Project Manager

Project Manager

At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

Job Summary:

 This is an engineering design project management role focused on the design and development of construction documents—not an IT or software project management position. As a member of the engineering design staff, the Project Manager leads multidisciplinary building-systems projects and manages schedules, budgets, technical scope, design coordination, and project risk.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented professional with project management experience in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and related building-system design for project types such as Healthcare, Commercial, Life Sciences, Industrial, and Mission-Critical facilities.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary client and internal point of contact for assigned engineering design and construction projects.
• Manage the design and development of coordinated MEP/FP/IT/AV/Security construction documents from planning through final deliverables.
• Assemble, coordinate, and lead multidisciplinary technical design and review teams.
• Work with engineering discipline leads to allocate resources appropriately.
• Ensure interdisciplinary coordination across building-system designs and construction documents.
• Direct and oversee project teams throughout planning, design, construction-document development, and construction administration.
• Manage project schedules, milestones, technical scope, budgets, and progress through design and construction administration.
• Ensure timely completion of activities and adherence to project milestones and internal project budgets.
• Ensure company quality assurance standards are upheld.
• Develop scopes of work and fees for proposals.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships with unparalleled responsiveness.
• Assist with contract management, including scope adherence, fee control, and collection of receivables.
• Facilitate solutions to technical and coordination challenges associated with the development of complex building systems.
• Respond to project inquiries and chair project review and pre-submittal meetings.
• Attend client meetings.

Qualifications and Experience:

• 7–10 years of experience in mechanical or electrical consulting engineering, including project management of building-design and construction-document deliverables.
• Experience with new construction and renovation projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of multidisciplinary engineering design coordination and construction administration; IT/software project management experience alone does not meet this requirement.
• Ability to write reports and proposals.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and/or Professional Engineer licensure.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.

Location: Philadelphia, PA             

Compensation & Benefits:

The expected base salary range for this role is $120,000 - $165,000 USD per year. Actual compensation will be determined based on a number of factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

This role is also eligible for performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive U.S. based benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Wellness programs and employee assistance resources
• Professional development support

For more information, visit our full benefits overview here.

About Us:

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.