Senior Project Manager

Ready to grow your career as part of a down-to-earth team with the freedom to explore and develop solutions on rewarding, large-scale projects? Want a flexible work environment and a culture where your ideas are valued and your safety is paramount? How about having access to a nationwide bench of expertise, and opportunities to learn and lead? This is life at Terracon, a 100% employee-owned company where we chart our course together and everyone benefits when our hard work creates success. Join our Construction Materials Testing department in Des Moines, IA – a growing team currently consisting of six Project Managers, two Assistant Project Managers, a Dispatcher, a Field Supervisor, 20+ Engineering Technicians and a Department Manager. Future growth can look like becoming an Authorized Project Reviewer (APR), Program Manager or Department Manager.

What makes Des Moines, Iowa a great place to call home? Des Moines offers low costs, short commutes and a vibrant lifestyle with great parks, trails and dining – making it an easy, enjoyable place to live.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience managing projects for construction materials testing.

Essential Roles And Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of medium and large-scale projects working with clients or National Account Managers to define project scope, schedule and budget
• Leads interactions with clients and stakeholders to ensure their goals are being considered in execution of the work
• Prepare design and work specifications; develop schedules, budgets and forecasts; select materials, equipment, project staff, and contractors. Estimate costs, resources, and time required to complete. Monitor activities, allocate resources, and assign tasks to ensure targets are met.
• Conduct project meetings and prepare reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team.
• Coach and mentor project staff and assist them in solving problems.
• Coordinates with APR to ensure appropriate oversight is in place and sufficient time allowed for quality reviews
• Coordinates with accounting for financial management of business intelligence, invoicing and collections
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Responsible for providing consistent quality standards on project and proposal delivery. Engage APRs on projects at their onset.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline practices provided by the Firm including Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering and a minimum of 10 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 14 years’ related experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) – preferred, but not required
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.