Position Open:  January 3, 2017
Position Close:  Until filled

Clark Nexsen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender idenity, disability, or protected veteran status. AAP. Drug-free workplace. E-verify. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Clark Nexsen, Inc.

Must apply online through corporate website at www.clarknexsen.com.

Firm Description

Clark Nexsen is a national architecture and engineering firm focused on creating innovative design solutions for U.S. and global clients. We are passionate about our work and are prominently ranked on numerous industry lists. Building Design + Construction ranks Clark Nexsen as a Top 20 architecture and engineering firm and we have been named to the Architect 50 list of top U.S. firms for the past four years. Our culture supports the pursuit of excellence to engage and inspire the best professionals.  

Our firm is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 450 employees in office locations in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and Washington, D.C. We offer outstanding compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities in a positive work environment. We believe we can create a better world through our work. Giving back is also a guiding philosophy. As a company and as individuals, we proudly volunteer and give back to the surrounding communities where we live and work. 

Generous benefits:  Health, Dental, 401k, Short and Long term Disability, Vacation/Sick leave, Aflac, Flexible benefits, and Legal Resources benefits are available. 

Job Description

We seek to hire a Senior Project Manager – Horizontal Infrastructure will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing activities on horizontal infrastructure, civil and site development related projects of moderate to large scope. They are also responsible for mentoring and overseeing the work of Project Engineers.

The Senior Project Manager must be capable of successfully managing multiple projects or very large and complex projects to ensure project success.  They will provide leadership and supervision of project support staff and also participate in firm activities to improve the processes and procedures used during the design, documentation, and construction administration activities of a project.  They will also be actively involved in the marketing and business development activities of the company and develop strong professional and personal relationships with our clients, contractors, and consultants to foster repeat business.

General responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Leading, motivating, and effectively communicating with a project team during scope and project execution
• Working with the Managing Principal to develop and present projects to clients, contractors, project team members, and members of the public through all stages of the project
• Coordinating with clients to ensure successful completion of projects that may involve either new construction or renovation
• Facilitating a professional and successful relationship between client, contractors, and the project team
• Running project meetings and participating in management meetings
• Actively support Managing Principals and Marketing in the Company’s marketing and business development activities
• Preparing contracts and fee proposals for managing principal review and participating in contract negotiations on large projects
• Ensuring staff compliance with quality control policies and procedures
• Developing and managing project planning, budgeting, and critical project objectives
• Assemble staff for project teams with input and concurrence from the managing principal
• Working with, responding to, and taking direction from Managing Principals and senior management
• Mentoring and developing project staff
• Ability to travel is required

Project responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Monitor scope/schedule creep for potential additional services
• Provide weekly progress reports to Clients
• Maintain project documentation
• Assemble and maintain work plans
• Prepare and monitor project budgets and schedules with input from the project team and consultants

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, interior design or planning may be given additional consideration

Licenses, Certifications and Accreditations

• Licensure as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, or Interior Designer is preferred
• Understanding of sustainable design principles and design practices with LEED AP accreditation is desirable

Software Skills

A Senior Project Manager should be able to effectively utilize current company software programs for word processing, e-mail, accounting, and information management. 
Working familiarity with design and production software to a point of being able to understand the capabilities and limitations of the programs and interact with the project team in their use of the software is highly desirable. 

Career Experience

A Senior Project Manager will typically have significant experience as a Project Manager in a leadership role in the areas of the firm’s practice
Senior Project Managers will have demonstrated skills and abilities to mentor Project Managers, lead large projects, and develop new business.

Other Criteria

• Ability to prepare effective and concise documents
• Possess technical precision and creative design skills  
• Ability to make presentations to a variety of groups
• Have a client-oriented attitude with a desire to provide outstanding professional services
• Be dedicated to his or her professional development as well as the success of colleagues and the firm as a whole 
• Demonstrated recognized leadership within the firm and outside the firm
• Possess excellent team leadership capabilities and abilities
• Specialized experience in one or more areas of the firm’s practice
• Possess knowledge and expertise to prepare and negotiate complex proposals and contracts with minimal oversight by a Managing Principal
• Demonstrated ability to consistently deliver significant project volume on-time, on-budget and exceeding client and firm expectations