Construction Project Lead & Delivery

Austin Industries; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industries is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and organize construction projects in Houston. You will manage teams, cultivate productive relationships with owners, engineers, and vendors, and oversee proposal development, cost forecasting, and contract administration.

The role emphasizes AWB planning, site logistics, and PMOC responsibilities. You will mentor staff, review progress, and ensure alignment with budgets and schedules while delivering high-quality outcomes for

Qualifications

• Four year degree in technical discipline.
• PMP certified or able to achieve certification within 1 year.
• Demonstrated collegiate-level computer skills, mathematics, communication skills, and technical writing.
• Understanding of engineering or construction principles.

Responsibilities

• Read the prime contract and ensure reporting obligations and deliverables are identified and met.
• Holds customers, subcontractors, and vendors accountable to the performance of the agreements.
• Setup and manage document control system including drawings and specifications, submittals, RFIs, correspondence, meeting notes, etc. Coordinate with IT to establish project UFS folders and access rights.
• Develop detailed scope of work for subcontracts including required technical documents as well as contractual requirements for schedule and cost performance and reporting.
• Perform a detailed review of subcontractor bids and issue agreements when negotiations have been concluded. Ensure that subcontractors have all the required bonds and insurance policies in place before allowing work to begin. Engage the Risk Management Department when negotiations result in non-pre approved revisions to the boilerplate agreement.
• Review and evaluate subcontractor pay applications, confirm coding, approve invoices and sign pay requests. Ensure that all subcontractor closeout documentation is submitted including lien waivers, and ensure punch list items are satisfactorily resolved before authorizing final release of retainage.
• Review pay requests, ensuring that billings are accurate and processed in a timely manner. If delays in payment are encountered, the Project Manager identifies and corrects the cause of the delay to expedite payment.
• Ensure change order pricing is inclusive of all related cost and schedule impacts and is aligned with the prime contract terms and rates. Submit and negotiate proposed changes, ensuring that necessary customer approvals have been obtained in writing before construction work begins.
• Provide preconstruction services such as defining Path Of Construction (POC), alignment of WBS between engineering and construction, constructability input, identify opportunities for PPMOF, align schedule with WBS and POC, wage rate development, and preliminary General Conditions (Indirect) budget to assist customers in project evaluation and development.
• Administer tasks associated with financial completion of a project, including vendor closeout, completion reports, collection of final monies due, etc.

Skills

Project leadership

Team management

Cost control

Schedule development

Communication

Education

Four year degree in technical discipline

PMP certification or ability to achieve within 1 year

Tools

CMiC

Job description

Austin Industries is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and organize construction projects in Houston. You will manage teams, cultivate productive relationships with owners, engineers, and vendors, and oversee proposal development, cost forecasting, and contract administration.

The role emphasizes AWB planning, site logistics, and PMOC responsibilities. You will mentor staff, review progress, and ensure alignment with budgets and schedules while delivering high-quality outcomes for