Senior Project Manager, Plumbing and Fire Protection

About Stratus

Stratus® is an integrated, multi-disciplinary engineering, architecture, interior design, and consulting firm. Consistently ranking among the Top 500 Design Firms in Engineering News-Record, the firm offers a deep bench of industry experts through a highly collaborative approach, delivering innovative solutions across the full project lifecycle. Operating coast to coast, Stratus® serves clients nationwide while maintaining a strategic commitment to supporting high-growth economies and building vibrant communities that foster the professional growth of its team.

Serving public- and private-sector clients, the firm is dedicated to delivering the highest-quality service wherever projects take shape. Across the Civic, Commercial, Industrial, Transportation, Education, Water Resources, and Government sectors, we bring precision, insight, and purpose to every project, from targeted renovations to large-scale infrastructure. Stratus® designs spaces, systems, and solutions that perform, endure, and make an impact, delivering on our promise of Better Plans.

Better Places.

Stratus® is an integrated, multi-disciplinary engineering, architecture, interior design, and consulting firm. Consistently ranking among the Top 500 Design Firms in Engineering News-Record, the firm offers a deep bench of industry experts through a highly collaborative approach, delivering innovative solutions across the full project lifecycle. Operating coast to coast, Stratus® serves clients nationwide while maintaining a strategic commitment to supporting high-growth economies and building vibrant communities that foster the professional growth of its team.

Serving public- and private-sector clients, the firm is dedicated to delivering the highest-quality service wherever projects take shape. Across the Civic, Commercial, Industrial, Transportation, Education, Water Resources, and Government sectors, we bring precision, insight, and purpose to every project, from targeted renovations to large-scale infrastructure. Stratus® designs spaces, systems, and solutions that perform, endure, and make an impact, delivering on our promise of Better Plans.

Better Places.

Stratus has recently partnered with PVEDI and are hiring a Sr. Project Manager II. Responsible for managing a small engineering design team that performs investigation, analysis, examination of existing buildings as they relate to plumbing and fire-protection systems, as well as design for ground-up multifamily and mixed-use construction. Deliver practical and successful designs that respond to site constraints, sustainability targets, budget considerations, and constructability requirements.

Review of ongoing project work (calculations, design, construction administration, inspections, etc.) of staff for completion of project activities, both in field and office.

• Manage technical and administrative aspects of plumbing and fire-protection design service opportunities from proposal preparation to final acceptance by Client, including invoice and accounts/receivable.
• Review assessment information gathered during site investigations (performed by self or by direct reports). Reviews and comments on technical reports ensuring structure and language utilized is easily understood by Client and grammatically correct, and applicable to the building.
• Lead plumbing/fire-protection engineering design across a variety of projects, including multifamily, commercial, industrial, retail… with applications of water/waste/gas distribution, wet/dry/pre-action sprinkler systems, new services for existing buildings, and ground-up construction. Continual coordination with multidisciplinary teams—including electrical, mechanical, structural, fire/life safety, and project management.
• Supervise a team of staff designers and engineers to produce trade-specific schematic, filing, and construction designs/layouts based on solid-design principles and strict adherence with NYC DOB, DEP, HPD, and HMC codes/regulations. Preparation of drawings, specifications, bidding documents, and related submissions in alignment with applicable codes, standards, and best…