Sr Specialist, Project Management Support

Hill international•Pomona, CA

6h•Onsite

About The Position

Hill International is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Project Management Support in Pomona, California. This role involves researching, analyzing, and interpreting sophisticated data, problem-solving, and providing input to project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables, and budgets. The specialist will identify issues or conflicts, escalate them to the Project Manager, conduct analysis, and prepare presentations. They will also provide input to courses of action and assist with decisions that establish and change project direction. The role requires applying advanced, in-depth knowledge of project management support principles, being proactive in addressing project team needs, and providing reminders. Communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential, as is the ability to interact and coordinate with outside agencies, licensing, and project teams. The position demands recognizing verbal cues in meetings, working effectively both in a team and independently, and adapting to reprioritize tasks based on evolving challenges. A customer-focused approach to understand and respond to internal and external stakeholders' business needs is also key.

Requirements

Associate degree in applicable profession, business, or technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Possesses 5+ years’ project support experience.
Possesses 2+ years’ project management experience.
Advanced in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint).
Strong interpersonal skills.
Identifies problems and solutions.
Provides input to project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables, and budgets.
Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts among team members and, if needed, escalates to Project Manager.
Conducts analysis and prepares presentations.
Exercises independent judgment and discretion to advise and recommend courses of action.
Applies advanced in-depth knowledge of project management support principles.
Proactive in addressing project team needs and providing reminders; good communicator, both written and verbally.
Will be interacting and coordinating with outside agencies, licensing, and project teams.
Customer focused with ability to understand and appropriately respond to internal and external stakeholders’ business needs.
Ability to work well in a team, as well as independently.
Ability to adapt and reprioritize on a day-to-day basis depending on new or existing challenges that may arise.
Strong interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Electric utilities experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Researches, analyzes, interprets sophisticated data, and problem solves.
Provides input to project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables, and budgets.
Identifies issues or conflicts and escalates to Project Manager.
Conducts analysis and prepares presentations.
Provides input to courses of action; assists with decisions establishing and changing project direction.
Applies advanced in-depth knowledge of project management support principles.
Proactive in addressing project team needs and providing reminders; good communicator, both written and verbally.
Interacts and coordinates with outside agencies, licensing, and project teams.
Recognizes verbal cues in meetings (action items, requests, additional meetings to be setup, etc.).
Ability to work well in a team, as well as independently.
Ability to adapt and reprioritize on a day-to-day basis depending on new or existing challenges that may arise.
Applies knowledge of project management support principles.
Proactive in addressing project team needs and sends reminders - good communicator, both written and verbally.
Proactive; accomplishes results through own efforts.
Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts among team members and, if needed, escalates to Project Manager.
Exercises independent judgment and discretion to advise and recommend courses of action.
Customer focused with ability to understand and appropriately respond to internal and external stakeholders’ business needs.