Concrete Project Manager

The Christman Company; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christman Company is seeking a Concrete Project Manager for the West Michigan region to lead client relationships, coordinate planning services, and oversee project execution with a strong emphasis on safety and compliance. This role involves managing team staffing, subcontractor scopes, and ensuring alignment with contract requirements from bidding through project closeout.

You will collaborate with trades, vendors, and internal teams to meet project goals, monitor change orders, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or other relevant course work.
• Five (5) or more years of work experience in construction or related job field.
• Intermediate computer knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• -or- Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and maintains client relationships from contract start through warranty period.
• Coordinates development and delivery of project planning services (estimating, scheduling, value engineering, reporting).
• Establishes project-specific goals related to schedule, safety, accounting, labor relations, and data reporting.
• Manages client relations and clarifies quality standards and priorities per design docs and punch lists.
• Oversees processing of project documents, change orders, and field work orders with formal authorization.
• Ensures alignment between client needs, contractual obligations, and performance by all trades.
• Defines goals and priorities to guide resource allocation.
• Determines staffing needs and creates work plans and schedules for each phase.
• Sets subcontract scopes and communicates expectations with trades, safety and quality.
• Clarifies expectations in project documents and during pre-bid and post-bid meetings.
• Executes risk protections by selecting Builder's Risk approach and confirms coverage.
• Leads safety-focused team coordination with attention to hazard elimination.
• Coordinates information sharing to keep the team informed of status.
• Analyzes project financials and expenditures; prepares monthly evaluations.
• Ensures OSHA, EPA and other regulations compliance.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or other relevant course work

Job description

Job Description:

Christman Constructors, Inc.

Build More with Your Career at Christman Constructors, Inc.

With projects throughout the Midwest, Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) is a great place to begin, continue or grow your career. We're searching for the next generation of innovative minds who want to shape the world and live to build. CCI is looking for a Concrete Project Manager in our West Michigan region!

What You Will Do:

As Concrete Project Manager, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Assesses and maintains client relationships to understand construction leadership needs, facility maintenance needs, and other business needs that may have project implications from the beginning of the contract through the project warranty period.
• Coordinates development and delivery of project planning services (e.g., estimating, scheduling, value engineering, reporting) with the project planning leader. Conducts estimates for self-performed scopes of work as required.
• Establishes and clarifies project-specific goals related to schedule, safety, accounting, labor relations, EEO, and data processing/reporting.
• Manages client relations, including but not limited to clarifying quality standards, expectations, and priorities as presented in the design documents, demonstrated in mock-ups, and expressed through punch list evaluations of work-in-place.
• Oversees timely and accurate processing of all project information documents relating to the contract, bulletins, field work orders, and change orders, and require formal authorization prior to proceeding in the field.
• Compares assessment of client needs to contractual obligations and delivery of project professional management services by the Christman Constructors team and all contracted trades, vendors, consultants, and suppliers to ensure that proper service is provided to the client.
• Defines project goals and priorities that establish resource allocation conditions.
• Determines project staffing requirements necessary to successfully accomplish project, develops project staffing plan, and establishes work plan and schedules for each project phase.
• Establishes subcontract agreements and work scopes for all trade contractors and communicates expectations and responsibilities related to project planning, coordination with other trades, safety, and proactive definition of work quality.
• Clarifies expectations and performance requirements in both written project documents and through presentations and discussions at pre-bid conferences, post-bid meetings, pre-installation meetings, and other interactions.
• Executes contractual risk protections by determining Builder's Risk Insurance approach for the project (Owner or Christman provided) and ensures required coverage amounts and dates.
• Coordinates team leadership, emphasizing safety as the top priority on the project requiring constant attention of all workers to eliminating and mitigating hazardous conditions on the site and preventing hazardous actions.
• Coordinates information access and sharing across project team members to keep all team members informed of current project status.
• Compiles and analyzes project financial information and expenditures to evaluate effective use of available funds over the course of the project, and prepare formal evaluations internally and externally every month.
• Ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations issued by OSHA, EPA, and other federal, state, and local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over projects.

What You Will Bring to the Team:

Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or other relevant course work.
• Five (5) or more years of work experience in construction or related job field.
• Intermediate computer knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• -or- Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

The Christman family of companies is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.As part of our company policy, this position requires successful completion of pre-employment screening, including but not limited to drug and background screening.

Notice to Recruiting Agencies (Unsolicited Resumes):

The Christman Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our applicant tracking system, website, or to any Christman employee/affiliates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Christman employees or its' affiliates will be considered property of The Christman Company and will be processed accordingly. Christman will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume without an executed agreement and assigned to a specific search.