Associate Project Manager - Construction Consulting

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Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.

We are committed to engaging multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower our clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.

Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!

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We are currently seeking a Senior Associate for an Associate Project Manager role for our
Construction Consulting
Practice in Oakland, CA
. In this Associate Project Manager role, you will helpmanage complex large electric transmission projects from pre-construction to close-out and drive them to on-time and on-budget completion. You will manage and control project performance – cost, schedule, scope, risks, and data integrity across utility construction projects. You will also prepare and manage project forecasts, variance analysis, and reporting, providing project performance status and strategic insight to project teams, stakeholders, and leadership.

• Planning, executing, and helping manage projects to meet project schedule, cost, and scope
• Developing schedules, budgets, and risk management plans
• Managing schedule and cost performance, reporting deliverables, and financial forecasts to key stakeholders
• Performing change control and implementing risk mitigations
• Managing and coordinating project teams and stakeholders (e.g. team members, engineers, contractors, regulatory agencies, environmental, land and permitting, legal, procurement, construction, etc.)
• Driving timely progress and solving obstacles on project activities
• Overseeing contractor performance
• Proactively identifying potential risks and issues and prepare preventative plans
• Preparing and providing reporting and information to requests from project stakeholders and executives
• Collaborating closely with Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams to plan, manage and monitor, and control project cost and schedule performance, using industry standard tools such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, and other Microsoft Office applications
• Performing variance and trend analyses to ensure alignment with baseline plans, project schedule and budget compliance, and project objectives
• Evaluating project status through progress monitoring and reporting, managing and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), identifying risks and issues early, and providing recommendations for corrective or preventive actions
• Performing robust documentation and document management; preparing and maintaining project documentation, including schedule baselines, progress metrics, change logs, RFIs, progress reports, risk registers, action items trackers, issue logs, RACI charts, communication plans, and meeting minutes
• Conducting data management and analytics to provide insights to support decision‑making, risk analysis, and continuous improvements
• Participating in project meetings, working with project team members and stakeholders, and conducting project site visits to have direct and comprehensive knowledge of projects
• Function effectively either by supporting Project Managers or independently managing smaller-sized projects
• Contributing to a proactive, collaborative project team culture by promoting effective communication, accountability, and schedule management best practices

• B.S. in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering or similar (advanced degree(s) is preferred)
• Minimum of 4+ years of experience in the electric utility industry (preferred), or heavy industrial fields such as oil and gas, chemicals, petrochemicals or large infrastructure projects, in project/construction management, engineering management, risk management, and/or contractor management role(s)
• Strong experience in construction project management and project controls
• Adaptability to function effectively in a dynamic team environment and work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to interact effectively with external clients and internal colleagues
• Demonstrated expertise in project control…