About Osmose

With 90 years of experience, Osmose proudly serves the electric utility and telecommunications industries across the U.S., helping enable the delivery of safe, reliable and affordable electricity and communications services to millions of customers nationwide. We are the industry leader in wood and steel structure condition assessment, life-extension and rehabilitation services. Our mission is to accurately inspect and mitigate aging infrastructure in a planned, programmatic manner that minimizes owner costs while maximizing benefits.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the Osmose footprint extends throughout the country. Our employees are inspired to perform each and every day by our core values of integrity, customer focus, safety, respect, excellence, flexibility, efficiency and ownership. Our staff and field personnel represent some of the most tenured, well trained, and innovative professionals in the industry.

We are currently seeking a Director Project Management (PM) to direct and/or perform the planning, coordinating and budgets activities concerned with the services provided by Osmose at a large or complex project(s) or program level. This role interfaces with customers and represents Osmose regarding the projects in their portfolio and participates in the conceptual development of a project(s) or program and oversees its organization, scheduling and implementation. The Director PM will manage, mentor and develop project managers and associate project managers.

Responsibilities

• Work within cross-functional teams to plan, organize and direct customer-related projects, services, and activities.
• Establish project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards within boundaries of company policy and contracted work scope specifications.
• Represent company in customer facing project meetings and attend strategy meetings.
• Monitor and control project through administrative direction of operations and delivery resources to ensure project is completed on schedule and within budget.
• Lead project reviews.
• Manage project portfolio to meet company financial objectives including forecasting requirements; preparing a project budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Confer with Osmose operations management to discuss such matters as work procedures, complaints and project problems. Investigate potentially serious situations and implement corrective measures.
• Work with contract administrators to manage financial aspects of contracts to protect company’s interest and simultaneously maintain good relationship with the customer.
• Formulate reports concerning such areas as work progress, costs and scheduling.
• Recognize, track, manage and resolve project issues as they arise throughout the project life cycle
• Adhere to the project management process utilized by Osmose.
• Lead, mentor and evaluate the performance of less-senior project managers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or technical field (e.g. engineering, mathematics, computer science) preferred and 5+ years professional experience in utility or utility services industry management (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
• A minimum of 5 years of project management experience required.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Strong leadership acumen; previous supervisory experience managing exempt-level professionals a plus.
• Strong customer interaction skills.
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, presentations).
• Proficiency in MS Excel required; MS Powerpoint, MS Visio, MS Project preferred.
• Proficiency in project cost accounting required (track and reconcile revenue, cost of goods, accruals, invoiced totals).
• Ability to coordinate, manage and interact with multiple operations and systems engineering teams in multiple locations.
• Ability to generate summary and year end project reports for internal and external distribution.
• Moderate travel required (10-30%), some overnight stay required.

Benefits

Come grow with us! Full-time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical Insurance and Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, STD, LTD, Critical Illness Plan and more!
• 401(k) with excellent company match
• Paid time off (vacation, sick)

Osmose is an Equal Opportunity employer. EOE M/F/Disabled/Vet