Management Specialist 7 - CDM Smith
St. Paul, MN
About the Job
Why CDM Smith?
Check out this video and find out why our team loves to work here!
Join Us! CDM Smith – where amazing career journeys unfold.
Imagine a place committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Where you work on projects that are meaningful to you. Where you play an active part in shaping your career journey. Where your co-workers are invested in you and your success. Where you are encouraged and supported to do your very best and given the tools and resources to do so. Where it’s a priority that the company takes good care of you and your family.
Our employees are the heart of our company. As an employer of choice, our goal is to provide a challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment which fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee. We value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions and bring diverse perspectives. Join our team, and together we will make a difference and change the world.
Job Description
CDM Smith is pursuing a Program Manager to join our established team of accomplished professionals. The position includes serving in an Owner’s representative or advisory program management role with a strong emphasis on civil infrastructure and public infrastructure programs. As a member of our team, this individual will provide technical expertise to the firm, and leadership to a staff of program representatives and project support staff. The individual will plan, direct, and coordinate projects including evaluating, assessing and developing recommendations for the planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance function of client facilities.
Responsibilities:
- Working in alignment with practice leaders, sales leaders, project managers and project technical leads to manage and direct the CDM Smith team including sub-consultants and contractors.
- Developing program standards for client organizations.
- Developing contract and amendment language. Advising project teams and assisting Client Service Leaders in negotiation of contracts and amendments.
- Ensuring adherence to strategic direction and framework of the client’s program.
- Adhering to discipline, quality, and health- and- safety standards.
- Providing guidance and expertise to project teams.
- Providing leadership and assisting with identifying cost-effective ways to procure new services.
- Supports proposal development and proposal managers by developing budget, scope and schedules for proposals.
- Effectively cooperating, communicating, and collaborating with all stakeholders.
- Providing regular technical and financial reporting to the client, funding, and regulatory agencies, and to CDM Smith internally.
- Managing staff in developing program standards (program controls and systems, procurement, permitting, cost estimating, document management, risk management).
- Overseeing design and construction.
- Coordinating with lead practitioners, quality managers, and key technical specialists.
- Identifying project, program management, construction management and/or design-build opportunities with existing clients that may lead to other opportunities for CDM Smith.
- Managing and developing staff by providing regular feedback and coaching.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree. 12 years of related experience. Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
EEO Statement
We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship status, genetics, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Agency Disclaimer
All vendors must have a signed CDM Smith Placement Agreement from the CDM Smith Recruitment Center Manager to receive payment for your placement. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of the CDM Smith staff will not be considered binding terms. All unsolicited resumes sent to CDM Smith and any resume submitted to any employee outside of CDM Smith Recruiting Center Team (RCT) will be considered property of CDM Smith. CDM Smith will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.
Check out this video and find out why our team loves to work here!
Join Us! CDM Smith – where amazing career journeys unfold.
Imagine a place committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Where you work on projects that are meaningful to you. Where you play an active part in shaping your career journey. Where your co-workers are invested in you and your success. Where you are encouraged and supported to do your very best and given the tools and resources to do so. Where it’s a priority that the company takes good care of you and your family.
Our employees are the heart of our company. As an employer of choice, our goal is to provide a challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment which fosters personal leadership, career growth and development for every employee. We value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions and bring diverse perspectives. Join our team, and together we will make a difference and change the world.
Job Description
CDM Smith is pursuing a Program Manager to join our established team of accomplished professionals. The position includes serving in an Owner’s representative or advisory program management role with a strong emphasis on civil infrastructure and public infrastructure programs. As a member of our team, this individual will provide technical expertise to the firm, and leadership to a staff of program representatives and project support staff. The individual will plan, direct, and coordinate projects including evaluating, assessing and developing recommendations for the planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance function of client facilities.
Responsibilities:
- Working in alignment with practice leaders, sales leaders, project managers and project technical leads to manage and direct the CDM Smith team including sub-consultants and contractors.
- Developing program standards for client organizations.
- Developing contract and amendment language. Advising project teams and assisting Client Service Leaders in negotiation of contracts and amendments.
- Ensuring adherence to strategic direction and framework of the client’s program.
- Adhering to discipline, quality, and health- and- safety standards.
- Providing guidance and expertise to project teams.
- Providing leadership and assisting with identifying cost-effective ways to procure new services.
- Supports proposal development and proposal managers by developing budget, scope and schedules for proposals.
- Effectively cooperating, communicating, and collaborating with all stakeholders.
- Providing regular technical and financial reporting to the client, funding, and regulatory agencies, and to CDM Smith internally.
- Managing staff in developing program standards (program controls and systems, procurement, permitting, cost estimating, document management, risk management).
- Overseeing design and construction.
- Coordinating with lead practitioners, quality managers, and key technical specialists.
- Identifying project, program management, construction management and/or design-build opportunities with existing clients that may lead to other opportunities for CDM Smith.
- Managing and developing staff by providing regular feedback and coaching.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree. 12 years of related experience. Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
EEO Statement
We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship status, genetics, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Agency Disclaimer
All vendors must have a signed CDM Smith Placement Agreement from the CDM Smith Recruitment Center Manager to receive payment for your placement. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of the CDM Smith staff will not be considered binding terms. All unsolicited resumes sent to CDM Smith and any resume submitted to any employee outside of CDM Smith Recruiting Center Team (RCT) will be considered property of CDM Smith. CDM Smith will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.
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