Senior Project Manager

Senior Civil Engineer/Project Manager - Federal, Institutional, Public Works

Job Type: Full-time

Location:

San Diego, California

Employment Type:

40 FT Hours

Compensation Type:
Salary

Registration(s):
Registered Professional Engineer (PE License) Required

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Huitt‑Zollars, Inc has full‑time opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer for our San Diego office with at least 10 years of engineering design experience with Federal, Institutional, Public Works clients. Must be a registered California Professional Engineer. Duties include initial project research, plan production, management of plan production staff, plan processing, construction administration, and project close‑out efforts.

• Serve as a Lead Civil Engineer within the Federal practice with Institutional and Public Works experience in the development of design schematics, construction plans, specifications and estimates.
• Conduct site visits and document findings.
• Prepare materials for presentations, GIS exhibits, and preliminary engineering reports.
• Research jurisdictional requirements for appropriate incorporation into design and construction drawings.
• Coordinate and manage production of EITs, designers and drafters.
• Work directly with clients and direct staff with varied levels of experience and expertise.
• Prepare proposal/contracts, project work plans, and schedules.
• Prepare design and construction drawings using Autodesk products and information obtained from research activities.
• Review shop drawings, perform field observations, and facilitate construction administration.
• Manage project close‑out efforts.
• Support client management and marketing efforts for future work.
• Train plan production staff and review work for quality assurance.
• Consistently deliver proactive communication with clients. When client issues arise, address or expeditiously elevate to discipline lead.
• Develop relationships with clients and teaming partners that allow for ease in communications and problem solving.
• Competent, knowledgeable, service leader in the market(s) they service.
• Understands, follows, and enforces Huitt‑Zollars’ business process.
• Productively collaborates with PMs and encourages teams to achieve success and camaraderie amongst each other.
• Understands and follows HZ QMS and Quality initiatives. Assists PM on ensuring that quality control measures are being adhered to on projects and daily operations.
• Understands duties and responsibilities, possesses necessary job knowledge and technical skills, maintains job knowledge current.
• Assist with appropriate administrative and project support tasks supporting the needs of the PM on assigned project tasks.
• Contributes to successful delivery and performance of projects.
• Complete assignments on‑time, within budget, and with highest level of quality.
• Routinely proposes and produces more effective ways to accomplish tasks.
• Supplements PM as needed on work planning. Prepares and follows comprehensive Project Framework Instructions and proper work planning for a project. Supplements PM on ensuring proper Civil Engineering staff is assigned and utilized on their projects.
• Prepares and follows comprehensive Project Framework Instructions and proper work.
• Proactively works with PM to strategize resolving issues that impact project performance. Reviews progress with PM at least monthly (including & completing vs. % spent) and that PM is adhering to weekly rhythm.
• Successfully contributes to the overall profitability and financial performance on projects.
• Oversees staff deliverables and production assigned to their projects to ensure client, legal, and company requirements are met.
• Troubleshoot issues and recommend solutions, effectively implement and document for internal and external stakeholders.

• Takes active steps in the pursuit of winning new business or additional opportunities with existing clients and may be responsible for a stated portion of office sales goal. Assists and/or leads team in pursuit of new work (repeat work, SOQ and Proposals). Develops and/or executes project Win strategy.
• Successfully and consistently functions as Lead Principal-in-Charge for their…