Lead Project Manager

Why join us?

We are hiring! AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Lead Project Manager to join our Costa Mesa, CA office.

About Us

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.

How will you contribute to the team?

• Provides senior level management for AtkinsRealis project team and maintains integration between service sectors and AtkinsRealis disciplines.
• Oversee, manage, and lead the sourcing and procurement process from conception to completion
• Use judgment in interpreting procurement guidelines, in adapting procurement procedures, or in recommending approaches or solutions for specific problems.
• Develop process arrangements and accelerated delivery schedules to support program needs.
• Discuss issues with opposing views and negotiate a resolution to successfully deliver programs.
• Drive process improvement, affecting work of functional teams, programs, and the business group.
• Develop and implement templates to streamline and improve procurement processes.
• Partner with key client stakeholders to identify and track all procurement initiatives and report out on a weekly and monthly cadence.
• Forge alliances with internal customers, business partners, contractors and suppliers. Know business and stakeholder requirements and proactively deliver solutions through collaboration.
• Identify, evaluate, select, manage and develop suppliers to achieve desired supply chain performance.
• Use reasoning, persuasive arguments, personal credibility, and knowledge of group dynamics to get the project team, contractor or stakeholders to support a recommended course of action.
• Resolve a variety of different issues, such as reviewing requests for waivers to contract requirements, and advise contractors of defective end times.
• Analyze proposals, audit reports, evaluations, and recommend settlement of claims.
• Conduct in depth analysis of contractors financial and management systems for ability to perform under compliance with contractual requirements.
• Manages the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple or large-scale projects.
• Oversees managers working on client engagements within practice.
• Reviews any project legal documents with legal staff, and ensures that all such documents are completed and signed in a timely manner.
• Reviews high-level deliverables across projects.
• Implements project review and quality assurance procedures in accordance with AtkinsRealis methodology to ensure profitable and successful execution of engagements as measured by regional goals and customer satisfaction.
• Manages scope and minimizes company exposure and risk across multiple projects.
• Ascertain appropriate revenue recognition, ensuring timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors project receivables.
• Addresses elevated billing issues when they arise.
• Integrates financial data for multiple projects.
• Reviews the Project Status Report (PSR) and general financial reporting required to generate client cost reports.
• Ensures the execution and filing of project legal documents.
• Performs such other duties as the Supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

What will you contribute?

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or a related field, plus seven years relevant experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) [certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Accreditation Centre (GAC)] and/or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) [certified by the Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI), an independent administrative body of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)] highly desirable.
• Identifies ways to create value and minimize risk, utilizing effective procurement abilities. Uses negotiation tactics and strategies with internal and external customers and suppliers to optimize value.
• Knowledge and skill to draw conclusions and make recommendations by analyzing facts and conditions, and making comparison of prices, discounts, delivery dates, or handling charges.
• Knowledge of arithmetic practices used in business (e.g., discounts and warranties) sufficient to compare prices on recurring types of procurements, e.g., standard commercial items.
• Knowledge and skill to apply guideline material by reading and interpreting procurement regulations and technical material, and translating the guidance into specific actions, e.g., assisting in the preparation of solicitation documents.
• Knowledge of report writing techniques to present factual information clearly, to write procurement memoranda and minutes of meetings, and to draft simple contract provisions and supporting documentation.
• Knowledge of commonly used procurement contracting methods and contract types relating to the performance of pre-award, post-award, and/or contract price/cost analysis functions when the contract actions are well defined, and precedence exists.
• Familiarity with business practices and market conditions applicable to program and technical requirements sufficient to evaluate bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility, and contractor performance.
• Must possess a thorough understanding of Project Management, Building Design & Construction, Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling, Building Cost Modeling and Risk Analysis. Should have a general understanding of Primavera, Expedition/Prolog or similar, and Faithful+Gould proprietary Epoch and CATO software.
• Must thoroughly understand and utilize Information Technology in the performance of work including Internet, Intranet, Microsoft Windows OS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project.
• Must be highly articulate, have clear and logical approach to problem solving, and strong choice-making abilities.  Must have excellent communication and presentation skills.

What we offer at AtkinsRéalis:

AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that help our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work. Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life.  We recognize that what is important to people, continues to change. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported, include continuing to offer health and dental coverage and a full list below. Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan. At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedules
• Group Insurance
• PTO plus two Floating Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals.
• A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college.

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace.  EOE/Minorities/Females/Veteran/Disability.

Please review AtkinsRéalis Equal Opportunity Statement here:

https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/equal-opportunities-statement

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Upon acceptance of an offer, all candidates must go through a drug screen test and background check. AtkinsRéalis is a federal contractor which mandates a satisfactory background screening report and drug test. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the following laws if applicable, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.  This position is not available for individuals living or working in New York City.

AtkinsRéalis believes that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to the following job duties: accessing company property, information, assets, and products; accessing confidential information, and partnering and regularly working with or supervising other AtkinsRéalis employees and interacting with AtkinsRéalis clients including government property or ports.

Expected compensation range is between $126,000 - $180,000 yearly depending on skills, experience, and geographical location

Note to staffing and direct hire agencies:

In the event a recruiter or agency who is not on our preferred supplier list submits a resume/candidate to anyone in the company, AtkinsRéalis family of companies, we explicitly reserve the right to recruit and hire the candidate(s) at our discretion and without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.  https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/recruitment-agencies