Director of Project Management - Construction Modeling

Responsibilities

The Director of Project Management has full responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating construction modeling assignments. They plan and develop projects with unique or complex issues. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope, selection of areas for investigation, and development of novel concepts. The Director of Project Management acts as technical liaison to individuals within and outside of their organization with the responsibility to act independently regarding technical matters pertaining to their field. Supervision received is essentially administrative, with assignments given in broad terms concerning general objectives and limitations.

Responsibilities

• Manages projects assuring that all Production, Quality, and Budgetary objectives are met
• Conducts needs assessment with client to determine project scope and requirements
• Research past proposals and historical/industry data to determine project costs.
• Attends kick-off meetings to explain assessment and/or design options and gathers information related to schedules and budgets
• Develops project plans and budgets including staffing and resource needs
• Coordinates projects with clients and internal and external team members
• Plans and conducts project meetings
• Reviews assessment and design task status against budget and schedule requirements
• Conducts regular quality-control checks of own or others’ work
• Resolves project issues (e.g., technical, budget, schedule, billing, etc.)
• Monitors project staff and provides direction/ quality control as required

• Monitors and reviews project profitability through financial reports and financial review meetings

• Ensures project work plans are updated toward completion and backlog. Follows up and assists project accountant with A/R collections

• Monitors group staffing needs and manages workload distribution and project resources

• Provides guidance to team members regarding WPM design and modeling standards
• Provides ongoing training and development for employees (e.g., coaches more junior project managers, answers technical questions, design review sessions, seminars, etc.)
• Monitors the performance of employees on a continuous basis and reviews performance with individuals per company guidelines
• May supervise support staff

• Promotes our ECX by building effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations

Performs Other Functions as Needed

Qualifications

•  
• Experience with Revit, Tekla, SAP2000, Rhino, and/or Grasshopper a plus
• Relevant experience working on the design of office buildings, commercial, sports, aviation, healthcare with construction costs of $200 million and up.
• 15+ minimum prior years of experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to engage individuals and teams to complete tasks or projects
• Ability to lead and supervise teams, build partnerships, and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Demonstrated career growth that includes experience working on design teams for a variety of building or project types
• Strong client-service attitude with ability to multi-task and accomplish multiple priorities
• Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced environment

Overview

Walter P Moore is an international company of engineers, architects, innovators, and creative people who solve some of the world’s most complex structural and infrastructure challenges. Providing structural, diagnostics, civil, traffic, parking, transportation, enclosure, WPM technology and construction engineering services, we design solutions that are cost- and resource-efficient, forward-thinking, and help support and shape communities worldwide. Founded in 1931 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, our 1000+ professionals work across 24 U.S. offices and 7 international locations.