Program Manager - Construction

Laland Baptiste, LLC is a construction management and consulting firm. Laland Baptiste provides innovative and professional services throughout all phases of the construction life cycle. We pride ourselves on being loyal and reliable to our customers, clients, and our greatest assets, our people. Laland Baptiste is dedicated to providing unparalleled services throughout the construction life cycle. These services include Construction Management, Program Management, Owners Representation, Resident Engineering, Inspection, Preconstruction Consulting, Change Order Review, Value Engineering, Administration Assistance, Document Control and Staff Augmentation.

Our clients include the NYS Office of General Services, Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, NYC Health + Hospitals, NYC Department of Design and Construction, NYC Parks & Recreation, NYC School Construction Authority, NYC Economic Development Corporation, Battery Park City Authority, and NYS Parks, Recreations and Historic Preservation.

The Portfolio Manager will work in the Engineering Project Delivery Division (EPD) and will be a direct report to the Engineer of Projects (EOP). The Portfolio Manager will have the responsibilities of coordinating the budgets and schedules for all Engineering deliverables and for monitoring, reporting and forecasting the Engineering deliverables for the assigned portfolio of projects within the Agency's Capital and Annual Operating Plans.

The selected candidate will assist the EOP with Capital Plan Development by working with Design, Construction and the Line Departments on work plans, project prioritization and the assessment of project feasibility and deliverability, while supporting and fostering high levels of team performance.

• Assist EOP with the setup, execution, and closeout of all projects within the assigned portfolio.
• Work effectively with the team members assigned to projects.
• Coordinate with the project team to develop effective work breakdown structures.
• Solicit project team input and prepare/revise project delivery plans (proposals to the Line Department) that will document scope, deliverables, resources, schedules, and costs.
• Review project delivery plans against existing project authorizations, the agency’s cost pro-forma, and historical project cost and schedule performance. Follow-up with the project team to reconcile or justify any variances.
• Track timely approval of project delivery plans and coordinate prompt resolution to any comments.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (primarily cost, aging accruals, schedule, MWBE participation and risk performance), identify variances and trends, and provide recommendations.
• Prepare expenditure forecasts.
• Facilitate and participate in meetings, documenting key notes and action items.
• Solicit, communicate and document progress updates for all projects within the assigned portfolio.
• Support the EOP and Chief Engineer's Office with Capital Planning and Board items.
• Assist in the development of supporting materials (illustrations, tables, etc.).
• Participate in the development and implementation of project delivery policies and procedures, as required.
• Establish and maintain electronic data library of all working and completed documents.
• Perform other project delivery related duties as required.

• Bachelor Degree from an accredited college or university.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in progressively more responsible positions in the development and delivery of A/E projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing a variety of capital projects that involve significant design and construction elements, including the monitoring and reporting of cost forecasts against budgets and the management of project schedules.

• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, work independently and prioritize work.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of Project management systems and platforms including Primavera (P6, and Risk Analysis)
• Superior oral and written communication and presentation skills including experience making presentations in front of large client groups and upper management staff and communicating effectively with executive staff.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, negotiation and problem solving and decision making skills.