Education Project Manager Jobs in Renton, WA (NOW HIRING)

As a Project Manager at Shimmick, you’ll be responsible for managing all phases of construction, ensuring safety, compliance, and timely delivery while coordinating with multiple stakeholders including clients, subcontractors, engineers, and field crews. This is an exciting opportunity to support an established and growing organization; bring your talents to Shimmick and help us build the infrastructure of tomorrow.

At Shimmick, we are problem solvers. Creative thinkers. Innovators. We approach each project with fresh ideas and big thinking in pursuit of better answers, better outcomes, and better experiences for our clients. We are resourceful, nimble and resilient. We work hard together—and with our clients—to deliver high-quality projects that are on time, on budget and beyond expectations.

Backed by over 100 years of expertise and driven by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit, Shimmick is one of the most dynamic infrastructure builders in the industry. With market leadership in water resources, sustainable transportation, and complex electrical construction, we’re well-positioned to lead during a time of rapid change. As project delivery models, regulatory frameworks, supply chains, and technology continue to evolve, our ability to stay flexible and agile in our construction approach is essential to our success.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Ensure the implementation of the company Health, Safety, and Environmental Program on the project.
• Managing the project budget and financial well-being.
• Staff management and development- responsible for determining project staff needs, delegation of responsibilities, training, and development of highly effective teams.
• Resource planning and management - including managing company resources assigned to the project as well as third party vendors, designers, fabricators and contractors.
• Responsible for managing and coordinating all subcontractors, procurements, submittals, quality control and critical path construction schedule.
• Direct the efforts of the full engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction management, and commissioning team in creating the execution plans, organization, and contracts needed to deliver the project within the stated cost and schedule.
• Continue to build a positive relationship with highly important & strategic clients who have significant future work in the area.
• Represent the company and project interests with relevant third party agencies.
• Preparing and issuing Progress Reports and ensuring timely payments.
• Monitoring compliance with various regulatory statues as well as compliance with applicable Shimmick policies and procedures.
• Project stakeholder management and interface.
• Creation and implementation of Project Updates – Job Status Reports and Quarterly EAC Reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field and 6+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Previous heavy civil construction experience, managing projects in excess of $15 million.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts and risk mitigation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years' experience involving heavy civil construction projects.
• Water and Waste Water Treatment Plants, Concrete Structures, Electrical, Transit, Underground Utilities.
• Knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office Suite and Primavera P6.
• Strong problem-solving skills and consistent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage changing deadlines and work well under pressure for multiple team leaders.
• Work independently and effectively to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Highly organized with excellent time management skills.
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skill.
• Excellent project management skills with ability to multitask and prioritize competing demands in deadline-driven environment.

Additional Information:

• This position is based in the greater Seattle area.
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
• This position does not include sponsorship for a United States work authorization.

The salary range for this position is between $150,000 - $200,000 per year depending on experience and/or education.