Project Manager at Topographic, Co. in Oklahoma City, OK

Job description

• The Project Manager role plans, directs, manages, and provides oversight of assigned design and survey projects to ensure that Company goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed schedule and budget parameters.
• This position is responsible for leading teams to deliver project(s) that span across one or more business units. Manage resources, schedules, financials and adhere to quality and control guidelines throughout the full development life cycle. This also includes management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery. Contribute to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Manage project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues
• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization
• Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Manage and maintain existing assigned customer relationships as well as establish, manage, and maintain newly assigned customer relationships
• Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project
• Manage multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives
• Develop and deliver status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership
• Assist in dispute, negotiation, arbitration or litigation, as needed
• Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and participate in quality issue resolution
• Ensure that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards
• Proven success in providing on site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Monitor staff performance and complete performance reviews
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project and program team
• Continue professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practices
• Manage and perform the required business processes in Workflow
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business and technology organizations
• Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical staff, all levels of management
• Experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within budget close
• Experience drafting and submitting budget proposals and recommending subsequent budget changes where necessary
• Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD)
• Experience leading, motivating and managing various project team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance
• Team-building skills with technical and non-technical staff
• Experience working both independently and, in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Skills

Required

• Self-motivated
• decisive
• adaptability
• leadership
• diplomatic
• motivational
• communication
• interpersonal
• team-building
• flexible
• analytical
• problem-solving