Design Project Manager

IPS-Integrated Project Services; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is seeking a Design Project Manager in Burlington, MA. You will lead engineering functions, coordinate client interaction, and drive delivery within scope, schedule, and budget constraints.

The role emphasizes risk management, proactive communication, and mentorship of project engineers. You will work with sub-consultants, prepare budgets and change notices, and ensure adherence to safety policies across locations and client sites.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience, including at least 2 years in project management.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or planning.
• Ability to plan, organize, supervise, and coordinate technical work.
• Fundamental scheduling skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical thinking, structured problem-solving.
• Ability to build rapport with project staff.
• Experience with IT tools for planning and scheduling.
• Understanding of Earned Value and project controls methods.
• Promotes safety and adheres to IPS safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Holds primary responsibility for achievement of scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives on assigned projects.
• Ensures achievement of corporate goals for assigned projects.
• Attends pre-bid meetings with clients and prepares proposals in conjunction with department heads and directors.
• Assist in design budget development.
• Manage client interaction on assigned projects and promote positive relationships.
• Identify risks to the project and mitigate with Project Executives and Director of Operations.
• Manage project scope and communicate change notices to the client.
• Coordinate with project discipline leads to determine scope, complexity, and planning requirements.
• Develop and maintain the Project Execution Plan.
• Prepare internal monthly financial/schedule reports for Director of Operations.
• Prepare monthly reports for the Client.
• Enhance and facilitate project team communication.
• Develop and maintain meeting minutes and action items.
• Manage all sub-consultants on the project.
• Run multiple simultaneous small projects.
• Identify and develop innovative methods for improving project management processes.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Communication

Analytical thinking

Rapport building

IT tools

Earned Value & project controls

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or planning

Tools

Excel

MS Project

Planning software

Scheduling software

Job description

At IPS, we are global leaders in developing innovative solutions for the consulting, architecture, engineering, project controls, procurement, construction management, and CQV of technically complex facilities, primarily in the life sciences industry. We are looking for a dedicated Design Project Manager to join our talented team at our office in Burlington, Massachusetts.

In this role, you will provide leadership on assigned projects and act to achieve financial, schedule, and client relationship objectives. You will also plan and organize all engineering functions specific to the project, coordinate client interaction between the project team and client, and provide guidance on recommended manpower and technical resource loading.

Additional Responsibilities

• Holds primary responsibility for achievement of scope, cost, schedule, and quality objectives on assigned projects.
• Ensures achievement of corporate goals for assigned projects.
• Attends pre-bid meetings with clients and prepares proposals in conjunction with department heads, directors, and other key individuals.
• Actively assists in Design budget development.
• Manages client interaction on assigned projects and promotes positive relationships.
• Identifies risks to the project and the corporation and works with the Project Executives and the Director of Operations to mitigate risks.
• Manages project scope control and develops and communicates all change notices to the client.
• Coordinates with project discipline leads to determine the scope, complexity, and planning and scheduling requirements of the projects.
• Develops and maintains the Project Execution Plan.
• Prepares internal monthly financial/schedule reports for the Director of Operations for each project.
• Prepares monthly financial/schedule reports for the Client as requested by the Client.
• Enhances and facilitates project team communication and coordination.
• Develops and maintains meeting minutes and Action Items/Needs List for each project.
• Manages all sub-consultants on the project.
• Runs multiple simultaneous small projects.
• Assists in identifying and developing innovative methods for improving project management processes and techniques against current SOPs.
• Strives for continuous improvement in all internal processes.
• Provides guidance and mentorship to project engineers.
• Accepts responsibility for things under direct control.
• Sees things going wrong and corrects them before problems arise.
• Identifies areas of potential Innovation and improvement for the group.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience, at least two of which include Project Management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, or planning.
• Progressive ability, capacity, and aptitude in administration to plan, organize, supervise, and coordinate technical work and to obtain cooperation from others.
• Fundamental level of scheduling skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical thinking, structured problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills, team building, and strong work ethic.
• Must be able to build rapport with project staff.
• Skilled in the use of IT tools, including spreadsheets, word processing, planning, and scheduling software.
• Understanding of Earned Value and other project controls methods.
• Promotes Safety and adheres to IPS and client Safety policies.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to stand, sit, and walk for prolonged periods.
• Must possess the ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl as required.
• Must be able to lift and move objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Must be able to climb ladders as necessary.

Work Environment

• Must be able to work in both indoor and outdoor environments, which may include exposure to varying working conditions.
• Must be able to adhere to strict cleanroom gowning protocol.

Travel

• This position will require 5-20% travel or as required by the assigned project.
• You may be assigned to a client site for an extended period.
• Overnight travel or staying in the city of the Client’s location is possible, depending on the assignment.
• Please review the IPS Travel Policy.
• You will visit Client sites and must adhere to stated safety rules.
• Must have access to reliable transportation.
• Must have the ability to travel and commute on a daily or routine basis.

Safety

• This position is a safety-sensitive position.
• The employee is designated for field work and attends activities at client sites where they work in construction, process, packaging, manufacturing, research, or other "non-administrative" areas.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually, with video required.

About Us

IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a global leader in technical consulting, architecture, engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, qualification, and validation services for technically complex facilities. Integration is how we think and work. It requires the ability to unite existing and emerging technologies into a process that reliably delivers products and accelerates speed to market. That end-to-end mindset allows us to be agile and anticipate challenges as we move projects toward operational readiness. IPS applies design and delivery expertise, client-side experience, and supplier-side insight to every project. We infuse our curiosity, our passion, and our commitment to partnership in delivering solutions at any scale. We meet our clients where they are and get them to where they need to go. That’s only possible when we care as much as our clients do.

Specialties

Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV, and Staffing Services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at IPS without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran, marital, or citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. IPS is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

The salary offered for this role is between $113,000 and $150,000, but the actual salary offered is dependent on experience, skill set, and education.

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