Senior Project Manager / Construction / Healthcare & Higher Ed

• Work on landmark healthcare & higher‑education projects
• Join a top‑ranked ENR firm with long‑term career growth
  
  

About Our Client

My client is a well‑established, award‑winning architecture, engineering and construction consultancy with a 40‑year track record delivering some of the most complex public and private sector projects across the Northeast. With over 1,200 professionals and a Top‑5 ENR ranking in 2024, they are recognised for technical excellence, stability, and long‑term career development.

Their portfolio spans K‑12, higher education, healthcare, transportation and public infrastructure, competing directly with firms such as AECOM, STV, Turner, Skanska and Gilbane. This specific role will support major institutional clients, including a prominent convention centre and a leading healthcare organisation in Rhode Island.

Job Description

• Act as a trusted advisor to Owners, managing projects from conception through close‑out with a focus on budget, schedule, scope and quality
• Lead and facilitate multiple project meetings, preparing minutes and driving follow‑up on open actions
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams including project controls, schedulers, estimators, clerks of the works and subject‑matter experts
• Lead design document reviews, constructability assessments and value engineering exercises
• Coordinate and oversee designer, contractor and third‑party procurement activities
• Maintain master project budgets, develop cash flow forecasts and advise on Estimate at Completion (EAC)
• Review and advise on change orders, assessing schedule and cost impacts of scope changes or delays
• Communicate progress clearly with clients, escalating risks and supporting overall project strategy and decision‑making
  
  

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline
• Minimum 10 years' experience in building construction or project management
• Experience delivering public and private sector building projects
• CCM, AIA or Professional Engineer (PE) licensure preferred (or ability to obtain in Rhode Island)
• Strong commercial acumen with proven experience managing budgets and schedules
• Based in or willing to commute to the Providence, RI area, with a valid driving licence
• Familiarity with Compass and/or Astro Project Management software is advantageous
  
  

What's On Offer

• The opportunity to lead high‑profile healthcare, higher‑education and civic projects
• Long‑term career progression within a stable, growing AEC consultancy
• Exposure to senior stakeholders and complex, technically challenging work
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Supportive culture focused on professional development and retention
  
  

Contact: Andrew Bruno

Quote job ref: JN-042026-6988794