Senior Project Manager 1

DOWL • Lake Oswego, OR

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About The Position

DOWL is a top-ranked, multi-disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services. Our in-house expertise spans Civil and Land Development, Construction-Related Services, Transportation and Structures, and Water and Environmental Services. At DOWL, you’re valued. We support your growth, offer great benefits, and foster a culture of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork. Geosciences At DOWL, our Geosciences team is at the core of safe, efficient, and successful infrastructure development. Whether it’s a building, bridge, utility, roadway, or dam, every project starts with a deep understanding of what lies beneath. Our geoscience professionals apply advanced knowledge in soil and rock mechanics, geophysical surveys, and soils engineering to solve real-world challenges and deliver practical, data-driven solutions. From initial planning and permitting to hands-on fieldwork, analysis, and construction support, we evaluate subsurface conditions to guide every stage of development. If you're passionate about applying geoscience to build smarter, safer infrastructure, we invite you to bring your expertise to our collaborative and forward-thinking team. Summary The Senior Project Manager 1 is responsible for independently winning, managing, monitoring, and delivering the largest, most complex projects that are high-quality, profitable and result in client satisfaction. People in this position have a broad technical background across a variety of disciplines, excellent communication and organizational skills, and the ability to quickly assimilate complex technical information in order to make informed decisions, and help others do the same. The person in this position will have an advanced understanding of many aspects of a multidisciplinary project and knows how to fit each task together for successful marketing strategy followed by successful project delivery. A Senior Project Manager must demonstrate an advanced level of technical proficiency along with providing trusted leadership and guidance to project managers with less experience. This position requires a seller-doer mentality and includes business development, client relations, staff leadership and business management responsibilities including periodic overnight travel. This role also requires excellent interpersonal skills, a strong work ethic, solid judgement, and a desire to learn and grow with minimal oversight. A Senior Project Manager 1 is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.

Requirements

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) - Proficient
• Projectwise, Newforma, Deltek Vison, UKG, Bluebeam - Proficient
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Years of experience required: 15 years (10 years as a PM)
• Years of experience required with advanced degree: 14 years (10 years as a PM)
• PE, PMP, CCM, or equivalent required (depending on discipline)
• DOWL Senior PM certification required
• Must have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates advanced use of technical fundamentals and judgement
• Leads the project team towards the most appropriate technical solutions
• Provides quality control and/or senior review of technical drawings and documents
• May prepare technical documents as necessary
• Demonstrates advanced communication and collaboration skills.
• Exercises good judgement on how and when to communicate.
• Interpersonal skills result in staff and client loyalty.
• Takes responsibility for personal and team results and proactively seeks to mentor others.
• Strategizes and develops project schedules that balance client needs and internal capacity.
• Leads the team to the on-time submittal of technical work products and deliverables.
• Leads internal and external project meetings that lead to project success.
• Coordinates with resource managers to ensure adequate staffing is assigned to projects.
• Demonstrates exceptional skills to lead the development of scope and fee breakdowns that result in financial success and client satisfaction.
• Monitors project metrics and takes appropriate action to adjust as needed.
• Identifies project changes (e.g., scope, schedule, budget, project team, client team) quickly and obtains contract amendments or conducts other change management activities as needed.
• Mentors others on above.
• Pursues larger and more complex projects that result in higher contract values.
• Leads business development and marketing efforts by meeting with clients and teaming partners, identifying leads for future work, identifying which leads are the best to pursue, positioning the firm to win those projects, and collaborating with others to successfully propose and win.
• Helps make decisions about which clients and projects are the best to be pursued by others.
• Mentors those with less experience in business development and marketing.
• Responsible for winning a significant volume of new work for the firm on an annual basis.
• Frequent, direct communications with clients and teaming partners during project meetings, industry conferences, and other events.
• Serves as a company ambassador that fosters client satisfaction and loyalty.
• Mentors others on how to foster client satisfaction and loyalty.
• Presents at industry conferences and serves on industry associations to maintain client visibility.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Provides excellent marketing, management, and leadership for mainly large, complex projects and mentors others with less experience to do the same.
• Leads and mentors on the development of scope, schedule, and budget.
• Demonstrates consistent success with project quality, client satisfaction, and financial outcomes.
• Oversees team operations and the daily workflow of the team
• Organizes workflow and ensures that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks
• Recruits and hires new employees
• Implements training for new hires and identifies training opportunities for current staff
• Communicates information from leadership to employees and vice versa
• Monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback and coaching
• Sets goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicates them to employees
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
• Decides on reward and promotion based on performance
• Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level