Project Manager, Senior

Audubon Companies; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Audubon Companies seeks a Senior Project Manager to join our Metairie, LA office. This leader will direct complex projects end-to-end, ensuring alignment with company strategy and client expectations.

The role requires strong budgeting, scheduling, and resource planning, with a focus on delivering milestones while maintaining Audubon standards and clear client communication. Excellent presentation and team leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of industry experience as a Project Engineer or Project Manager.
• Education: Associate’s degree with 10 years of relative experience or Bachelor’s with 7 years.
• Preferred: BS Engineering, MBA, PMP, PE license.
• Excellent communication skills for group presentations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary interface between project team and client representative.
• Create, execute and revise project execution plans to meet requirements.
• Identify resources and manage team responsibilities.
• Oversee day-to-day operational aspects of projects.
• Ensure deliverables are reviewed, approved and signed off before client issues.
• Maintain Audubon standards and procedures on projects.
• Review project transactions and report discrepancies weekly.
• Review and approve invoices within 48 hours; manage resource planning.
• Manage project budget and schedule; be single point of contact for client.
• Organize and direct a Project Management Team of PMs and/or PM engineers.

Skills

Scheduling techniques

Cost estimating and control

Public speaking in group settings

Education

Associate’s Degree + 10 years experience

Bachelor’s Degree + 7 years experience

Tools

Scheduling software

Job description

Audubon is currently seeking a Project Manager, Senior to join our team in our Metairie, LA Office. The Project Manager, Senior will be accountable for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of complex and/or large projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Acts as the primary interface between the project team and the client representative. The PM is the face of Audubon to the client.
• Creates, executes and revises project execution plans as required to meet client requirements and project metrics.
• Identifies resources needed and manages team responsibilities.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of assigned projects.
• Ensures that all deliverables have been reviewed, approved and signed off prior to issue to the client.
• Ensures the project team follows the Audubon standards and procedures.
• Responsible for reviewing project transactions and reporting any discrepancies on a weekly basis.
• Responsible for review and approval of invoices within a 48hr turnaround.Responsible for maintaining the resource planning on assigned projects.
• Manages the project budget and schedule.
• Remains completely accessible to client during the life of project and provides single point of contact, ensuring specific requests are process timely and appropriately.
• Organizes and directs a Project Management Team of other Project Managers and/or Project Engineers.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Education Required: Minimum of an Associate’s Degree AND 10 years of Relative Experience, or Bachelor’s Degree and 7 years of Relative Experience.
• Education/Licensure Preferred: BS Engineering, MBA, Project Management Professional (PMP), Professional Engineer (PE) License.
• Experience Required: Minimum of 7 years of industry related experience as a Project Engineer or Project Manager.
• Experience Preferred: 10 years of experience as the Lead Engineer on large multi-discipline projects, Project Engineer and/or Project Manager.
• Working knowledge of scheduling techniques and software.
• Knowledgeable in cost estimating and control.
• Able to speak comfortably in a group setting.

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