Project Manager

Wendel is a nationally recognized innovative Architecture, Engineering, Energy Efficiency, and Construction Management firm that collaborates with private and public entities to holistically approach facility and infrastructure projects. Our clients benefit from our full-service capability that allows us to tackle technically complex projects with our own in-house experts. With multiple regional offices, Wendel presents the opportunity to work on an exciting variety of projects with a collaborative team approach. If you are looking to make a real impact, to challenge the status quo, and develop and implement solutions with real results, then Wendel is the place for you!

Wendel is seeking a dynamic, highly motivated professional to join our Project Management team in our Williamsville, NY office. This individual will support Wendel Companies Project Management Office purpose and values while providing specific project leadership and task management through self-direction and mastery of skills for architecture projects. These skills include scope management, project financials, managing client expectations, stakeholder communication, project scheduling and analysis, and resources management.

Responsibilities:

• Conducting administrative project duties, such as scheduling meetings, reviewing and updating project documents.
• Develop, review and update project work plans including scope, schedule, budget and deliverables.
• Facilitate weekly budget updates under the direction of PM Levels 2-5.
• Review and update project schedule and production of project deliverables.
• Organize internal staff and external client project meetings; create and distribute agendas and prepare and distribute meeting minutes.
• Facilitate, plan, manage and control project related communications between clients, stakeholders, staff, sub-consultants and contractors.
• Facilitate internal and external quality review of drawings and documents.
• Be aware of and assist in tracking completion of deliverables and issues related to critical project components (scope, change, quality, time management).
• Organize, support, and prepare prime and sub-consultant contracts for scope, schedule, fee and deliverable changes.  Follow-up on execution of contract amendments.  
• Organize, support, and schedule client/stakeholder public meetings and presentations, including supporting preparation of presentation handouts, power-point presentations, graphics, etc.
• Organize, support Market Segment Leaders, Project Sponsor’s and PM’s with sales and marketing activities including letter proposal development with internal staff and sub-consultants, preparation for interviews.
• Support PM and Project Accountant on billing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and project budget. 

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will have 1 to 3 years of related design or construction industry experience, as well as a bachelor’s degree.
• Proficiency in Excel required, and experience with Scheduling software (MS Project, Smartsheet, Procore) preferred.
• Must have excellent communication skills and be a team player.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task.

What we offer:

• Employee-focused company culture and work environment.
• Work-life balance including:
  • Hybrid work policy 
  • Flexible work
• Great benefits including:
  • Medical, dental, and vision
  • 401k match
  • PTO
  • Life insurance
• HSA and FSA options.
• Career advancement opportunities with Career and Professional Development.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Parking reimbursement.
• Wellness programs and health stipend.

Salary Range: $60,000 – $80,000

Wendel is committed to providing fair, competitive, and market-informed compensation. The salary offered will be determined based the successful candidates’ relevant education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary offered will also take into consideration regional adjustment factors.

Hear from Our Team: We asked our employees to share what they love most about working at Wendel, and the overwhelming response was everyone loves working in an environment where the team has each other’s backs. They also liked our flexible, hybrid work policy. With nationwide project and office locations, Wendel presents the opportunity to work on an exciting variety of projects with a diverse group of clients. They said they like our respect-based and team-oriented culture, and our transparent communication philosophy.

Helping our employees reach their professional goals is important to us, and we take pride in providing a variety of professional development opportunities. We utilize an annual career development process, for every employee that ensures career mobility, growth, and company ownership potential. If you are looking to make a real impact, challenge the status quo, and achieve high-performing results, Wendel is the place for you!

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfect with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Wendel is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer and provides a drug-free workplace.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law. We are a VEVRAA federal contractor and request priority referrals of protected veterans.