Right of Way Project Manager

Primary Responsibilities

A Right of Way project Manager is a professional that is well versed in all aspects of right-of-way services for power, transportation, water, and oil and gas projects and helps recruit, develop, and manage a group of right-of-way professionals. The primary duties include: responsible for area coordination and working with team to identify market drivers, develop goals and lead team toward growth; participate in delivery of project services to meet client expectations; monitor and improve technical competencies of staff and products to meet client needs; collaborate with area operations leadership, marketing and project management; participate in Right of Way business class practice and professional discipline groups, project teams and activities to continually improve standards and best practices; implement effective quality assurance and quality control reviews; participate in regional business class strategic planning, budgeting and plan implementation; track and balance staff workloads and utilizations; work with leads to establish internal and external training programs and training schedules; assist with business development efforts and provide support on proposal preparation; plan for project needs and recruit/hire staff accordingly, and drive Right of Way business class to meet project goals for growth, client satisfaction, and service diversification.

Responsibilities

• Provide area leadership of technical capabilities within the right-of-way business class
• Build and retain strong relationships with team, project managers, and client development managers throughout Massachusetts
• Monitor team performance within business class to achieve defined goals and support operational managers in monitoring project performance and implementation of corrective actions
• Provide strategic and tactical input on business trends to business class and local office planning
• Facilitate business class teamwork, communication, and work-sharing between area offices, business classes, management, marketing, and staff
• Serve as a client manager, project principal, and project manager
• Maintain appropriate QA/QC procedures and best practices
• Actively participate in projects or manage projects to meet assigned utilization rate
• Prioritize activities across Massachusetts to best implement market sector and business group objectives
• Manage staff workloads and make recommendations for adjustments as needed
• Manage training and licensing requirements and identify opportunities for continuing education
• Develop a mentoring and employee advancement process to advance staff
• Champion opportunities to grow the right of way practice
• Support area pursuits and actively participate in proposal development
• Identify project right-of-way needs and recruit professionals to join the HDR team
• Take responsibility for operations of production section including staff development, profitability, morale, quality control and marketing support
• Function as Project Manager and take responsibility for production on projects in addition to management responsibilities
• Take administrative responsibility for section staff and technical service functions, and lead and coordinate services with other sections
• Be involved in marketing planning, proposals, and interviews
• Be directly involved with industrial and public clients in marketing, project production and related issues
• See that all work is planned, organized, controlled, and evaluated through proactive project management system
• Implement, monitor, and support company policy
• Select, train, develop and manage technical personnel
• Manage and develop multidiscipline teams
• Work cooperatively with other project managers, region and National Directors and marketing staff in local and national marketing and production efforts
• Perform other duties as needed
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  Preferred Qualifications

  
  
• 10 years of project management experience preferred
• A broad-based range of right-of-way experience across diverse markets with an understanding of Uniform and Non-Uniform Act right-of-way procedures
• Proven ability to manage right-of-way projects effectively
• Demonstrated ability to establish, grow, and manage a large right-of-way program and staff working statewide in multiple offices
• Prior experience managing budgets and preparing reports on project financials
• Proven ability of contract development and implementation of capital improvements
• Possess knowledge of area clients and business environments related to right-of-way services
• Strong project management skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Preference given to local candidates

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