Project Manager IV

CDM Smith Inc

Detroit, MI

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Billing, Budgeting, Change Management, Change Requests/Orders, Coaching, Communication Skills, Construction Engineering, Corrective Action, Cost Engineering, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Satisfaction, External Audit, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Maintain Compliance, Organizational Skills, People Management, Performance Metrics, Profit & Loss, Project Evaluation, Project Execution, Project Planning, Project Schedule, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Requirements Management, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Sales, Sales Management, Schedule Development, Software Engineering, Statement of Work (SOW), Technical/Engineering Design, Time Management, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
LOCATION
Detroit, MI
POSTED
30+ days ago

• Creates project definitions, schedules, budgets and objectives for projects using lessons learned.

  • Prepares detailed statements of work with associated work breakdown structures and gains concurrence and approval from internal and external stakeholders regarding various project aspects.
  • Assesses potential project risk and outlines risk mitigation solutions.
  • Ensures adherence to company and project management policies, procedures, and practices.
  • Manages project costs and is responsible for ensuring profitability.
  • Identifies, quantifies, and communicates residual risk (time and cost).
  • Creates and reviews timely client billings with internal billing support.
  • Responsible for ensuring timely client payment and follows up on outstanding client invoices to obtain payment.
  • Reviews and approves subcontractor/vendor invoices to ensure timely payment to outside resources.
  • Performs ongoing review of project status.
  • On an ongoing basis, monitors project risks; identifies possible risks and recommends and implements risk mitigation solutions; escalates as appropriate.
  • Manages project change using change management protocols; determines appropriate changes or alternate paths based upon performance and metrics.
  • Works in conjunction with team members and internal and external stakeholders to manage changes to requirements and schedule of the project.
  • Ensures proper review of project scope by safety managers and proper implementation of safety plans.
  • Provides timely response to audit corrective actions identified by external or internal audits.
  • Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and application of standard engineering or construction techniques, procedures, and criteria.
  • Provides guidance to drafters/designers, engineers, craft workers, other project team members, contractors or subcontractors.
  • Develops and implements project resource plan and manages the staffing of assigned projects.
  • Determines and coordinates the proper staffing within the project including identification of outside resources needed (subs/vendors) and ensures procurement processes are followed.
  • Clearly communicates project deadlines, assignments and objectives to project team members.
  • Assigns work and provides direction to project staff with regard to timeliness and completion of project objectives.
  • Coaches project staff and provides feedback to staff and to project staff's supervisors on project performance; escalates any performance issues to appropriate management and human resources.
  • Builds, maintains and manages strong client relationships.
  • Ensures client satisfaction by delivering quality, on-time project outcomes as a result of good planning and organizational skills; manages client expectations. Identifies opportunities for change orders and repeat business though pre-eminent project execution and developed client relationships.
  • Works collaboratively with sales leaders to evaluate potential new work and supports the scoping and costing effort.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

About the Company

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CDM Smith Inc