Project Director – Major Design Build Projects (Highways/Bridges)

AtkinsRéalis•Nashville, TN

3d•$130,000 - $188,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Project Director – Major Design Build Projects to join our team. Your role involves providing professional and project management expertise in the direction of highly unconventional projects requiring multiple technical units and/or subcontractors, heavy regulatory agency involvement, or extremely complex technical requirements. You will function as a mentor to technical professionals, assisting in their training and development. Additionally, you will perform basic project functions including production coordination, planning, organizing, directing, controlling, financial management, and marketing. This role includes coordinating and participating in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors, drafting complex professional service agreements, and conducting QCAP reviews. You will develop enhanced standards and procedures for project delivery excellence, direct project team compliance with contract terms, monitor subcontractors' progress and performance, and participate in contract dispute resolution. You will also develop and manage project quality assurance, administrative procedures, communication guidelines, and progress reporting. Monitoring schedules, billings, and reports, ensuring appropriate charging of manhours, costs, and expenses, and assisting in obtaining client payments are key responsibilities. You will resolve client disputes, adjust billing records, and communicate project progress/status to senior management, alerting them to potential problems. Identifying new business opportunities, coordinating project presentations, and promoting the firm's capabilities are also part of the role. You will participate in project opportunity evaluation, consultant selection, and the preparation of qualification/experience statements. Coordinating communications between internal/external associates, clients, and regulatory agencies, and maintaining contact with clients and regulatory personnel to determine needs and requirements are essential. Serving as an expert witness if necessary, supervising other project managers and technical staff, managing workload and manpower forecasting, and conducting project management training workshops are also included. You will monitor and report the financial status of projects to technical managers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in field(s) of practice.
Minimum of 12 years of experience, with at least ten years of design build experience in a management position.
Proven interpersonal skills, public speaking and persuasive ability.
Strong project financial management and team management skills.
Knowledge of production support systems and personal computer proficiency.
Professional Registration in field(s) of practice required, if available.
Certification as a “Project Management Professional” (PMP) or “Certified Construction Manager” (CCM) required within one year of assuming this position.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree preferred.
Management coursework and/or MBA a plus.

Responsibilities

Provides professional and project management expertise in the direction of highly unconventional projects requiring multiple technical units and/or subcontractors, heavy regulatory agency involvement or extremely complex technical requirements.
Functions as mentor to technical professionals to assist in their training and development.
Performs the basic project functions of production coordination, planning, organizing, directing, controlling, financial management and marketing.
Coordinates and participates in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors, and drafts very complex professional service agreements, arranging for their review and execution by senior management.
Conducts QCAP reviews of less complicated professional services agreements.
Develops enhanced standards and procedures for project delivery excellence.
Directs project team compliance with contract terms, monitors subcontractors' progress, performance and compliance with contractual commitments; participates in contract dispute resolution and litigation concerning project performance, administration and other liability issues; reviews and approves subconsultant and vendor invoices and resolves payment disputes.
Develops, communicates and manages project quality assurance, administrative procedures, communication guidelines, project deliverable formats and specifications, and progress reporting requirements.
Monitors schedules, billings and reports; ensures appropriate charging of manhours, costs and expenses to projects; assists in obtaining payment from clients; resolves client disputes and adjusts billing records as required; communicates project progress/status to senior management and alerts them of project production, quality control or financial performance problems.
Identifies new business opportunities for the firm, coordinates and participates in project presentations to clients and other external groups, and promotes firm's capabilities, marketing its services among existing and prospective clients.
Participates in project opportunity evaluation, consultant selection, and in the preparation of firm's qualification/experience statements.
Coordinates communications between internal and external associates and client, and between firm and regulatory agencies.
Maintains frequent contact with clients and regulatory agency personnel to determine their respective needs and requirements and serves as expert witness at project hearings and judicial proceedings if necessary.
Supervises other project managers, technical professionals and other design staff including managing weekly project workload and manpower forecasting.
Conducts project management training workshops and serves as mentor to associate project managers and project managers.
Monitors and reports financial status of projects to technical managers.
Performs such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.