Senior Project Manager, Residential Construction Leader

Columbia University in the City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia University in the City of New York is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its Residential Construction group at the Morningside Campus in Manhattan to oversee capital projects within Columbia Residential.

The Senior Project Manager will report to the Director and manage up to 15 projects valued between $5M and $15M across all phases, developing scopes, budgets, and schedules while coordinating with facilities, regulators, and consultants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, Construction Management or related field and a minimum of 7 years of direct experience in reviewing design and construction documents required.
• Must have strong familiarity with energy management techniques, equipment life cycle cost analysis, request for proposal bid process and intermediate to strong skills in Microsoft Office computer systems.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, including the ability to build trust and understanding with clients.
• The ability to partner closely with colleagues in a strong team environment and have a proactive approach toward work products.
• Extensive experience in CAD software packages, database, spreadsheet, and word processing software is required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, creativity, attention to detail, and analytical skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Direct management of up to 15 projects ranging in value between $5M and $15M in all standard project phases, including accurately developing all scopes of work, corresponding budgets and schedules that adhere to all regulatory compliance aspects of their assigned projects. The Senior Project Manager also will be expected to lead and manage larger, more complex projects within the portfolio.
• Provide supervision of Project Managers, Associate Project Managers, staff, interns, architectural and engineering consultants, as well as workflow and priorities as required.
• Coordinate planning and project development of key client portfolios; liaise with regulatory agencies; establish and maintain QA/QC procedures for projects; support enterprise initiatives that improve service and project delivery.
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Team leadership

Negotiation

Proactive work approach

Client relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, Construction Management or related field

Tools

CAD software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Columbia University in the City of New York is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its Residential Construction group at the Morningside Campus in Manhattan to oversee capital projects within Columbia Residential.

The Senior Project Manager will report to the Director and manage up to 15 projects valued between $5M and $15M across all phases, developing scopes, budgets, and schedules while coordinating with facilities, regulators, and consultants.