Project Manager, Structural

BENEFITS @ PROVIDENCE. As an employee-owned company, Providence Engineering’s benefits and perks are designed to foster a rewarding work/life balance and truly support our employee-owners throughout their career.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Providence is 100% employee owned. Our ESOP serves as a retirement plan for employee-owners by holding tax-free investments on their behalf.
401(k) Retirement Program with company match.
Medical / Prescription Insurance. Dental Insurance. Vision Insurance. Health Savings Account.
Paid Vacation. Eleven Paid Holidays. Paid Sick Leave.
Flex Time.
Life Insurance. Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance. Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Professional Registration & Licensure Reimbursement. Professional Development Education.

Job Summary

The Project Manager, Structural will organize, manage, and plan projects of all sizes. A Project Manager, Structural will typically lead project teams comprised of Project Engineers and Design Engineers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in securing most of own project work through proposals to new and existing clients; eventually works exclusively on own work


• Adopt positive attitude of accountability by providing reliable, constructible, affordable, and timely solutions (RCAT) resulting in Providence being the Engineer of Choice


• Oversee a team of engineers to ensure projects are prepared on time, on budget, and in accordance with code and client requirements


• Ensure the engineering and financial success of assigned projects


• Delegate work and assignments to team members based on expertise, work experience, and time constraints


• Communicate and act as a liaison between internal clients, external clients, vendors and other project stakeholders, as applicable 


• Address internal and external client questions and/or concerns throughout the project 


• Conduct risk assessments; report identified risks to management; provide recommendations for mitigation of risk


• Ensure project compliance with federal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, specifications, and best practices


• Communicate and collaborate with project design teams to complete multiple concurrent projects on time, to specifications, and with accuracy and efficiency


• Work on projects secured by others as assigned by the scheduling team


• Act as lead engineer on projects of various size 


• Act as lead engineer on self-performed projects


• Prepare redline drawing markups and/or review markups prepared by support staff for drafting department implementation


• Communicate with co-workers and ensure accuracy of the completed drawings in comparison to the intent of redline markups


• Maintain a positive attitude with co-workers


• Prepare and implement a project budget based on contracted fees


• Outline the tasks involved in the project and delegate accordingly


• Mentor engineers to promote their technical development and efficiency


• Prepare and submit complete drawing and calculation submissions for internal quality control reviews in accordance with established protocols, respond to quality control reviewer’s critical comments, and incorporate appropriate revisions


• Conduct cost analysis and estimate expected costs for project proposals


• Develop and actively maintain electronic and hard-copy project file records in accordance with established protocols


• Maintain accurate contracted fees in the company project accounting system in an organized manner and in accordance with established protocols


• Review and approve client invoicing in a timely manner


• Assist in the pursuit of aged accounts receivable balances in accordance with established protocols


• Submit prime and subconsultant contract agreements, purchase order terms and conditions, lien waivers, and non-disclosure agreements to the contracts team for legal and insurance review and negotiation


• Exhibit knowledge of legal language pitfalls in contract agreements


• Obtain, actively or by referral, new work/clients


• Establish, maintain, and continually improve relationships with existing clients for business development


• Communicate and collaborate with management, business development and marketing teams to provide information required to promote the company and to obtain new clients and retain existing clients


• Provide co-worker performance feedback


• Comply with company policies and procedures


• Participate in continuing education webinars and education sessions and maintain required professional development hours for state license(s)


• Participate in networking and business development opportunities


• Participate in local or national chapter of professional organization(s)


• Perform other related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering with structural emphasis, or a closely related field is required


• Registration as a professional engineer (PE/SE), preferred


• 8-15 years of related engineering experience, preferred


• Excellent budgeting and cost containment skills


• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail


• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills


• Exceptional supervisory and leadership skills


• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate


• Thorough understanding of or the ability to quickly learn about project requirements


• Proficient with Risa 3D, RAM, Tedds, or similar company-approved structural analysis software


• Ability to present hand-written calculations in an organized and legible manner


• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software to maintain accurate project records