Resident Design Manager - Federal Defense

Job Description

Why join us?

It's an exciting time at Atkins

Réalis! We are rapidly growing in the US. Our company purpose is to build a better world for our planet and its people. We recognize the importance of making sure that our clients and employees, feel this purpose every day. Atkins

Réalis is proud of our company culture that promotes, diversity, equity and inclusion. Our company ethos include collaboration through the connection of people, data and technology. We are a global firm, who leverages having employees located throughout the world, creating valuable partnerships and doing our part to make this planet and its people, thrive. We need energetic, passionate and eager professionals like you to join our team.

There has never been a better time to be a part of Atkins

Réalis!

We are hiring! Atkins

Réalis seeks an energetic and highly motivated self-starter to join our Honolulu, HI office as a Resident Design Manager. You must currently live on Oahu or be willing to relocate to Oahu for this role.

About Us

Atkins

Réalis is one of the world's most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. Atkins

Réalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. Atkins

Réalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

* Experience managing federal design and construction projects, ideally with the US Navy in the Pacific Area of Responsibility.

* Experience providing design management and coordination co-located with constructors.

* Coordinates and participates in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors, and drafts very complex professional service agreements, arranging for their review and execution by senior management. Conducts QCAP reviews of less complicated professional services agreements.

* Directs project team compliance with contract terms, monitors subcontractors' progress, performance and compliance with contractual commitments; participates in contract dispute resolution and litigation concerning project performance, administration and other liability issues; reviews and approves subconsultant and vendor invoices and resolves payment disputes.

* Develops, communicates and manages project quality assurance, administrative procedures, communication guidelines, project deliverable formats and specifications, and progress reporting requirements.

* Monitors schedules, billings and reports; ensures appropriate charging of manhours, costs and expenses to projects; assists in obtaining payment from clients; resolves client disputes and adjusts billing records as required; communicates project progress/status to senior management and alerts them of project production, quality control or financial performance problems.

* Identifies new business opportunities for the firm, coordinates and participates in project presentations to clients and other external groups, and promotes firm's capabilities, marketing its services among existing and prospective clients.

* Participates in project opportunity evaluation, consultant selection, and in the preparation of firm's qualification/experience statements.

* Coordinates communications between internal and external associates and client, and between firm and regulatory agencies. Maintains frequent contact with clients and

* * regulatory agency personnel to determine their respective needs and requirements and serves as expert witness at project hearings and judicial proceedings if necessary.

* Supervises other project managers, technical professionals and other design staff including managing weekly project workload and manpower forecasting.

* Conducts project management training workshops and serves as mentor to associate project managers and project managers.

* Monitors and reports financial status of projects to technical managers.

* Performs such other duties as the supervisor…