Construction Project Lead & Planner

United Infrastructure Group; Great Falls (SC); On-site; Full time

Job description

Brief Description

• Continuously improve through education, professional training, and certification.
• Represent the company in a manner that supports our mission statement.
• Train adequate backup personnel to support your role in your absence.
• Treat your co‑workers and clients with respect.
• Communicate with honesty, openness, and transparency.
• Act with integrity (honor your word), set the example, and be accountable.
• Complete other duties as required/assigned.

Project Manager Responsibilities

• Act as Project Lead and Company Representative fostering a good working relationship with our subs, vendors and client representatives.
• Manage staff to plan daily for labor, equipment, tools, and material needs.
• Manage Foremen and other Superintendents to complete required tasks as a team.
• Hold Superintendents and Foremen accountable to track crew hours, equipment hours, material, and quantities on a daily basis.
• Assure daily JHA’s and Toolbox Safety Talks with crew(s) are completed.
• Hold crews accountable to work safely and assure PPE is utilized as required per the UIG Safety Manual.
• Assure work planning has been completed for activities prior to execution of the work; follow up with Foremen that the “Plan the Work and Work the Plan” concept is being enforced.
• Coordinate daily with Subcontractors to assure they are prepared and ready for required work when needed and are in compliance with both schedule and safety requirements for the project.
• Communicate layout requirements as needed in advance of scheduled work.

Project Engineer Responsibilities

• Understand the production requirements of the work.
• Prepare and analyze cost‑to‑complete reports for the project monthly.
• Assure team has forecasted the manpower and equipment needs to forecast.
• Assure Managers are enforcing daily equipment inspections are completed and submitted to management team.
• Pre‑plan utility locates and assure project is accurately marked prior to starting work.
• Assure Managers coordinate with inspectors as needed.
• Coordinate with Engineers on Plans and Specifications for work.
• Coordinate MOT, proper execution of MOT and compliance with project specifications and requirements.
• Ensure proper lift planning and rigging requirements are met on all critical and non‑critical lift work.
• Ensure the trained and certified riggers and signal persons are incorporated into the crane and rigging operations as required.
• Ensure the crews utilizing Cranes have certified Crane operators on the crew as required. (Supervisors can be included as part of this requirement)

Position Requirements

• BS in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related degree.
• Basic abilities to use and or learn MS Word, Excel, also (COINS Systems).
• Willing and able to manage crews.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Self‑starter and ability to work unsupervised.
• Team player and self‑motivated to be successful.
• Travel required.
• Legally able to work in the US.
• Valid Driver’s License.