Senior Associate (Project Manager) - Electrical - AMA Group

Title:      Senior Associate (Design Project Manager)  

Trade:    Electrical   

Level:     10-12

Reports To:  Group Leader 

Position Overview

AMA Group is looking for an Electrical Senior Associate, Project Manager who will be considered a highly skilled and proficient subject matter expert. You will work on and manage various projects, from large to small, providing technical leadership. This position will be client interfacing and responsible for all facets of product delivery to clients. We are also expecting this person to still involved technically on certain projects, you will be expected to use AutoCAD and Revit. 

This role will be a first-level Manager where you direct, control, and monitor all project activities. You will make decisions to achieve defined goals. Success in meeting team objectives has a significant impact on the group.  Your title within the company will be Senior Associate. 

Role Responsibilities

As a Senior Associate, you will be responsible for directing, controlling, and monitoring all project activities; may also manage a process or function. In your role, you will:

• Focus on client interactions and meeting clients’ expectations
• Be responsible for all facets of product delivery to clients and be accountable for client satisfaction 
• Responsible for planning, interpreting, organizing, scheduling, and managing projects through all phases of development
• Establish and monitor the budget, manage the project team, and prepare schedules to ensure efficient use of resources
• Oversee design development, production of working drawings, and construction administration on projects 
• Maintain an overview of the project team’s workload and commitments to successfully meet deadlines and balance resource utilization
• At times you will be relied upon to be the senior designer on assigned projects
• Manage 1 – 2 direct reports   

Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering required; PE highly preferred

Experience

• Minimum total of 10 years of experience as an electrical engineer with an MEP background 
• 7+ years of electrical design experience
• 6+ years of Project Management experience 
• Experience independently leading projects 
• Have a strong understanding of the finances of the project and preparation of proposals 
• Must have Time Management and scheduling skills 
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills (verbal and written), with experience presenting (you will often be required to present solutions directly to 'c-suite' level stakeholders)
• Expert understanding of the construction process and interpretation of construction drawings
• AutoCAD and Revit experience needed

Who We Are? 

AMA Group is considered an industry leader in the design of MEP/FP building systems for media, broadcast, and production facilities, including sound stage campuses, having a portfolio of over 1000 such completed projects, as well as a diverse array of corporate, financial, education and residential mixed-use, and high-rise clients. AMA Group employs 200+ dedicated and talented professionals with 40+ licensed professional engineers and many others holding a variety of technology, energy, and sustainability-related certifications. Founded in 2000 in New York City, we’ve grown to provide a comprehensive suite of services across national offices in New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Texas.

The Employee Experience

At AMA, people are at the heart of everything we are and what we do. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where all our employees flourish, individually as a team; with employee experience at our focal point, we are dedicated to ensuring employees’ development, wellness, and overall experiences are satisfying and rewarding. We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package to our team members and provide an open, honest, and fun work environment. We were voted 2023 Best Medium Companies to Work for in New York, New Jersey, and Los Angeles.

Salary: $130k - 150k 

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but is not limited to, relevant experience, time in the role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).

To all recruitment agencies: AMA Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of AMA Group without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of AMA Group. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Our company is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis [” protected characteristics’] including, but not limited to race, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, state, including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, the age for individuals over forty years of age, sexual orientation, the military and veteran status of any person, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

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