Construction Senior Director, Resident Engineer, Tunneling

PMA Consultants Careers•San Francisco, CA

4d•$250,000 - $275,000

About The Position

The leadership roles encompass various responsibilities, including project management, site supervision, and project controls throughout all phases â design, procurement, construction, and closeout phases- and overseeing the day-to-day operations at specific project sites. In this role, you will serve as the primary contact for all engineering and operational matters on-site, ensuring that all projects are executed in compliance with specifications and safety standards and within budget. In addition, this role includes team management, client management, business development, business governance, and risk management. This involves recruiting, training, and mentoring staff; representing the organization to clients; leading business development activities; ensuring compliance with internal policies and contracts; and supporting corporate and business unit initiatives. Effective communication, coordination, documentation management, administrative tasks, teamwork, and knowledge management are essential aspects of these roles. On the technical side, the roles involve project lifecycle oversight, including planning, design, construction, and closeout phases. Responsibilities encompass project controls, cost management, schedule control, change management, performance monitoring, and reporting. Risk management, claim support, and dispute resolution are critical components, requiring expertise in data collection, contract review, negotiation, and claims avoidance.

Requirements

Bachelorâs degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or equivalent relevant experience in engineering or construction.
15+ years of experience in wastewater, sewer, pipeline, tunneling, or related public works projects.
CA PE License or CCM certification required.

Responsibilities

Team Management: Recruit staff, conduct interviews, hire, assign work, and provide training, coaching, mentoring, and counseling to apply employee guidelines and operational processes consistently.
Client Management: Serve as PMAâs representative in front of the clientâs organization(s) and lead the management efforts of the associated accounts. This may include but is not limited to managing day-to-day client relationships; overseeing overall PMA team performance and relationship with the clientâs organization; serving as a point of contact for PMA for associated accounts; and collaborating with PMAâs leadership in communication with staff.
Business Development: Support and lead PMAâs business development activities as needed. This may include but is not limited to active participation in finding business opportunities; coordinating or supporting the development of business proposals; and collaborating with other PMA groups, offices, and/or marketing teams in business development-related activities as needed.
Business Governance and Risk Management: Oversee the implementation and compliance of PMAâs internal policies, guidelines, and contract management. Support management and communication efforts between PMAâs leadership and/or corporate teams with staff.
Corporate / BU Initiatives: Support and lead PMAâs Corporate and/or Business Unit Initiatives as needed.
Communication and Coordination: Support and lead the coordination and management of projects by collaborating with cross-functional teams. This may include but is not limited to engaging with stakeholders to understand project needs and goals. Develop meeting minutes, action items, and support meetings as necessary.
Document Controls: Coordinate and manage key project documentation and decisions over the course of the project.
Administrative Tasks: Support and perform administrative duties. This may include, but is not limited to, preparing invoices, estimates, and scheduling meetings.
Teamwork: Work closely with various teams and stakeholders to ensure timely project completion.
Knowledge Management: Support PMAâs internal knowledge sharing with the team and support corporate knowledge management, where applicable.
Predictable and reliable attendance.
Project Oversight: Act as the ownerâs representative throughout the project lifecycle. Oversee all project phases, including planning, design, construction, commissioning, and closeout. Works with various team counterparts (e.g., the general contractor, consultants, sub-consultants, etc.) during design and construction and with municipal-level participants during project, design, and construction coordination. Provide oversight of architects, engineers, subconsultants, contractors, and others per the contract. Perform responsibilities through final project audits and/or closeout.
Project Budget: Develop and manage internal project budgeting, risk mitigation, quality control, and health and safety plan compliance.
Project Cost: - Support project cost functions. This may include, but is not limited to, development, monitoring, and control of project costs. Support and track project/program funding sources and cash flow. Support cost estimating development and review functions.
Project Schedule: Support project planning and schedule control functions. This may include, but is not limited to, development, monitoring, and control of project schedules. Support the review of such materials as needed.
Project Change Control: Support reviewing and controlling project changes and their effect on project cost, schedule, and resources.
Performance Control and Monitoring: Measure and control cost, schedule, and technical performance against tasks or project plans and define impact. This may include but is not limited to supporting and preparing analyses and reports on expenditures, progress, commitments, budget performance, and schedule performance.
Project Reporting: support project reporting efforts, as needed, to meet project/clientâs expectations. This may include, but is not limited to, periodic progress status reports, presentations, customized communications, and presenting findings to clients and/or project stakeholders.
Risk Management: Support overall project risk management practices. This may include but is not limited to risk identification, assessment of potential impacts, control, monitoring, and support efforts to manage potential impacts.
Claim Support and/or Dispute Resolution: Support the claim and dispute resolution process. This may include, but is not limited to, data collection, contract administration support and review, negotiation/mediation, expert report development, and/or claims avoidance.
Other duties as assigned.