Burns Engineering

Engineering services for critical infrastructure

Project Manager - Facilities & Infrastructure

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew York, NY, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's (B.S.) Engineering degree from an accredited university or college and more than ten years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must be a registered technical professional in one of the major technical disciplines.

Responsibilities

Identify and develop plans to obtain follow-on work with existing clients.
Develop new clients.
Prepare proposals under the direction of the Group Leader.
Develop proposal schedules.
Develop scopes of services, staffing plans, and pricing.
Include Burns Terms and Conditions in proposals.
Meet the annual sales goal.
Address feedback from the Client Satisfaction Survey.
Know clients through routine communication and regular visits.
Establish five key clients in the Acquaintance phase and develop and implement plans to achieve professional peer status.
Continuously confirm client requirements for projects.
Participate in technical society meetings, conferences, and other industry-related activities to maintain knowledge of the serviced industry.
Manage up to $1 million in sales and revenue.
Ensure Group revenue write-downs are no more than 3% of net revenue.
Guide accounting on invoice preparation and ensure invoices are prepared by the 10th working day of the month.
Ensure accounts receivable are collected.
Approve timesheets and expense reports weekly.
Ensure written authorization is received before work starts.
Maintain at least a 2.7 multiplier on managed projects.
Ensure departmental personnel follow company quality assurance and quality control policies and procedures.
Maintain a write-down percentage of 3% or less.
Develop project plans to mitigate risks.
Ensure design documents, reports, proposals, inspections, and other information required to serve clients are properly prepared and reported.
Ensure client schedules are met.
Ensure cost-control procedures are in place and followed.
Ensure project closeout procedures are followed.
Hold routine project meetings to review schedules, deliverables, and budgets.
Identify scope changes and request and receive authorization before executing the changed work.
Maintain typically 2–5 direct reports.
Participate actively in recruiting technical staff.
Motivate personnel to perform at high levels.
Provide mentoring opportunities for direct reports.
Oversee performance and salary reviews for direct reports.
Ensure employees are adequately trained and supervised.
Provide professional development opportunities for direct reports.
Delegate effectively and manage workloads.
Hold employees accountable to consistent performance standards and take corrective action when necessary.
Interview, hire, and train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; and address complaints and resolve problems.

Desired Qualifications

Healthcare project experience is strongly preferred.

About Burns:

Burns Engineering provides professional engineering design and project management services for transportation, facilities, and infrastructure projects. We help our clients attain their strategic goals and initiatives through successful large-scale infrastructure projects. Burns’ full-service capabilities include mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, transportation, and energy consulting engineering.

Recently voted a Top Workplace by Philly.com, we credit our strength as an organization to our talented, driven, vibrant team. Burns is an ENR Top 500 Firm, and has been named an MEP Giant by Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine, as well as a Hot Firm by Zweig. We are industry experts, proven leaders, innovative thinkers, and team players. We put our clients’ successes and best interests first, because their success is our success. We have fun at work because we love making a difference in the world. We are looking for high-energy, bright, collaborative individuals who want the opportunity to “write their own story” with us.

We are seeking a Project Manager to join our Facilities & Infrastructure Team in New York City.

SUMMARY

This position is responsible for the daily management of projects including business development, proposal preparation and pricing, contract administration, project execution, project cost control and client service. The percentage of time spent on each of these tasks is relevant to the level of the position- PMI, PM II, or PM III. The higher the level of project manager, the higher the percentage of time that is to be spent on business development rather than project management activities.PM III requires ability to work on large, more complex projects. Incumbent directs and coordinates activities of engineering team to successfully execute projects including design, product selection, and systems by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Identify and develop plan to obtain follow-on work with existing clients
Develop new clients
Prepare proposals under the direction of the Group Leader
Develop proposal schedules
Develops scope of services, staffing and pricing
Include Burns Terms and Conditions
Meet annual sales goal

CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Address feedback from Client Satisfaction Survey
Know your client through routine communication and regular visits
Establish 5 key clients that are in Acquaintance phase, develop and implement plan to achieve professional peer status
Continuously confirm client requirements for project
Know the industry you are servicing by participating in technical society meetings,
Conferences and other industry-related activities

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Responsible for up to $1 million in sales and revenue
Ensure revenue write-downs for the Group are no more than 3% of net revenue
Provide accounting with guidance re invoice preparation and ensure invoices are prepared by 10th working day of the month
Ensure accounts receivable are collected
Approve time sheets and expense reports weekly
Ensure written authorization has been received before starting work
Maintain at least a 2.7 multiplier on projects managed

PROJECT EXECUTION

Ensure all departmental personnel adhere to the requirements of the company QA/QC policies and procedures
Maintain a write-down percentage of 3% or less
Develop project plans to mitigate risks
Ensure that all design documents, reports, proposals, inspections and information required to serve the client are properly prepared and reported
Ensure client schedules are met
Ensure cost control procedures are in place and being followed
Ensure that project closeout procedures are followed
Hold routine project meetings to review schedule, deliverables and budget
Identify, request and receive authorization for scope changes before work is executed

TEAM MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Typically maintains 2-5 direct reports
Actively participate in recruiting technical staff
Motivate personnel to perform at high levels of performance
Provide mentoring opportunities for direct reports · Oversee performance and salary reviews for direct reports
Ensure employees are adequately trained and supervised
Provide opportunities for professional development for direct reports
Effectively delegate and manage work load
Hold all employees accountable to the same standard of performance and take corrective action when necessary

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Directly supervises 2-5 employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's (B.S.) Engineering degree from an accredited University or college and ten plus years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Healthcare project experience is strongly preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must be a registered technical professional in one of the major technical disciplines

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About the Company

Burns Engineering

Engineering services for critical infrastructure

Burns Engineering is a Philadelphia-based engineering services firm that provides technical design, consulting, and construction-management support for complex infrastructure projects across aviation, rail and transit, healthcare, and other critical sectors. It delivers electrical, mechanical, and technology systems engineering with a focus on modernization and new-build infrastructure for government, military, and private clients through consulting and project management. The firm offers specialized capabilities in district energy systems, resilient power and microgrids, zero-emission mobility, and high-performance building design. Its growth since 1960, ENR Top 500 recognition, notable projects, and strategic investment from OceanSound Partners show its role as a trusted partner for upgrading and expanding critical infrastructure.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Philadelphia, PA
Founded: 1960

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