Senior Project Manager

Audubon Companies, LLC•Metairie, LA

38d•Onsite

About The Position

Audubon is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our team in our Metairie, LA Office. The Senior Project Manager will is accountable for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of complex and/or large projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals. This position reports to the Director of Projects or Business Line Vice President/Manager. The successful Senior Project Manager will provide direction and management support to project teams during the execution of engineering projects.

Requirements

Education Required: Minimum of an Associate's Degree AND 10 years of Relative Experience, or Bachelor's Degree and 7 years of Relative Experience.
Experience Required: Minimum of 7 years of industry related experience as a Project Engineer or Project Manager.
Working knowledge of scheduling techniques and software.
Knowledgeable in cost estimating and control.
Able to speak comfortably in a group setting.
Understanding of all applicable discipline deliverables.
Financial Management.
Understands complex revenue models, P/L, and cost-to-completion projections and makes decisions accordingly.
Understands our pricing model and billing procedures.
Accurately forecasts revenue, profitability, margins, bill rates and utilization.

Nice To Haves

Education/Licensure Preferred: BS Engineering, MBA, Project Management Professional (PMP), Professional Engineer (PE) License.
Experience Preferred: 10 years of experience as the Lead Engineer on large multi-discipline projects, Project Engineer and/or Project Manager.

Responsibilities

Acts as the primary interface between the project team and the client representative. The PM is the face of Audubon to the client.
Creates, executes and revises project execution plans as required to meet client requirements and project metrics.
Identifies resources needed and manages team responsibilities.
Manages day-to-day operational aspects of assigned projects.
Ensures that all deliverables have been reviewed, approved and signed off prior to issue to the client.
Ensures the project team follows the Audubon standards and procedures.
Responsible for reviewing project transactions and reporting any discrepancies on a weekly basis.
Responsible for review and approval of invoices within a 48hr turnaround.
Responsible for maintaining the resource planning on assigned projects.
Manages the project budget and schedule.
Remains completely accessible to client during the life of project and provides single point of contact, ensuring specific requests are process timely and appropriately.
Organizes and directs a Project Management Team of other Project Managers and/or Project Engineers.
Drives Management of Change philosophy and enforces corresponding procedures.
Serves as the champion for safety and quality on the project.
Reviews and provides final Audubon approval to all subcontractors' contracts and invoices.
Manages the overall execution of projects.
Participates as a contributing member of assigned Functional Group or Execution Center.
Possess a detailed understanding of the sales / BD process.
Understands the relationship between multi-discipline deliverable packages - including procurement and construction activities.
Consistently acknowledges and appreciates each team member's contributions.
Effectively utilizes each team member to their fullest potential.
Motivates team to work together in the most efficient manner.
Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members and peers.
Mitigates team conflict and communication problems.
Suggests areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.
Leads and/or acts as a member of internal teams/task forces.
Analyzes project profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates, efficiency, and utilization.