CDM Smith - Pittsburgh, PA
posted 5 months ago
About the position
CDM Smith is seeking an Industrial Project Manager to lead and manage consulting, design, and design-build Transmission and Substation projects. The Project Manager will be responsible for leading and managing substation projects from design to construction, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and budget compliance. You will coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, contractors, and engineers to deliver a successful project. This position is part of our Industrial Division, which serves Oil & Gas, Chemical, Food & Beverage, Metals & Mining, Utility, Manufacturing, and electric utility clients. As a member of this team, you would contribute to CDM's mission by managing multiple large complex engineering substation projects up to 500kV concurrently from early concept development through detailed design and construction. You will coordinate design and construction activities of new substations and upgrades to existing substations, following industry standards and best practices. The role involves supervising and procuring equipment, materials, and services for substation projects, ensuring technical specifications and contractual requirements are met. You will serve as a mentor and leader of project teams, performing technical problem-solving and leading multi-discipline teams. Additionally, you will perform guidance and review at the project level while assuring discipline and quality standards are adhered to. The Project Manager will lead proposal teams and develop project approaches that lead to project wins, bringing experience and innovation to solve problems of high complexity in the area of expertise. You will effectively work with lead practitioners, quality managers, and key technical specialists, preparing and monitoring project budgets and schedules in conjunction with assisting in negotiation of contracts and amendments. Identifying opportunities with existing clients, particularly by expanding service offerings, will also be a key responsibility.
Responsibilities
- Manage multiple large complex engineering substation projects up to 500kV concurrently from early concept development through detailed design and construction.
- Coordinate design and construction activities of new substations and upgrades to existing substations, following industry standards and best practices.
- Supervise and procure equipment, materials, and services for substation projects, ensuring technical specifications and contractual requirements are met.
- Serve as a mentor and leader of project teams.
- Perform technical problem solving.
- Lead and manage multi-discipline teams.
- Perform guidance and review at the project level while assuring discipline and quality standards are adhered to.
- Lead proposal teams and develop project approaches that lead to project wins.
- Bring experience and innovation to solve problems of high complexity in area of expertise.
- Effectively work with lead practitioners, quality managers, and key technical specialists.
- Prepare and monitor project budgets and schedules in conjunction with assisting in negotiation of contracts and amendments.
- Identify opportunities with existing clients, particularly by expanding service offerings.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree.
- 7 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).
- 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.
- Demonstrates good communications skills, both verbal and written.
- Possesses in-depth knowledge of project goals, drivers, strategies, risks and opportunities.
Nice-to-haves
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
- Experience in leading and managing utility substation projects
- Proven experience managing preparation of engineering design packages for construction
- Experience managing project scope, schedule, and budgets
- Exemplary skills in communicating project findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Benefits
- Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.
