Senior Project Manager (Mission Critical)

Woolpert is seeking a Senior Project Manager for our Mission Critical Project Management team. This position would be aligned with our office located in Chicago, IL and would support full-time in-person/hybrid, and remote working arrangements.

• Lead and facilitate the overall cross-functional project team to plan, direct, and coordinate activities in architectural and multidisciplinary projects.

• Oversee the quality of deliverables prepared by team members, including, but not limited to, fee plans, work plans, risk mitigation plans, and contracts.

• Lead or support team in scope and budget/pricing development for proposals and dynamic project planning.

• Support client relationships and business development in support of strategic business plan.

• Act as key point of internal contact for communication. Identify plan vs. actual performance variances in architecture and multidisciplinary projects.

• Promotes SNHA, A Woolpert Company and parent company Woolpert as an industry leader for mission critical practice and service(s) with new and existing clients

• Project Managers to work with Market Leads in negotiation of project schedule, fee, scope and contract terms for complex, multidiscipline projects.

• Identify, address and resolve any project issues impacting client goals, objectives and/or client satisfaction

• Ensures continuous stakeholder (client, client’s manager, etc.) communications addressing, resolving and anticipating project issues

• Active Professional Registration (Licensed Architect or Licensed Engineer) is desired.

• Minimum of 15 years related Architectural, Engineering, or Construction industry experience required, PMP Certification preferred

• Experience in mission-critical, such as airports, healthcare facilities, large transportation terminals, semiconductor facilities, or projects of equivalent complexity and scale (approximately 400,000 square feet), are required.

• Extensive project management experience on data center projects is strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding of project management fundamentals and ability to facilitate technical discussions when needed

• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to negotiate, influence and manage risk

• Be able to effectively communicate in both internal and external relationships for all essential job functions

• Be able to make sound decisions/recommendations based on the evaluation and synthesis of project information and data

• Must be able to travel for local, regional, and national clients and projects