Senior Mechanical Project Manager

Senior Mechanical Project Manager

Job ID

14721

# of Openings

Job Location

US-IL-Elmhurst

Category

Mechanical

Relocation Assistance

No

Service Line

IES

Job Description

Dewberry's Elmhurst, IL office is seeking a Senior Project Manager / Client Manager to act as primary contact between our office and the Owner; effectively manage projects from concept through design, bidding, negotiation, and construction administration to winning the next project with same client. Based on candidates credentials and knowledge of Illinois regional market, including existing client relationships and ability to establish new client relationship, acquire new projects. Work closely with the client to anticipate and avoid problems. Quickly solve problems that arise. Work with multi-disciplined team to provide first rate engineering documents that meet client's needs, project specifications and governing standards / codes. Assist the client to achieve their professional goals and that of their organization and in general, doing whatever is necessary to maintain a Client for Life.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new graduate, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Dewberry offers a comprehensive and very competitive package of insurance programs to regular full-time employees and their eligible dependents the first of the month following their date of hire. The insurance package includes : medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life. Additional insurances, at no cost to the employee : life (employee only), accidental death and dismemberment, business travel and accident, and short- and long-term disability are also provided. Employees pay a share of Dewberry's premium expenses (on a pre-tax basis) for medical and dental insurance plans.

Dewberry offers a wide range of other employee benefits, including : 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, 529 College Savings Plans, Travel Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Spending Accounts and Supplemental Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and children.

Positions within our officer program are also eligible for an annual bonus and stipend. Both vary based on level within the program and bonuses are dependent upon company performance.

In addition, a host of discounted purchase programs are available to all employees.

Responsibilities

Maintain primary one-to-one contact with the client.

• Understand the client's needs and goals and that of his / her organization.
• Draft proposals for new projects with existing clients for review and signature of the Principal In Charge of Business and track proposals through award of project. Work with client to develop additional work.
• Attend regular design meetings with the client and issue meeting minutes.
• As project manager; lead, organize, and schedule design team staff.
• Organize and direct frequent in-house design meetings.
• Primary responsibility for the approval and oversight of design and construction documents within the applicable area of progressive technical experience including signing and sealing of documents as Engineer or Record.
• Prepare detailed personnel loading by task interfaced with the detailed schedule.
• Coordinate with Design Discipline Managers to schedule, plan and assign appropriate personnel.
• Prepare storyboards and detailed project timeline.
• Organize and maintain project design folder.
• Document meetings and telephone conversations.
• Provide quality control to ensure that all of the clients' needs and requests have been accommodated. Ensure and coordinate among all of the disciplines involved, including outside consultants.
• Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions to Owner.
• Advise on project billing and assist in collections.
• Supervise and coordinate the submission of documents to the appropriate reviewing authorities (DOI, SCO, DHSR, DFS, IRI, etc.)
• Coordinate the responses to reviews. Ensure that responses are in fact reflected in the drawings and specifications.
• Arrange for in-house quality review in a timely fashion.
• Arrange and attend pre-bid conferences and issue meeting minutes and addenda.
• Conduct bid openings and prepare / issue certified bid tabulation. Coordinate as required to ensure CA phase of the project puts Dewberry in positive standing with Client at all times.
• Perform site visits, inspections, and commissioning activities as required to support the Construction Administration requirements.
• Assist with recruiting, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding new employees to support MEP practice.

Required Skills & Required Experience

The projected range for this position is $133,000-$171,000 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly

Don't meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters : Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

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