Location: Manhattan, New York with travel out of state as needed
Overview of Role
The Senior Project Manager will support the client's program management team to manage a portfolio of projects on the east coast. The role is defined as a planned undertaking with defined goals, work plans, timeliness, and implementation strategies to correspond to client needs. The Senior Project Manager will be required to manage a capital improvement budget and lead communication between all project stakeholders and manage consistency of delivery in line with the clients' requirements and governance. The Senior Project Manager should have the ability to identify opportunities within a program that will add value and help successfully accomplish the client's desired project outcome.
Essential Functions
Develop strategy for all projects under the program to meet delivery requirements.
Supervise project staff and provide direction to a large and diverse project team.
Direct the development of program goals, work plans, timeliness, and implementation strategies.
Manage and account for project budgets and contracts.
Identify and coordinate with program committees and advisory groups.
Administer project budgets, authorize expenditures, develop, and monitor contracts.
Train and advise staff, project advocates and program participants.
Plan, facilitate and conduct meetings.
Measure, evaluate and communicate project performance.
Identify decision-making issues and key stakeholders, develop and implement strategies to encourage and obtain stakeholder and/or community awareness and support and identify project partners.
Contribute to team performance by collaboration and effective communication.
Contribute to and understand the client's desired project outcomes, identify opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes.
Add to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.
Minimum Education (or substitute experience) required: 4-year college degree in architecture, construction management or engineering science.
Minimum Experience required: 5-10 years relevant experience of management of staff including project professionals and/or technicians, managing major projects including development of project scope, goals, work plans, timeliness, and implantation strategies, developing measurement processes/methods for assessing progress toward goals and project outcomes. Prior experience with developing and monitoring contracts required.
Experience working in Corporate Real Estate Sector.
Experience working on a Project Management team.
Skills Required: Expert in project management, including planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of large, complex projects. Good communication skills required.