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About the Role

Pond is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex projects for clients in healthcare, industrial, advanced manufacturing, chemical, and life sciences markets. This role will guide projects from pursuit and planning through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout, acting as a strategic, detail-oriented leader with strong technical, financial, client-management, and project team management skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of complex engineering, architecture, construction, or facility projects from project initiation through closeout.
Establish and manage project scope, budgets, schedules, staffing plans, work breakdown structures, and performance baselines.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams consisting of engineering, architecture, construction, procurement, commissioning, and client representatives.
Manage project financials, including forecasting, cost control, invoicing, earned value, profitability, and accounts receivable.
Develop and maintain project management plans, quality plans, safety plans, risk registers, communication plans, and change-management procedures.
Monitor project performance and identify emerging issues related to scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, resources, and contractual obligations.
Lead project kickoff meetings, progress meetings, client presentations, risk reviews, and executive status updates.
Maintain clear and consistent communication with clients, internal leadership, subcontractors, vendors, regulatory agencies, and project team members.
Review contracts, proposals, change orders, and commercial terms.
Manage change control and evaluate the impact of changes on project scope, cost, schedule, and resources.
Ensure deliverables are complete, coordinated, technically sound, and compliant with applicable codes, standards, regulations, and client requirements.
Promote effective quality assurance and quality control throughout project delivery.
Support business development through client relationship management, proposal development and pursuit strategy.
Mentor project managers, engineers, designers, and other team members while promoting accountability and professional development.
Lead project closeout activities, including final documentation, financial reconciliation, client acceptance, and lessons-learned reviews.
Promote a culture of safety, ethical conduct, collaboration, continuous improvement, and client service.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, project management, business, or a related technical discipline; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
Combination of 15 years of engineering / architectural design and project management experience in one or more of the following markets: healthcare, industrial, advanced manufacturing, chemicals, life sciences or related market.
Demonstrated experience managing complex projects involving multiple disciplines, stakeholders, contractors, consultants, and vendors.
Demonstrated experience managing complex projects in the A/E/C consulting environment.
Strong understanding of project delivery methods, including design-bid-build, design-build, EPC, EPCM, and integrated project delivery.
Proven experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risk, quality, safety, procurement, and contractual requirements.
Strong financial and business acumen, including experience with forecasting, cost control, change management, and project performance reporting.
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to build productive relationships with clients and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
Strong analytical, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing project requirements.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or comparable platforms.
Ability to travel up to 25% to client, project, or company offices as required.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
Professional Engineer (PE), Registered Architect (RA) or comparable credential is preferred.
Experience with commissioning, validation, heavy process equipment, cleanrooms, laboratories, GMP, or other regulated environments is preferred.
Experience leading projects with significant operational, process, utility, or facility-infrastructure components is preferred.
Experience with client development, proposals, contract negotiations, and account management is preferred.
All Pond & Company positions require participation in at least one in-person interview as part of our hiring process.
Most roles also require in-person onboarding at a Pond office location.
Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory background check results.
Offers may be contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug and alcohol test.

Skills

Technical skills
Financial skills
Client-management skills
Project team management skills
Coordination
Communication
Disciplined project management
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Project
Primavera P6
Procore
Autodesk Construction Cloud

Location

Remote
Onsite

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior
15 years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, project management, business, or a related technical discipline

Salary/Compensations

Starting base pay may vary depending on factors such as scope and level of position, geographic location, candidate skill, knowledge and experience.
Additional cash incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package.

Benefits

Medical benefits
Financial benefits
Other benefits dependent on position offered

About the Company

Pond is an award-winning, full-service architecture, engineering, planning, construction management, and environmental services firm providing professional solutions to clients throughout the U.S. and globally for nearly 60 years.
Pond’s staff of 800+ professionals provide a deep bench strength of experience and capabilities to offer customized solutions that help clients manage projects from concept to completion – and everything in between – with confidence and clarity.
Pond is currently ranked as the 80th largest engineering and design firm by ENR, Atlanta’s #1 engineering firm by Atlanta Business Chronicle, and has been recognized as an Employer of the Year by Georgia ACEC and a Best Place to Work for Working Parents.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Employment decisions at Pond are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications.
All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state and local laws in jurisdictions where we operate.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hrdepartment@pondco.com.