Senior Project Manager Job in Boston, Massachusetts US

Job Title:                             Senior Project Manager

Job Location:                   Boston, MA

        

* Must have experience working at a high profile institutional college or university. Please provide a project list with resume.

Essential Duties Responsibilities:

 

·         Project Management

Ø  Responsible for management of the entire project delivery process including design, construction, occupancy and close-out phases of renovation projects. 

Ø  Facilitates and tracks communications throughout the project and develops and maintains project schedules and budgets and communicates to senior leadership issues affecting project program, budget, scope, timeline or delivery.

Ø  Responsible for project quality control and oversees contracts for all contractors, design/engineering consultants, site surveys, owner testing and additional specialty consulting as necessary.

·         Financial Schedule Management

Ø  Responsible to maintain the project scope within the approved budget and schedule and coordinate and lead a value engineering process throughout the project duration.

Ø  Responsible for project cost control, develops and monitors project cash flow projections and provides budget updates to senior leaders.

Ø  Reviews proposed change orders, and reviews and authorizes payments within appropriate signing authority. 

·         Regulatory Approvals

Ø  Working with multiple internal and external parties, the Senior Project Manager coordinates and facilitates submissions to jurisdictional authorities for permitting and ensures compliance with regulations and all authorities having jurisdiction.

Ø  Arranges for all jurisdictional authorities’ inspections necessary to secure the Certificate of Occupancy in an expeditious manner.

 

Qualifications:

·         Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (engineering or architecture) related to construction, project management or the       equivalent.

·         Minimum 15 years managing renovation projects, preferably historic renovations in a higher education setting directly for an institutional owner.

·         MBA or other graduate degree in management desirable.

·         Field experience on construction sites is desirable.

·         Design and construction of LEED certified buildings

·         Excellent communication skills.

·         Ability to work with diverse constituencies.

·         Familiarity with design and construction processes.

·         Familiarity with City, State, and Federal codes and ordinances.

·         Ability to develop and maintain project budgets, cash flow projections and schedules.

·         Skills in interpreting architectural and construction contracts.

·         Ability to negotiate and resolve confrontational issues as they arise.

·         Commitment to diversity and to serving the needs of a diverse organization