Senior Project Manager 2

DOWL • Bellevue, WA

33d • $167,381 - $276,151

About The Position

Why DOWL? 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. The Senior Project Manager 2 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, expert-level 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 expert 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 2 must demonstrate an expert level of technical proficiency along with providing trusted leadership, mentoring and guidance to project managers with less experience. This position requires a seller-doer mentality and includes a high level of business development, client relations, staff leadership and business management responsibilities including periodic overnight travel. This role also requires expert-level interpersonal skills, a strong work ethic, solid judgement, and a desire to help others learn and grow. A Senior Project Manager 2 is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and provide constructive feedback to others in a highly effective manner.

Requirements

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) - Proficient
• Projectwise, Newforma, Deltek Vison, UKG, Bluebeam - Proficient
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Years of experience required: 20 years (15 years as a PM)
• Years of experience required with advanced degree: 19 years (15 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 technical judgement
• Leads the project team towards the most appropriate technical solutions
• Provides senior review of technical drawings and documents
• Mentors other PMs on technical matters
• Demonstrates exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
• Exercises advanced 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 for large, complex projects.
• Demonstrates exceptional leadership and management skills to deliver timely results.
• Leads and/or delegates internal and external project meetings that lead to project success.
• Monitors project progress against staffing levels to ensure timely delivery.
• Mentors others to do the same.
• 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.
• Avoids scope creep and obtains contract amendments as needed to avoid negative variances.
• Mentors others on above.
• Focuses marketing efforts on the largest and most complicated projects.
• 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.
• Conducts key-client feedback meetings as appropriate, serves as a reviewer on proposals.
• 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.
• Engages new clients in expanding markets/geographies to establish new client relationships for the firm.
• Other duties as assigned.
• 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

Benefits

• DOWL provides a comprehensive benefits package to support the health and financial well-being of our full-time employees and their families.
• DOWL offers a High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account (HSA) (including employer contribution)
• Other benefits include flexible spending account, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, dependent care account, employee assistance program, a 401(k) plan with discretionary employer contributions for matching, profit sharing, student debt repayment, paid time off, paid holidays.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrues at a minimum of 16 days per year and accruals being on first day of employment.
• Employees also receive nine paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

What This Job Offers

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