Dewberry is seeking an experienced Professional Project Manager - Senior Level , Furniture t o support a high-profile federal client.
Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.
Responsibilities
The Professional Project Manager – Senior Level , Furniture will manage and lead a staff responsible for individual, multi-disciplined real estate project solutions for clients, with direct accountability for project delivery. Additional job functions include:
Assist the client with oversight and overall management of their assigned furniture projects.
Coordinate and assist in ensuring the client’s furniture requirements for new facilities and renovations of existing client spaces are met within code and on schedule.
Provide management, tracking and oversight of procurement, delivery, and installation of furniture for all client facilities.
Assist the Furniture Program Manager in eliciting, evaluating, integrating, and coordinating information between the requestors and the program.
Assist in the review of proposed designs and layouts for suitability and identify potential issues. Be responsible for the daily tracking, logging, and monitoring of all Furniture Requisition Packages (FRP) for all locations and communicating with the Project Lead to minimize install delays and dual rent requirements.
Establish , coordinate, and maintain the project schedule. Document all issues pertaining to furniture procurement, delivery, installation, and customer satisfaction.
Assist in the development of RWAs for client approval to process purchases on behalf of the client. Evaluate and recommend process improvements to existing procedures to effectively align the furniture program with ongoing space acquisition improvements within the Division.
Assist with the budget cycle requirements such as (not limited to) spend plans, reconciliation, and development of the annual budget.
Maintain the current project status of all furniture projects in the client's existing program database in alignment with current space acquisition and revitalization initiatives.
Identify and communicate various code, accessibility, and ADA violations to the Furniture Program Manager.
This position is full-time at federal client site with travel required up to one week per month .
Required Skills & Required Experience
Top Secret clearance required; must be valid and maintained throughout the term of employment.
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS/BEng/BArch) from college or university in a technical area of study, or 14 years’ experience in lieu of a degree.
Minimum ten (10) years of related experience and/or training in architecture, construction, engineering, design, facilities management, real estate management, et al
PMP (US and/or Canada) and LEED AP preferred.
Ability to comprehend , analyze, and interpret the most complex business documents.
Ability to respond professionally to the most sensitive issues.
Ability to write clear and effec tive reports, manuals, speeches, and articles.
Ability to make professional and persuasive presentations on complex topics to employees, clients, top management and/or public groups.
Ability to motivate and negotiate effectively with key employees, top management, and client gr oups to take desired action.
Requires in-depth knowledge of financial terms and principles. Ability to calculate…