Sr Specialist, Project Management Support

Hill International, Inc.; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Project Management Support in Thousand Oaks, California.

The role focuses on researching and analyzing complex data, supporting project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables, and budgets, and escalating issues to the Project Manager. The candidate will conduct analyses, prepare presentations, and provide input on actions and project direction, while coordinating with outside agencies and project teams.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent education and experience.
• 5+ years’ project support experience.
• 2+ years’ project management experience.
• Electric utilities experience is preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Researches, analyzes, interprets data, and problem solves.
• Provides input to project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables, and budgets.
• Identifies issues or conflicts and escalates to Project Manager.
• Conducts analysis and prepares presentations.
• Provides input to courses of action; assists with decisions establishing and changing project direction.
• Proactive in addressing project team needs and providing reminders; good communicator, both written and verbal.
• Interact with outside agencies, licensing, and project teams.
• Recognizes verbal cues in meetings and action items.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Associate degree in applicable profession

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Teams

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

Hill International is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Project Management Support in Thousand Oaks, California

• Researches, analyzes, interprets sophisticated data, and problem solves.
• Provides input to project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables, and budgets.
• Identifies issues or conflicts and escalates to Project Manager.
• Conducts analysis and prepares presentations.
• Provides input to courses of action; assists with decisions establishing and changing project direction.
• Applies advanced in-depth knowledge of project management support principles
• Proactive in addressing project team needs and providing reminders; good communicator, both written and verbally.
• Will be interacting and coordinating with outside agencies, licensing, and project teams.
• Recognizes verbal cues in meetings (action items, requests, additional meetings to be setup, etc.).
• Ability to work well in a team, as well as independently.
• Ability to adapt and reprioritize on a day-to-day basis depending on new or existing challenges that may arise.
• Applies knowledge of project management support principles.
• Proactive in addressing project team needs and sends reminders - good communicator, both written and verbally.
• Proactive; accomplishes results through own efforts.

Responsibilities

• Researches, analyzes, interprets sophisticated data, and problem solves.
• Provides input to project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables, and budgets.
• Identifies issues or conflicts and escalates to Project Manager.
• Conducts analysis and prepares presentations.
• Provides input to courses of action; assists with decisions establishing and changing project direction.
• Applies advanced in-depth knowledge of project management support principles
• Proactive in addressing project team needs and providing reminders; good communicator, both written and verbally.
• Will be interacting and coordinating with outside agencies, licensing, and project teams.
• Recognizes verbal cues in meetings (action items, requests, additional meetings to be setup, etc.).
• Ability to work well in a team, as well as independently.li>
• Ability to adapt and reprioritize on a day-to-day basis depending on new or existing challenges that may arise.
• Applies knowledge of project management support principles.
• Proactive in addressing pro
• Proactive; accomplishes results through own efforts.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in applicable profession, business, or technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Possesses 5+ years’ project support experience.
• Possesses 2+ years’ project management experience.
• Electric utilities experience is preferred.
• Advanced in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Identifies problems and solutions. Provides input to project objectives, timelines, risks, milestones, deliverables, and budgets.
• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts among team members and, if needed, escalates to Project Manager.
• Conducts analysis and prepares presentations
• Exercises independent judgment and discretion to advise and recommend courses of action.
• Applies advanced in-depth knowledge of project management support principles
• Proactive in addressing project team needs and providing reminders; good communicator, both written and verbally. Will be interacting and coordinating with outside agencies, licensing, and project teams.
• Customer focused with ability to understand and appropriately respond to internal and external stakeholders’ business needs.
• Ability to work well in a team, as well as independently
• Ability to adapt and reprioritize on a day-to-day basis depending on new or existing challenges that may arise
• Strong interpersonal skills

The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $100,000. The offered salary will be based on the applicants qualifications, education, experience and work location.

Depending upon your employment status, Hill’s comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.

About Us

Hill International, with more than 4,400+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com .

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group at www.gisiconsulting.com .

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled

Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.