Water Facilities Construction Project Manager-RVin Chicago

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Ardmore Roderick is a full-service infrastructure solutions firm that specializes in Utilities, Transportation, Aviation, Rail and Transit, Building and Facilities Projects. We are headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

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We are seeking a new Water Facilities Construction Project Manager to join our team at Ardmore Roderick. As a Water Facilities Construction Project Manager
, you will join a team of infrastructure solutions experts working to solve our client’s ever-evolving project needs. This opportunity will be located at our client office in Chicago and could have potential to be hybrid depending on the specific client, project and team needs.

• Represent the Chicago Department of Water Management (DWM) with oversight of construction of a range of CIP projects
• Serve as the construction manager responsible for supporting DWM with providing oversight on improvement to major water system facilities that include water purification plants; intake structures; pumping stations; reservoirs; hydraulic structures; buildings/structure and large conveyance for raw and finished water supply tunnels
• Manage construction of water facilities with multi-disciplinary improvements (e.g., electrical, mechanical, structural, processes and architectural)
• Provide oversight regarding electrical/mechanical equipment commissioning
• Manage project teams and monitors consultants’ compliance with contractual commitments
• Manage the process of hiring a engineer who are a part of on call engineering firms and field inspectors to oversee the construction of projects
• Work in conjunction with the engineer to ensure that the work is being executed and performed with the contract documents
• May manage all phases of construction projects (from beginning to close out)
• Manages the schedule and budget of projects
• Coordinates and communicates project progress with the client
• Facilitates and resolves project issues and scope changes with design team and the client
• Works mostly independently but receives basic instruction on specific assignments, objectives, complex features and possible solutions
• Monitors and reports financial and completion status of projects to client
• Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects
• Involves occasional field work at facilities related to design and construction projects
• Manages one or more moderately complex design projects, involving coordination of multiple engineering disciplines, consultants and/or various agencies
• Supervise other engineering and technical staff

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, structural, mechanical engineering or a related discipline and 6+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in large municipal capital improvement programs with design-bid-build delivery mechanism
• Proven interpersonal skills, including client interaction, public speaking and persuasive ability
• Strong project financial management skills
• Ability to lead diverse, multi-disciplined teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Have a team player mindset with the ability to communicate proficiently in written and verbal forms
• Have good to great organizational skills

• Professional Engineering license in Illinois or the ability to obtain one within first 6 months of employment
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• 10-15+ years of progressive experience in Water/Wastewater Facilities as an engineer and project manager
• Experience with managing and collaborating with large joint venture projects is
• Previous experience with water infrastructure projects
• Experience working on municipal projects

• We offer Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• 401K, Paid Maternity Leave, Competitive PTO
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and more

Sponsorship and relocation are not available for this…