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Technical Project Manager
Contribute your expertise, skills, and experience as a Technical Project Manager by joining our KDM Engineering team. KDM is a growing, award-winning, minority- and woman-owned professional engineering firm focusing on electric, gas, site civil, and telecommunications engineering designs and support services.
KDM Engineering is searching for a Technical Project Manager. This position is an extenuation of the Project Engineer position. There is also a higher element of quality assurance and organization of multiple tasks, personnel, and client interactions. The Technical Project Manager manages multiple smaller or a larger “complex” projects.
Responsibilities:
- Leads the design on large/complex projects
- Assists the Group Manager or BUM in the preparation of scoping documents and fees
- Prepares Project plan and design input documentation
- Prepares and reviews / supervises calculations, drawings, specifications
- Performs condition assessments and feasibility studies
- Represents discipline at client meetings
- Maintains project documentation, including calculation, project filing, etc.
- Prepares and presents conceptual / schematic designs
- Resolves RFI’s
- Manages discipline budget, scope and quality improvement / review process
- Develops discipline work plan 12. Prepares discipline design basis
- Performs Quality Reviews 14. Assists in proposal preparation and marketing efforts
- Monitors /resolves technical issues and manages the budgeting, scheduling and scoping tasks on multiple, complex projects with minimal supervision
Requirements:
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering required.
- Minimum 5 years of experience with at least 2 years of relevant Project Engineer experience.
- PE preferred, but not required
- ComEd experience preferred
- Proficiency of project financial management tools and monitoring system
- Advanced Knowledge of industry standard practices
- Working knowledge of CAD methods & procedures
- Skilled in MS Office and MS Project
- Advanced Delegation / mentoring / team skills
- Advanced presentation, written and verbal communication skills
- Working knowledge of Discipline-specific calculation software tools
- Ability to work independently
- Knowledge of overall design process – ability to manage discipline such that it incorporates the requirements of other design disciplines
Additional Requirements:
- Must be willing to comply with all pre-employment screening, including but not limited to, drug testing, reference verification, education and employment verification, and background screening
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
- Possess a valid Driver’s License
- Current work schedule: Hybrid, 3 days from the office and 2 days from home.
Why Choose KDM?
Established in 2012 on a promise to alter the face of engineering, KDM Engineering has built a reputation of excellence in providing outstanding technical services, maintaining the highest standards of safety and quality assurance, and offering a truly inclusive work environment.
Our clients and partners in the public and private sectors consistently recognize KDM for our responsiveness to their needs, budgets, and schedules. Our peers distinguished KDM with Edison Electric Institute's Diverse Supplier Award, Capital One and Women Presidents’ Organization’s (WPO) 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies, and Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For annually for seven years.
Our talented, experienced team delivers exceptional engineering designs, project management, and customer support services to each of our projects. Our enduring commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is unmatched in our industry. Because our team comes from different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, we bring uniquely different and diverse perspectives to solving complex engineering problems.
Top Reasons to Work for Us:
- Challenging and Meaningful Work
- Competitive Base Salary
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Company Paid Holidays
- Great Work-Life Balance
- Fun and Flexible Work Environment
- Organization with People-First Mentality
- Dynamic Leadership Team
- A Culture that Values Your Input
Full List of Benefits & Perks:
- Positive team environment
- Competitive salaries
- Flexible schedules
- Growth opportunities
- Training and professional development
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Life, long-term disability, and short-term disability insurances
- Paid time-off.
- Paid holidays.
- Volunteer leave
- Performance bonuses
- HRA and HSA
- Transit program
- Gym reimbursement
- Career coach on-staff
- Parental and maternity leave
- Supportive management
- Culture engagement group
- Professional development assistance
- Employee discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Quarterly team-building outings
- Laidback office culture, including pool table, arcade games, and happy hour
- Meditation space, nap room, and nursing mothers’ room
Equal Employment Opportunity:
KDM Engineering strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
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