Project Manager, Operations Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager

Overview

Join the Team Building a Sustainable, Well, and More Resilient Society. Does this describe you?

• Do you enjoy project planning, team, and contractor management?
• Are you excited about the opportunity to help build client relationships?
• Do you like to support the success of client projects, seeing them through from start to finish?
• Do you enjoy integrating your engineering expertise with project management?
• Are you seeking a leadership position where you can continue to grow and develop?

If this describes you, this is your opportunity to join our fast-growing, forward-thinking company that is ready to empower you through our Colleague First set of Values.

HEAPY is seeking a Project Manager to join our Colleague First culture in the Cincinnati area, supporting our Education Practice group. We care about you as a person and invest in your growth and potential. Here you will find meaningful work, enduring relationships, encouragement to be yourself, and opportunities to make a lasting impact on the communities we serve.

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This colleague manages the full life cycle (proposal-initiation-execution/control-closeout) of design engineering, commissioning, energy optimization, sustainability, or engineering/construction projects. This includes maintaining superior client experience, a high level of colleague engagement / collaboration, and achievement of financial sustainability targets.

This position is responsible for client focused communication and outreach, understanding and communication of the project scope to both the client and colleagues, establishing the Client’s Guiding Principles for the project, project schedule, cost, cash flow, quality, resource planning requirements, and risk management elements required to optimize client service, quality, and fiscal responsibility.

Colleagues in this position have responsibility for managing small to medium-sized projects with a fee for services up to $250,000 requiring, typically, support from a single practice or service sector.

Normally requires a 4-year degree in Engineering and typically 8 - 10 years of experience in design or process engineering, plant operations or start-up, and/or field construction (or equivalent working knowledge/experience). Professional registration is preferred. Prior job assignments typically include project engineering responsibilities.

• Guides HEAPY service delivery consistent with the appropriate service operating procedures and the identified milestones.
• Continually advances technical education and personal development aligned with OKRI goals.
• Participates in project costing and bid preparation to the extent required.
• Reviews assigned project(s) after award to HEAPY to define project scope, determine work procedures/sequences, and develop schedules, budgets, resource planning, client communication plan, and progress billing points.
• Establishes Client – HEAPY – Architect - Construction Manager liaison network to keep all interested parties informed of project communication, planning, schedule, and work progress.
• Collaborates with the Practice Director, Operations Manager, and Practice Technical Leader to form a project work team and sees that responsibilities are assigned, and execution of tasks are initiated and completed according to schedule.
• Submits documents to federal, state, and local authorities for code compliance review and obtains the various permits required.
• Participates in business development by supporting follow-up activities, learning, and identifying add-on service opportunities, and engaging in client education on HEAPY’s value proposition.
• Holds regularly scheduled project progress review meetings to ensure that:
• A project contract’s terms, conditions, and specifications are being met.
• Project personnel adhere to federal and state regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Delays and cost overruns, at best, are entirely avoided, or, at worst, kept to a minimum.
• Resource requirements, equipment, materials, and quality problems are recognized for timely intervention and resolution.
• Represents the HEAPY culture, maintains colleague morale and…