Survey Senior Project Manager

Colliers Engineering & Design • Boston, MA

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About The Position

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Senior Survey Project Manager to join its team in Massachusetts. The role is part of the Survey/Geospatial team, which provides surveying and geospatial data and mapping services, collecting data from the air, ground, and subsurface for precise interpretation.

The Senior Survey Project Manager manages project staff and coordinates technical and managerial direction for project scope, schedule, quality, and budget. The role prepares work plans and budgets, monitors project costs and schedules, oversees quality assurance and productivity, supports proposals and business development, manages client scope changes and billing, and mentors junior staff. The position also requires adherence to the company’s Health and Safety program and applicable SOPs.

Requirements

• Experience with MassDOT projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience.
• Professional licensure in a related field.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English for job-related written communications and verbal instructions and interactions.

Responsibilities

• Manage, direct, and supervise assigned staff and coordinate management direction for project scope, schedule, quality, and budget.
• Prepare work plans and man-hour budgets for Department Manager approval.
• Monitor project schedules and capital cost budgets to meet client needs and control productivity.
• Manage quality control and quality assurance for assigned projects.
• Oversee project work and productivity.
• Work toward project profit, productivity, and deliverable schedule goals.
• Participate in proposals and provide marketing and business development support.
• Define project teams, work packages, tasks, evaluation methods, productivity targets, deliverable schedules, and staffing needs.
• Hold team meetings and ensure required review and approval procedures are followed before completed work is submitted.
• Negotiate client scope changes affecting budgets or schedules, subject to supervisor approval.
• Coordinate and communicate with project employees to support utilization and project team meetings.
• Review monthly man-hour and cost reports to track progress against project goals.
• Ensure project planning and profit-control procedures are followed.
• Discuss scope revisions affecting schedules or budgets with clients and obtain approval and fees for out-of-scope work before performing it.
• Seek support from Department Managers and other managers to resolve technical problems.
• Coordinate with the Billing Department to authorize and send client bills, and follow up on timely payments.
• Mentor junior staff in technical and business practices and support corporate objectives.
• Follow the Health and Safety program and applicable SOPs.

Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid pregnancy disability leave.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Company-matched 401(k)/Roth.
• Paid time off, including parental and military leave.
• Employee referral and professional license bonuses.
• Straight-time compensation for exempt employees’ billable hours worked beyond 40 billable hours in a work week.
• Education reimbursement.
• Access to hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses through an in-house resource.
• Mentorship program.
• Wellness program.
• Career advancement and personal and professional growth opportunities.
• Safe and comfortable work environment.
• Company-sponsored activities and philanthropic opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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