Associate Project Manager - MEP​/S

Associate Project Manager - MEP/S

Lincoln, NE;
Omaha, NE

Company Description

We are Olsson, a team-based, purpose-driven engineering and design firm. Our solutions improve communities, and our people make it possible.

Our most meaningful asset is our people, and we are dedicated to providing an environment where they can continue to learn, grow, and thrive. Our entrepreneurial spirit is what has allowed us — and will continue to allow us — to grow. The result? Inspired people, amazing designs, and projects with purpose.

Job Description

Olsson's Facilities Engineering and Design Team is at the forefront of engineering innovation, providing comprehensive services for large commercial developments, healthcare facilities, laboratories, educational institutions, data centers, and military installations. Our expertise includes engineering analysis, design services, and professional consulting, ensuring top-tier quality and world class installations. We also provide building inspection and forensic investigation services. As a member of this team, you will contribute to diverse, high-impact projects, delivering engineering solutions that make a tangible difference in communities and industries.

As an Associate Project Manager on our North Central Facilities Engineering and Design team, you will oversee project deliverables and completion for complex multi-disciplinary projects. Your involvement in the full project life cycle will be crucial for ensuring timely completion of projects, in accordance with established scope, schedule, and budget. This position leads to the successful delivery of projects that provide purposeful, high-quality solutions to successfully solve engineering and design needs.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assemble project teams, assigning individual responsibilities to ensure technical skills, capabilities, and expertise align with project objectives.

• Manage complex contract negotiations.

• Serve as the primary liaison, communicating project scope, schedule, and budget with the project team, client, and contractors.

• Develop project budgets, review costs, and track adherence to planned budget.

• Manage change requests, executes risk management techniques, and implements strategies to minimize negative financial impact to the project.

• Organize and conduct routine project meetings, ensuring alignment on expectations and performance.

• Coordinate detailed reviews of technical work to ensure high-quality work is being performed.

• Document all project deliverables and maintains comprehensive records including correspondence, design plans, and other project related files.

• Mentor staff within the team on project management best practices. Ensure all safety procedures are followed to create a safe and productive work environment.

Qualifications

You are passionate about:

• Working collaboratively with others.

• Having ownership in the work you do.

• Using your talents to positively affect communities.

You bring to the team:

• Strong communication skills.

• Ability to contribute and work well on a team.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, sciences, construction, planning, or a related area preferred.

• A minimum of eight years of project experience within an applicable field or discipline, such as mechanical, electrical, or structural, with increasing responsibility.

• Proven track record in meeting and exceeding client expectations through project management activities.

• Excellent client service orientation, communication, and presentation skills

• Solid interpersonal and decision-making skills and the ability to generate innovative and effective solutions to complex problems.

• A high-level of organization, leadership, and negotiation skills.

• A keen interest in various engineering disciplines

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Additional Information

Olsson is a nationally recognized, employee-owned firm specializing in planning and design, engineering, field services, environmental, and technology. Founded in 1956 on the very mindset that drives us today, we’re here to improve communities by making them more sustainable, better connected, and more efficient. Simply put, we work to leave the world better than we found it.

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