Project Manager (Quality Assurance Reviewer)

Description

SUMMARY

Partner is seeking a full time Project Manager that will have a Senior Author/ Quality Assurance Reviewer role to work in our Bloomington, Minnesota office performing perform Agency-related (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) Project Management responsibilities including planning, executing, reviewing, and finalizing projects according to deadlines and within budget.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & TASKS

• Manage multiple projects concurrently
• Oversee quality control throughout the project’s life cycle
• Coordinating the efforts of Partner team members, and at times Partner Associates (PAs) in order to deliver projects according to plan
• Cultivate strong relationships with the Partner team members and the Client in order to successfully deliver a quality product on time
• Conduct occasional  inspections
• Occasionally write reports

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform quality assurance (QA) review and quality control (QC) of all portions of the project, including text and appendices.
• Communicate with client relationship managers (RM) re, Professional Associates (PAs) regarding scope-of-work (SOW) and client expectations throughout the term of the project.
• Effectively communicate project expectations (i.e. Client-specific SOW, templates) to team members and assessors in a timely and clear fashion throughout the course of the project.
• Provide solid recommendations and solutions to RMs and clients, while understanding the assessment’s potential impact on the transaction process.
• Identify and resolve issues with projects.
• Deliver appropriate progress reports (verbally or e-mail), recommendations to the RM and Client.
• Manage client follow-up, questions, and concerns.
• Communicate and coordinate follow-up questions with PAs during review process
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate team members.
• Place requests with Project Coordinator (PC) Group for Partner Associates’ engagements and vendor-provided items.
• Coordinate and respond to client requests for changes in project scope.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Excellent communication skills (internal and external)
• Ability to work on projects concurrently
• Proven ability to successfully deliver a quality product on time
• Exceptional writing skills
• Ability to cultivate strong relationships within a team
• Understand the concept of building science as it pertains to due diligence
• Proficient in project estimating/proposals; report author; quality assurance (QA).
• Demonstrate strong skills in due diligence consulting

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor Degree from accredited university in architecture, construction management and or engineering discipline.

• 5 to 7 years relevant experience in construction management or due diligence services.
• 5 to 7 years experience conducting property inspections and writing associated assessments
• 1 to 2 years performing quality  or peer reviews on property assessments

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to read, write, speak & comprehend English
• Must be able to communicate clearly in person and over the telephone
• Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screen