Structural Project Manager

At Axiom, A Salas O’Brien Company we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us:

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Job Summary:

The Project Manager role is responsible for project management of projects ranging in scope and scale. They work collaboratively with the project team and external clients to ensure that what we deliver provides value and is delivered with an effective workflow. They plan the project, manage the budget and schedule, coordinate with the client, ensure that all deliverables are complete, and ensure that all project execution steps fully adhere to defined process requirements.

Responsibilities:

Manage Project-Level Budget-to-Target Profit

• Create project budget in alignment with fee, schedule, and milestone strategy.
• Manage budget through review of KPI’s, communicating progress and roadblocks address red flags, driving the optimization of profitability.
• Forecast billing and manage forecast as project progresses.

Manage Schedule for External Clients and Internal teams

• Facilitate kick off, sprint planning and project check ins that meet the definition of success.
• Manage schedule through review of plan, KPIs, communicate progress and roadblocks, address red flags.
• Serve as client’s main point of contact and independently manage client coordination
• Attend client meetings, phone calls, and email exchanges.
• Ensure appropriate technical resources are properly coordinated for applicable client meetings.
• Communicate project budget/timeline/scope updates to client.
• Manage Scope to Contract
• Identify and document out of scope tasks in Sprint Plans
• Coordinate internal strategy meetings with project team and Team or Program Manager
• Drive Client Negotiations for scope/budget/cost management and change control.
• Identify and communicate objectives and deliverables aligned with schedule and budget.
• Facilitate and manage any outsourced resources
• Determine project resource needs and recommend solutions for addressing gaps.
• Manage any outsourced resources with KPIs aligned with project scope, budget, and timeline.
• Client Management
• Value internal and external clients and respond to their needs as they arise.
• Establish effective working relationship with clients.
• Follow established communication guidelines.
• Use good judgment in what and how to communicate with clients.

Communication

• Identify issues early, elevate and ensure they are resolved to ensure that all project stakeholders are working efficiently and bale to provide the client with the highest level of service possible
• Provide on time reporting upstream to the Team Managers and VP of Operations and downstream to the project team
• Listen to others and accept input from team members.
• Clearly…