Owner's Representative / Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Why join us?

Our U.S team is growing! The Owner's Representative / Senior Project Manager maintains a primary focus on practice related services (management of the delivery of all project management related services) and a secondary focus on internal business operations (active engagement with business development, financial management, and staff development matters). Has significant independent responsibility for assignments including entire projects as determined by the manager in situations where the project scope and complexity are limited.

This position is based out of the Minneapolis, MN office, though there is flexibility to work from one of our other US offices or potentially remotely. The current need is for Owner's Representative/project management services for multile large greenfield food manufacturing plant projects primarily located in the Midwest or South East. Typical Owner's Representative/Project Management assignments may allow office/remote work with regular trips to the project site and some assignments could be site based and may require 100% travel. Previous project leadership experience in Agribusiness/Food Manufacturing /Industrial Manufacturing projects is required.

About Us

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world's most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

• Provides management and daily leadership for AtkinsRéalis project team or the client's team if embedded as part of the client project.

• Ability to manage the design/engineering phase of a project through construction completion, startup, commissioning and first product

• Provides primary daily point of contact to client, engineers, contractors and consultants at project level.

• Creates, executes, and manages project execution plans for the practice and the client's projects and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and AtkinsRéalis scope of services.

• Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities as applicable to the role.

• Review deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.

• Prepares for project reviews and quality assurance procedures for the practice and the client as may be applicable.

• Minimizes AtkinsRéalis' nd the client's exposure and risk on project

• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

• Tracks and reports team hours and expenses on a weekly basis.

• Supports manager in providing regular forecast and expense updates to project budget.

• Supports manager in determining appropriate revenue recognition, ensuring timely and accurate invoicing, and monitoring project receivables and/or performs similar tasks on behalf of the client if assigned as an embedded resource on a client project.

• Supports the manager in monitoring and addressing all project billing issues and anomalies, both internal and external.

• Manages and reviews third party engineering, contractor and consultant contracts and invoices on behalf of the client.

• Follows up with clients and consultants, when necessary, regarding unpaid invoices.

• Supports the manager in developing project accounting forecasts and summaries and/or performs similar tasks on behalf of the client if assigned as an embedded resource on a client project.

• Reviews the Project Status Report (PSR) and general financial reporting required to generate client cost reports and/or performs similar tasks on behalf of the client if assigned as an embedded resource on a client project.

• Supports the manager in forecasting revenue, profitability, margins, bill rates and utilization.

• Effectively pursues the execution and filing of project legal documents.

• Performs such other duties as the Supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

• Complexity

• Work involves conventional practice but may include a variety of complex features.

• Decision-making

• Most assignments are performed solitarily. Makes decisions on technical problems and methods. Receives approval on proposed plans for projects and general direction as to results expected or on unusual problems.

• Work direction given to others

• May have direct supervisory responsibilities for direct reports, and indirect supervisory responsibilities related to the professional and practice related development of other project staff and/or has similar responsibilities on behalf of the client if assigned as an embedded resource on a client project.

What will you contribute?

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying or a related field, plus four years relevant experience.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) [certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Accreditation Centre (GAC)] and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) [certified by the Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI), an independent administrative body of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)] highly desirable.

• Must possess some food manufacturing project experience, a thorough understanding of Industrial Manufacturing Projects Project Management, Building Design & Construction, Process Equipment and Controls, Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling, Building Cost Modeling and Risk Analysis. Should have a general understanding of Primavera, Expedition/Prolog or similar, cost estimating and cost management software tools.

• Must thoroughly understand and utilize Information Technology in the performance of work including Microsoft Windows OS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project. Some familiarity with BIM 360 and BIM Field, File Sharing Systems (SharePoint, OneDrive, etc.), Cx Alloy, SAP is preferred.

• Must be highly articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and strong decision-making abilities. Must have excellent communication and presentation skills.

What we offer at AtkinsRéalis:

At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:

• Opportunity to work on various projects of various sizes.

• Competitive salary

• Flexible work schedules

• Group Insurance

• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Learning and development programs, training, career opportunities and a highly regarded tuition reimbursement program

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.