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Project Manager I at CDM Smith

Project Manager I

CDM Smith · Austin, TX, US

2 weeks ago

Project Manager I

CDM Smith · Austin, TX, US

17 days ago
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About the Role

CDM Smith is seeking a Project Manager to lead projects, ensuring successful definition, scheduling, budgeting, and execution. This role involves managing project risks, costs, client relationships, and team performance to deliver quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Creates project definitions, schedules, budgets, and objectives.
  • Prepares detailed statements of work with associated work breakdown structures.
  • Assesses potential project risks and outlines risk mitigation solutions.
  • Ensures adherence to company and project management policies, procedures, and practices.
  • Manages project costs and ensures profitability.
  • Identifies, quantifies, and communicates residual risk (time and cost).
  • Creates and reviews timely client billings.
  • Ensures timely client payment and follows up on outstanding invoices.
  • Reviews and approves subcontractor/vendor invoices.
  • Performs ongoing review of project status.
  • Monitors project risks, identifies possible risks, and recommends/implements mitigation solutions.
  • Manages project change using change management protocols.
  • Determines appropriate changes or alternate paths based upon performance and metrics.
  • Works in conjunction with team members and stakeholders to manage changes to requirements and schedule.
  • Ensures proper review of project scope by safety managers and implementation of safety plans.
  • Provides timely response to audit corrective actions.
  • Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and application of standard engineering or construction techniques, procedures, and criteria.
  • Provides guidance to drafters/designers, engineers, craft workers, other project team members, contractors, or subcontractors.
  • Develops and implements project resource plan and manages staffing.
  • Determines and coordinates proper staffing, including identification of outside resources needed and ensuring procurement processes are followed.
  • Clearly communicates project deadlines, assignments, and objectives to project team members.
  • Assigns work and provides direction to project staff regarding timeliness and completion of objectives.
  • Coaches project staff and provides feedback on project performance.
  • Builds, maintains, and manages strong client relationships.
  • Ensures client satisfaction by delivering quality, on-time project outcomes.
  • Manages client expectations.
  • Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree.
  • 4 years of related experience.
  • PMP (PMI), CCM or DBIA certification is required (within 12 months of hire or promotion onto the Approved Project Manager list).
  • Domestic and/or international travel may be required.
  • An appropriate and valid driver's license is required.

Skills

  • Experience working with project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting concepts and practices.
  • In-depth knowledge of project goals, drivers, strategies, risks and opportunities.
  • Good communications skills, both verbal and written.
  • Ability to interact with varying levels of staff, as well as vendors.
  • Good interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients.
  • Ability to deal with many people, and process a large volume of requests as necessary.
  • Good personal computer skills including proficiency in MS Word and Excel.
  • Good organizational skills to balance and prioritize work.

Work Type

  • Domestic and/or international travel may be required.

Experience Level

  • 4 years of related experience.

Education Level

  • Bachelor's Degree.

Salary/Compensations

  • USD $91,478.00 - USD $160,118.00

About the Company

  • CDM Smith is committed to offering an unmatched employee experience.
  • Our employees are the heart of our company.
  • As an employer of choice, our goal is to provide a challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment which fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee.
  • We value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions and bring diverse perspectives.
  • Join our team, and together we will make a difference and change the world.

Equal Opportunity

  • CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.