Senior Program Manager - SIS

Skanska USA•Whitemarsh Township, PA

About The Position

Skanska is searching for a dynamic Senior Program Manager. This is a great opportunity to start a career with a company that builds things that matter and values its team. We are proud to share our culture of diversity and inclusion. Our work makes a clear contribution to society and the environment around us. We build in many different verticals. Whether we are building schools to provide inspiring spaces for learning, roads to connect communities or hospitals to care for patients, it all contributes to our purpose – we build for a better society. Skanska's values —Be Better Together, Act Ethically and Transparently, Commit to Customer and Care for Life—are deeply engrained in how we work, which is why our values support and drive our D&I efforts. Skanska provides construction project management consulting services through our in-house group known as Skanska Integrated Solutions (SIS). With a 30-year track record of success, SIS functions as an “extension of staff” and is a trusted advisor to its clients. Skanska’s construction and project delivery expertise translates directly into maximum savings and quality. Acting in the role of Owner’s Agent, the Senior Program Manager is responsible for supervising project management and construction management teams in all project phases, including studies, programming and planning, preconstruction services, design, procurements, construction, and closeout. The Senior Program Manager is the team leader, and the individual responsible from initiation through completion of construction. The Senior Program Manager is responsible for staff mentoring, project management processes and methods, stakeholder communications, coordination and conflict resolution to ensure project goals are consistently met.

Requirements

10+ Years experience in a Project Management role managing commercial and public sector projects of buildings ranging in costs of $20 Million to $200 Million.
Managing projects from initiation through completion of construction.
5+ years working with a preconstruction team to plan projects for success (e.g., procurement, logistics planning, scope reviews, budgeting, value engineering and costing).
3+ years experience managing the design process and relationships between design and construction to ensure the designer delivers quality, budget-conscious, and complete documents on schedule.
10+ years of experience reading and understanding construction plans, drawings and technical specifications, and the implementation of project delivery strategies in a Project Work Plan.
Demonstrated ability to target and pursue additional business with existing clients, and develop new business opportunities.
Bachelor’s Degree – Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or equivalent and 10 years of industry experience, /or equivalent industry experience of 20 years.

Responsibilities

Supervising project management and construction management teams in all project phases, including studies, programming and planning, preconstruction services, design, procurements, construction, and closeout.
Acting as the team leader, responsible from initiation through completion of construction.
Staff mentoring, project management processes and methods, stakeholder communications, coordination and conflict resolution to ensure project goals are consistently met.
Leading meetings with owner, architects.
Providing leadership role in client relations.
Directing and mentoring on-site staff.