Senior Project Manager

Description

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale, complex, or multi-site projects and programs. This role serves as the senior point of contact for clients, executive stakeholders, consultants, vendors, and contractors, with full accountability for project scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, and reporting. The Senior Project Manager provides strategic direction throughout the project lifecycle and plays a key role in strengthening client relationships and achieving client goals.

This position may be performed in a remote, hybrid, or on-site work environment, depending on client requirements, project demands, and business needs, and may require travel based on client requirements, project needs, and business objectives. Travel frequency varies depending on project location, client expectations, portfolio size, and organizational priorities. Employees are expected to maintain effective communication, collaboration, and productivity regardless of work location.

Requirements

Essential Functions

• Lead the delivery of large, complex, high-visibility, or multi-site projects and programs from initiation through closeout.
• Establish and own project scope, objectives, schedules, budgets, and project documentation, ensuring alignment with client strategy and business goals.
• Serve as the primary relationship lead for key clients and executive stakeholders, building long-term, trusted partnerships.
• Direct and coordinate the work of clients, consultants, vendors, contractors, and internal project teams across multiple concurrent projects.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of master schedules, budgets, cash flow forecasts, and portfolio-level tracking tools.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues, and escalate appropriately to clients and leadership.
• Develop, issue, and manage Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for architects, engineers, general contractors, and owner vendors (e.g., signage, cabling, furniture, security, and AV), including bid leveling, evaluation, and award recommendations.
• Lead contract negotiations, scope and change order management, invoice and cost reviews, and the resolution of complex disputes.
• Analyze project data, contracts, bids, and market information to provide strategic recommendations and support executive decision-making.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level reports, presentations, and briefings for clients, senior leadership, and governing bodies.
• Lead project and steering committee meetings, ensuring clear decisions, accountability, and timely follow-up on action items.
• Lead move management planning and implementation activities for complex or large-scale relocations when required.
• Act as a steward of client goals, anticipating needs and developing creative solutions to project challenges.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Minimum of ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of industry experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of owner’s representative experience.
• Demonstrated success managing project budgets, schedules, and contracts of significant size and complexity.
• Advanced proficiency with project scheduling, reporting, and budget management tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or other professional certifications related to project management or the applicable industry.
• Master’s degree or advanced coursework in a related field.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

Other Skills & Abilities

• Proven ability to build and manage relationships with executive-level clients and stakeholders.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including executive presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously.

Physical Requirements

This position will require going onsite to perform inspections. This includes the physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs and negotiate work areas under construction such as passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders, etc.

The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds. Performance for this job requires close and distance vision.

This position also includes work of a general office nature

Typically includes extended periods of sitting and/or operation of a computer for up to 8 hours a day and may involve periods of standing

Regularly required to talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to write and type