Survey Senior Project Manager

Colliers Engineering & Design; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Colliers Engineering & Design in Nashville, TN is seeking a Senior Survey Project Manager to lead a dynamic Survey/Geospatial team. You will direct project scope, schedule, quality and budgets while mentoring staff and coordinating with clients and management.

This role offers the opportunity to manage multi-discipline surveys, develop work plans, review deliverables, and support business development. A Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience with licensure are preferred; driving license

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field.
• 10+ years of related experience.
• Professional licensure in related field; Valid driver's license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise staff, ensuring scope, schedule, quality and budget alignment.
• Prepare work plans and man-hour budgets for approval.
• Monitor time schedules and capital budgets to satisfy the client.
• Oversee project team, tasks, and productivity.
• Coordinate proposals and marketing/business development.
• Mentor junior staff and ensure compliance with Health and Safety SOPs.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Overview

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Senior Survey Project Manager to join its team in Nashville, TN.

Join our Survey/Geospatial team, which offers a full range of survey and geospatial data and mapping services that enable us to collect data faster, safer, and more accurately than ever before. Collect data from the air, ground and subsurface to provide precision data interpretation with us, and accelerate YOUR success to become tomorrow's industry leader.

Responsibilities

• Manage, direct, and supervise the work efforts of assigned staff and coordinate the technical and managerial direction provided by Management regarding scope, schedule, quality and budget of projects.
• Prepare effective work plans and man-hour budgets for approval by Department Manager.
• Monitor time schedules and capital cost budgets on projects to satisfy the client as well as control work and productivity.
• Prepare advanced engineering designs and/or technical data for completion and accuracy.
• Responsible for the quality control/quality assurance process on all assigned projects.
• Oversee the work and productivity on assigned projects.
• Strive to achieve predetermined goals for profit, productivity targets, and schedule of deliverables.
• Participates in formulating and coordinating proposals and provides other Marketing support, including Business Development.
• Identify the project team, work packages and tasks, evaluation methods, productivity targets, schedule of deliverables and man power needed on projects.
• Hold team meetings ensuring procedures governing review and approval of projects are followed prior to submission of completed work.
• Negotiate with clients on any scope changes relative to project budgets and schedules subject to supervisors' approval. Coordinate and communicate effectively with all employees involved in the project to ensure high utilization rates (i.e. Project team meetings).
• Review monthly man-hour and cost reports to ensure projects are being completed at the pre-determined goal.
• Ensure everyone involved is working in accordance with all project planning and profit control procedures.
• Ensure that all scope revisions affecting the project schedule and/or budget are discussed with the client. Ensure that all out-of-scope work and associated fees are approved by the client prior to performing the services.
• Solicit help and involvement from Department Managers and any other managers to troubleshoot any technical problems.
• Works efficiently with the Billing Department to authorize and transmit bills to client. Follows up with clients for timely payments.
• Mentor junior staff in learning sound technical and business practices, and enhancing corporate objectives.
• Adhere to Health and Safety program and all applicable SOPs.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in related field.
• 10+ years.
• Professionallicensure in related field, Valid driver's license preferred.
• Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.

What We Offer

At Colliers Engineering & Design, our people are our most important resource. That's why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as Company sponsored activities.

This dedication begins with supporting a work life balance through a generous compensation package that includes: company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid pregnancy disability leave; short- and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; a company-matched 401(k)/Roth; paid time off that includes parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses and a straight time policy that compensates exempt employees for billable hours worked in excess of 40 billable hours within a work week.

We have also created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in-house resource for hundreds of educational and self-enrichment courses; mentorship program; wellness program; Women's Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.