing -- language, form, style, tone -- to different audiences.

· Reviews the written materials of others and provides feedback and coaching.

Staff Management and Development

· Mentors staff concerning service delivery to maintain high quality standards. 

· Observes individual performance and provides fair and objective feedback.

· Seeks opportunities to serve as a mentor.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

Job duties in an office setting require the following: 

· Ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to move throughout the office;

· The ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects;

· Good hand-eye coordination; the ability to reach with hands and arms; and arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including the ability to grasp;

· Close visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate office equipment, prepare and review data and figures, and view a computer monitor;

· The ability to talk and hear;

· The ability to work in an upper level of a high-rise office building (Cotter Chicago office and some client offices); 

· The ability to handle temperature changes consistent with inside environmental conditions; and

· Mental abilities including remembering, reasoning, concentrating to remain on task, reading, problem solving, managing concurrent tasks, and the ability to understand and follow directions.

Job duties that require visiting a construction work site require the following:

· Normal color vision; 

· The ability to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, etc., using feet and legs and/or hands and arms;

· The ability to move across uneven surfaces and the ability to maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling on uneven or slippery surfaces; 

· The ability to stoop, kneel, or crouch; 

· The ability to stand for sustained periods of time;

· The ability to work in confined spaces and narrow passageways; 

· The ability to work in high places; and

· The ability to handle outside environmental conditions including extreme heat, extreme cold, loud noise levels, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and oils.