Senior Project Director

vanir· Construction / Project Management
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📍 Houston, TX, USFULL TIME

About this role

About Vanir

Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation; healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.

Job Description

The Senior Construction Project Director (Seller-Doer) provides leadership in areas of project management and operations overseeing multiple project teams. Duties include client relationships, marketing, internal administration, financial management, and employee development. This role is key in developing new work opportunities by identifying new leads, establishing new business contacts, potentially acting as proposal champion and/or capture manager for new pursuits in Education, Aviation, Healthcare and Justice.

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Lead construction efforts in accordance with the client’s program policies and procedures
  • Develop an implementation plan and master schedule that reflects the priorities of the client
  • Responsible for timely completion of all deliverables required by the client
  • Financial reporting to the client and the bond oversight committee
  • Develop and review contract documents
  • Report and collaborate with client’s senior management team on all project matters
  • Document and report all program/project data accurately and in a timely manner
  • Track all program and project level status and provide management reports relative to scheduling, cost control, staffing and other related contract requirements
  • Create and present program and project data clearly to multiple internal and external stakeholder groups
  • Perform other related duties as assigned to ensure program and project success
  • Ensure contractor, architect, engineer, and all other consultants will adhere to contractual requirements on areas of safety, performance, project staff, and equipment
  • Has primary responsibility for establishing/updating hit list; conducting hit list research; developing relationships; identifying team composition; developing proposals; preparing for interviews; developing the fee proposal
  • Has secondary responsibility for establishing/updating prospect list; making decision to submit proposal; determining joint venture and/or subconsultant participation; proposal production

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or related degree is required
  • 12+ years of construction experience providing project / program management services
  • Experience in managing the full construction of education construction project life-cycle: including pre-construction, design phases, and oversight of constructability reviews is required
  • Knowledge and application of construction estimating, cost, project controls/scheduling, documentation, engineering/construction principles, techniques, materials, applications, and practices are required
  • Strong computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite products, and experience with project related scheduling systems such as MS Project or Primavera are required

Preferred

  • Experience in alternative project delivery methods including Design-Build 
  • Experience in maximizing the benefits of Building Information Modeling (BIM) 
  • Experience in application of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) 
  • Registration as Architect or Professional Engineer license 
  • Certified Construction Manager (CCM) 
  • DBIA - Design Build Associate, or Professional certification 

Benefits

Vanir offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions, life, AD&D and disability benefits, flexible spending account (FSA), voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, paid time off, national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.

How to Apply

If you're interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at www.vanir.com.

 

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Contact Email: careers@vanir.com

 

Persons with medical limitations may, with reasonable accommodations, be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the person's limitations, the requirements of the position, and the company's ability to make reasonable accommodations to the person's limitations.

 

We Participate in E-Verify

 

Pursuant to the Ban The Box Act/Fair Chance Initiative, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

 

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Posted Salary Range

USD $175,000.00 - USD $185,000.00 /Yr.

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This is listed as a FULL TIME position. It is posted as a Senior Project Director role in the Construction / Project Management department at vanir.
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