Land Use and Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Managers are experienced professionals who are leaders within the firm. They have the networks, skills, and expertise to consistently lead some or all of their project work independently but are paired with a Project Director on each project for as-needed advising. They evidence professional judgement regarding when they need input from more‑senior staff. They may serve as the primary or only point of contact with a client on some projects.

They are developing their own networks and may independently bring in some new project work to the firm.

They may be responsible for implementing and managing project work, including delegation to a team that includes Project Managers or Associates who lead day‑to‑day project management efforts. They lead or manage marketing efforts. They represent the firm and its work externally to clients, professional associations, and others. They may manage and/or direct multiple projects and proposal efforts simultaneously, balancing time and resources across projects.

This position is expected to maintain a billable hours ratio of 65% after 5 months.

• Ensures that project teams successfully deliver project work, and that the following project management tasks are satisfactorily completed (either by doing or delegating), with input from more‑senior staff on an as‑needed basis:
• Internal and external project kickoffs and check‑in meetings.
• Development of scopes of work and project budgets.
• Identification of resources and staff needed to complete projects.
• Effective communication with internal and subconsultant team members about their specific roles, expectations, and budget for projects.
• Project budget management, and reporting of potential problems to the Project Director or practice lead.
• Appropriate use of sources of information to collect, record, analyze, and evaluate facts.
• Quality control and quality assurance activities on project analysis that other team members have completed, seeking input from Project Directors or practice leads when needed; ensures that all work products are accurate, relevant, and meet the client’s needs, consistent with ECOnorthwest’s values; diversity, inclusion, and equity statement; and statement of research integrity.
• Synthesize and characterize findings and analysis as appropriate to the project needs.
• Facilitate client and stakeholder meetings and present findings and conclusions.
• Provides feedback on staff performance on project work.
• Mentors and supports project teams as they collaborate to execute project work.
• Actively works to develop a diverse professional network and seeks opportunities for business development; may bring in some independent project work without the support of more senior staff.
• Works with internal staff to develop and maintain the firm's technical capacity and provides leadership to the firm's analytics team.
• For SPMs that followed the Technical Manager pathway, supports the Director of Analytics to manage internal projects that help improve business performance; ability to guide senior staff on pertinent issues and maintain the firm's technical capacity.
• Has identified areas of substantial experience and subject matter expertise that align with work ECO is positioned to pursue.
• Understands and can communicate the strategic and political implications and consequences of work.
• Ability to understand and implement established policies, procedures, and corporate tools.
• Ability to communicate complex technical findings in written deliverables and presentations.
• Ability to lead and provide quality control for a team’s technical analysis and research.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply the key analytic and research frameworks used at ECOnorthwest (datasets and their application; analysis using database, spreadsheet, and / or statistical software; economic and planning theories and principles; other quantitative and qualitative research methods).
• Understanding of when to apply these principles and tools given project and client needs.
• Understanding of and ability to communicate the implications of data limitations, including how they may over‑ or under‑represent some populations.
• Ability…