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ECOnorthwest · 15 hours ago

Land Use and Housing Senior Project Manager

Portland, OR

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

ECOnorthwest is a firm seeking a Senior Project Manager who will lead project work independently while collaborating with a Project Director. The role involves managing project teams, ensuring successful project delivery, and developing professional networks for business development.

ConsultingFinancial ServicesPublic Safety

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Ensures that project teams successfully deliver project work, and that the following project management tasks are satisfactorily completed (either by doing or delegating), with input from more-senior staff on an as-needed basis:

Internal and external project kickoffs and check-in meetings

Development of scopes of work and project budgets

Identification of resources and staff needed to complete projects

Effective communication with internal and subconsultant team members about their specific roles, expectations, and budget for projects

Project budget management, and reporting of potential problems to the Project Director or practice lead

Appropriate use of sources of information to collect, record, analyze, and evaluate facts

Quality control and quality assurance activities on project analysis that other team members have completed, seeking input from Project Directors or practice leads when needed; ensures that all work products are accurate, relevant, and meet the client’s needs, consistent with ECOnorthwest’s values; diversity, inclusion, and equity statement; and statement of research integrity

Synthesize and characterize findings and analysis as appropriate to the project needs

Facilitate client and stakeholder meetings and present findings and conclusions

Provides feedback on staff performance on project work

Mentors and supports project teams as they collaborate to execute project work

Actively works to develop a diverse professional network and seeks opportunities for business development; may bring in some independent project work without the support of more senior staff

Works with internal staff to develop and maintain the firm's technical capacity and provides leadership to the firm's analytics team

For SPMs that followed the Technical Manager pathway, supports the Director of Analytics to manage internal projects that help improve business performance; ability to guide senior staff on pertinent issues and maintain the firm's technical capacity

Qualification

Economic MethodsStatistical AnalysisProject ManagementClient CommunicationBudget ManagementTeam LeadershipNetworkingAnalytic ToolsWritten CommunicationOral Presentation

Required

Degree in economics, mathematics, computer science, planning, political science, environmental policy, or a related field (Master's generally preferred)

Minimum of seven years of relevant professional experience (Master's may substitute for 2 years of experience) in consulting or a related field, including specifically: experience managing the production of project deliverables, and experience with scope development, project budgeting, and contracting procedures

Demonstrated excellence in written and oral presentation

Understanding of economic methods, theory, and practice

Experience interpreting qualitative, quantitative, and statistical research findings

Ability to work for long periods at a computer

Company

ECOnorthwest

ECONorthwest provides professional economics, planning & financial consulting services and expert testimony.

Founded in 1974

Usnice, Pomorskie, POL

51-200 employees

https://econw.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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