Contract Manager (50864)

Urban Engineers, Inc.

Baltimore, MD

JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
LOCATION
Baltimore, MD
POSTED
25 days ago
Ur ban Engineers is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Contract Manager for transit and railroad design/construction/operations programs for public agencies and railroad clients. The work will include commercial management, contract oversight, and financial management for multi-discipline engineering/architectural transit infrastructure and facilities projects at various stages of their life cycle, including planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations. It will also include support directly for public and private clients.

Responsibilities include various managerial activities related to project scope, schedule, cost, quality, communications, resources, procurement, and risk elements required to optimize quality and fiscal outcomes. The Contract Manager's overall objective is to provide oversight, analysis, reporting, and feedback for successful execution of project contractual obligations, agreements, policies, and procedures.

The Contract Manager is responsible for providing hands-on project services, implementation, and delivery. These include but are not limited to providing subject-matter expertise to project teams, monitoring project health and performance, participating in project status meetings, collaborating on identification and assessment of critical project issues and risks, and performing on-site project oversight and attendance as needed.

The individual is responsible for building and maintaining positive client and stakeholder relationships. The Contract Manager may work with other members of oversight teams and clients directly to identify and resolve issues as well as interface with supporting departments, consultants, and agencies to support the timely and efficient delivery of services.

Position Requirements :

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Accounting, Business, or related field
  • Experience (6+ years) with transit capital projects.
  • Experience (4+ years) with commercial, contract, and financial management considerations related to transit delivery and/or operations contracts.
  • Knowledge of project management procedures (PMI), financial management, CPM scheduling, cost control and forecasting, communications and document control
  • Proficiency in the use of standard Microsoft Office products and the ability to become competent with latest Project management software and reporting systems.
  • Experience with Public-Private Partnership (P3) contracts is preferred.
  • Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) is preferred.
  • Demonstrated communication skills, both oral and written.

About the Company

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Urban Engineers, Inc.

Company Overview:
In 2010, Urban celebrated its 50th Anniversary. The continued success of the firm has created a demand for quality professionals. Our approach to conducting assignments requires that you be actively involved in bringing award winning projects to successful completion. Our staff has opportunities to exceed and excel in many exciting projects they are involved with at Urban. To be sure you achieve the most from those opportunities, our senior management is available to mentor and help you to achieve your professional goals.

Voted a Best Place to Work in Pennsylvania, New York and as a Top Workplace in the Delaware Valley! Urban, an employee-owned company strives to provide excellent working opportunities, exceptional benefits, and the appropriate setting for you to be successful in all your undertakings. Our attention to both your professional and personal life allows you the time to focus on those activities that are most important to you. Our staff has the opportunity to travel and work on highly visible infrastructure projects. Urban’s respected professionals are well-known engineers, planners, and construction managers with numerous years of experience with exciting projects and are available to help you grow.

Urban Engineers, Inc. and Your Future:
We offer an exceptional benefits package that includes: tuition reimbursement, vacation and personal time, medical/prescription/dental/vision coverage, ancillary plan coverage, voluntary benefits, 401(k), and flexible spending accounts. We also offer participation in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Urban's highly qualified and experienced professionals are the core of "Formulating Excellence" and we are proud to invest our future in those who make us successful. What better benefit could Urban provide than 100% ownership in our firm?

Let us help guide you to an exciting and rewarding career in engineering, planning or construction management. Please visit our website to see all of our opportunities and submit your resume. It may be the most important career move you will ever make!

Urban Engineers, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Engineering Services
FOUNDED
1960
WEBSITE
http://urbanengineers.com/