Senior Project Manager - MEP

Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation;

healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.

Job Description
The Senior Project Manager - Mechanical Engineering Plumbing is responsible for providing planning, design, and construction administrative and management support on multiple infrastructure, building systems, low-voltage, fire alarm/fire suppression, and building cooling upgrade projects in design-build/progressive design-build project delivery methods. This position is full-time and based in Sacramento, CA.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Senior Project Manager – MEP will provide leadership, direction and management of correctional project teams and ensure on-schedule completions within or below budgets in accordance with contractual obligations and adherence to design standards and criteria. Scope of duties include

• Oversee the development of RFQ/RFPs for HVAC and fire alarm/fire suppression projects for both criteria phases and design-build/progress design-build phases.
• Assist the criteria architect develop criteria and design documents for HVAC and/or fire alarm/fire suppression systems.
• Oversee, coordinate, and manage all consultant MEP design deliverables, ensuring all projects deliverables are delivered on time and meet the owner’s requirements, standards, and guidelines.
• Oversee, coordinate, and manage consultant construction administration efforts.
• Assist with overseeing and managing the design-build entity during the pre-construction and design-build phases of HVAC and fire alarm/fire suppression projects.
• Establishment of Project Management Plan, program requirements for all areas of the project, and monitors the draft and final deliverables for adherence to these criteria
• Ensure that the project meets or exceeds goals established in this plan
• Plan, direct, supervise, and control the execution of all technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned project
• Primary contact and liaison for owner and principal partner entities for the contract, design, systems, procedures and related deliverables
• Develops project specific procedures and documentation, and consults with Owner on design and construction contracts and related A/E systems for the project
• Ensures contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications comply with design and construction project codes, standards, and requirements
• Obtain, maintain, and manage data, information, communications, and approvals required by project and company requirements between owner, architects, engineers, and other project-related entities
• Represent owner, project and related parties in public forums and meetings
• Manage project controls, cost, and performance activities and procedures, project logistics, organization, systems and project closeout
• Lead in project meetings to include documentation, administration, and tracking of relevant information and statuses
• Coordinate, direct, and monitor activities of construction management staff, contractors, engineers, architects, and related performing entities
• Manage bid and award phase services, as may be required by the client
• Work with other team members to follow budget, schedules, and plan for all elements of a project
• Work with management to devise and execute action plans to rectify potential cost overruns or delays or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work
• Maintain and/or review current and timely change orders
• Monitor and report to management on the progress of all project activity within the program, including significant milestones, and any conditions, which would affect project cost or schedule
• Conduct periodic site visits…