Senior Project Manager/Project Manager

3 weeks ago

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States The Water Institute of the Gulf Full time

The Water Institute of the Gulf is seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Manager/Project Manager to lead key projects, including those within the Community Resilience Center. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, with experience in managing complex projects and teams. The role will involve overseeing the overall management of select projects, ensuring they meet the Institute's commitments to partners and clients.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage a program of linked projects to achieve the overall objective of the program and individual projects.
  • Conduct meetings and issue correspondence to ensure project work proceeds in accordance with the relevant agreement/contract and required scope.
  • Lead the management and development of the work breakdown structure.
  • Make subconsultant/subrecipient selections, support the Director of Grants and Contracts to execute contracts, and monitor subconsultant/subrecipient work.
  • Perform overall quality control by reviewing scope, schedule, and project team coordination.
  • Monitor client and partner satisfaction.
  • Take a collaborative approach to advancing the project by soliciting feedback from the team and fostering internal discussion and prioritizing team decisions over individual decisions.
  • Regularly review project costs and trajectory to identify cost variances and elevate any variances to leadership.
  • Have a clear understanding of invoicing requirements, complete monitoring reports and invoices, and follow up with clients as necessary to ensure prompt payment.
  • Achieve full acceptance of deliverables by ensuring project deliverables and work meet the requirements.
  • Collaborate with the Director of Project Management to update project management protocols, practices, and tools Institute-wide.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in the social sciences, natural sciences, or related field or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of project management experience.
  • Knowledge of Gulf stakeholders related to coastal climate resilience, environmental justice, or other relevant sectors.
  • Self-motivated, engaged, and team-oriented with demonstrated leadership skills.
  • Extensive knowledge of contracts, budgeting, and forecasting.
  • Able to execute multiple tasks under tight deadlines and prioritize responsibilities.
  • Excellent analytical skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to discern and clearly communicate the client's goals.
  • Able to supervise technical work.
  • Energetic, flexible, confident, and forward-thinking.
Desired Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree or PhD in the social sciences, natural sciences, or related field or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of project management experience with demonstrated management of large, complex projects.
  • 5+ years of experience managing government contracts and grants, with knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations, grant reporting, and grant budgeting.
  • Project Management Professional Certification or ability to obtain within 1 year.

The Water Institute of the Gulf is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and this position will be located in our main office. The hiring pay for the position starts at $95,000, and a final determination will be based on the skills, education, and/or experience of the successful candidate. We offer a generous benefits package for full-time exempt positions.

We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current staff as part of any final offer. We also offer a unique benefits package, including growth opportunities, flexibility, an inclusive environment, and a fun work culture.

The Water Institute of the Gulf values scientific integrity, excellence, transdisciplinary collaboration, accountability, diversity, work/life balance, respect, and impact. If you are a motivated and experienced project manager looking for a challenging and rewarding role, we encourage you to apply.

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