Overall Responsibility: We are looking for a Project Manager to join our team in our San Jose, CA office. Responsibilities include technical management and oversight for existing or new projects, acting as client/Company liaison in order to represent the Company’s interests and simultaneously maintain good relationships with clients. Ensures projects are completed with high quality level, on-time, and under budget.
Essential Functions:
- Manages and coordinates multi-discipline MEP design and construction phase services for projects both with internal staff resources and with external clients and stakeholders.
- Completes project initiation documents including details scope, outline, budget and schedule for completion.
- Identifies needed project resources and works with Corporate Discipline Leads to assigns team members.
- Ensures all procedures and steps are in accordance with Company standards.
- Acts as client/Company liaison, keeping both appropriately informed of project status.
- Represents Company at project meetings.
- Completes field surveys and/or inspections or assigns appropriate employees for same.
- Identifies and investigates potentially serious situations and implements corrective measures.
- Ensures project financial database is current and maintained.
- Prepares high quality reports.
- Communicates project changes and/or variation information appropriately.
- Develops project staff.
- Supervises the work of other staff when assigned.
- Consults and coordinates with Supervisor and other senior management members at regularly scheduled meetings to review status of active and future projects.
Secondary Functions:
- Duties as assigned by Supervisor and other senior management members.
Needed Skills:
- Excellent knowledge of underlying principles of A/E industry.
- Excellent knowledge of project management processes.
- Ability to prioritize tasks.
- Detail and safety-oriented.
- Excellent communications skills.
- Ability to drive and maintain a safe driving record.
- Ability to create and maintain productive relationships with employees, clients, and vendors.
Education/Experience Minimum:
- BS/BA or MS/MA or related four-year degree or professional registration (PE/AIA/RA) in engineering or architecture.
- PMP and/or PE Certification Preferred
- Demonstrative progressive growth in engineering experience/knowledge with 6-10 years industry experience / 3-5 years project management experience.
- Valid state driver’s license (any in US).
- Ability to work in US.
- Ability to meet worksite security requirements including MA State Police and USCBP/TSA background checks.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Architecture, or professional registration (PE/AIA/RA)
- 6-10 years industry experience and 3-5 years project management experience
- Excellent knowledge of A/E industry principles and project management processes
- Ability to prioritize tasks, attention to detail, and safety-oriented
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Valid state driver's license and ability to drive with safe driving record
- Ability to work in the United States (authorization)
- Ability to meet worksite security requirements including MA State Police and USCBP/TSA background checks
- PMP and/or PE certification
- Ability to create and maintain productive relationships with employees, clients, and vendors
What We Do
For over 35 years, Arora’s solid mix of industry knowledge and expertise allows the firm to offer a broad spectrum of engineering services, including oversight, project management, and design of new and existing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, electrical aeronautical, fire protection, and IT building and airfield systems. Arora also provides construction management and facilities maintenance management. Arora’s multidisciplinary approach offers clients comprehensive, cost-effective solutions to their most challenging situations. The firm’s technical staff has both the understanding of and experience in engineering and integration to enable the successful programming, design, and implementation of specialized building systems. From the initial design process, bid services, and cost estimation to construction and ongoing facility maintenance and management, Arora’s team of professionals is equipped to address any problem, and most importantly, to find the right solution. Arora understands the critical nature of responsiveness and quality control. By coupling highly educated and experienced engineers with leading-edge engineering practices and technologies, Arora’s efforts are more streamlined and efficient. This is the perfect complement to the firm’s personal, hands-on approach.
