Construction Project Manager

Chesapeake Search Partners; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesapeake Search Partners is partnering with a leading Construction Management and General Contracting firm to hire a Project Manager. You will oversee project setup, coordination, and completion, ensuring timely, efficient, and profitable delivery.

The role requires developing budgets, managing schedules, and coordinating with owners and subcontractors to deliver high-quality results. Applicants should have an engineering/construction management background and 5+ years of PM experience, with

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.
• 5 years of successful experience as a project manager.
• Knowledge of the construction industry and building codes.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural plans and specifications.
• Scheduling, purchasing, estimating, and management of personnel, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and Excel; Microsoft Project experience a plus.
• Experience in scheduling, ordering, field supervision, quality control and production of all phases of construction.
• Experienced in managing multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the set-up, execution and close out of projects.
• Develop/track project budgets including labor, materials, and subcontracts.
• Manage master schedules, timelines and milestones.
• Provide weekly updates to owners/executive management.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates and updates as designs evolve.
• Prepare bid packages and clarify bid documents for bidders.
• Write and negotiate subcontracts; procure materials and subcontractors.
• Review bids and ensure buyout at or below estimates.
• Monitor project cost projections and change orders.
• Ensure pre-task planning for coordination, quality control and safety.

Job description

Chesapeake Search Partners is working with a leading Construction Management and General Contracting firm to identify a new Project Manager to ensure that projects are planned, coordinated and completed in a timely, efficient, effective and profitable manner. The Project Manager will be held responsible for all aspects related to the project.

Core Responsibilities

• Supervise the set-up, execution and close out of projects.
• Develop/track project budgets to include all costs for labor, materials, and subcontractors.
• Manage master schedules, project time lines and milestones.
• Provide updates/formal weekly schedules for all current and prospective projects to owners/executive management.
• Prepare detailed conceptual cost estimates and conceptual cost studies from schematic or feasibility documentation.
• Prepare detailed estimate updates, as the design evolves, including preparing variance summaries between estimates.
• Possess knowledge and understanding of unity costs and the factors that affect construction cost.
• Prepare detailed instructions to bidders, trade specific clarifications and comprehensive bid packages.
• Write and negotiate subcontracts.
• Competitively procure materials, equipment and subcontracts. Perform a detailed review of the bids received to enable the buy out of the project at or below the amount(s) in the original estimate.
• Write subcontracts, purchase orders and change orders in a timely manner so that they are executed and resources are available prior to their scheduled delivery.
• Monitor and maintain the project schedule including interaction with subcontractors, material suppliers and other vendors.
• Ensure pre-task planning for coordination, quality control, and safety is being properly done on the project.
• Coordinate with Project Superintendent all RFI’s and ensure that all field RFI’s have been properly entered.
• Identify, document and discuss with the Owner all Change Requests in a timely manner. Monitor pending Change Request Log to ensure that Change Requests are resolved.
• Process Change Orders for all approved Change Requests. Ensure that all Change Requests have an execute change order prior to proceeding.
• Adjust projections, project schedules and other change order requirements in a timely manner.
• Monitor cost issues daily and adjust projections as required to ensure projected costs are an accurate account of final project costs.
• Complete project close-out documentation and ensure that the punch list is completed in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree required in engineering, construction management, or related field. Graduate degree in engineering or business a plus.
• 5 years of successful experience as a project manager.
• Knowledge of the construction industry and familiarity with construction methods and building codes.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural plans and specifications.
• Scheduling, purchasing, estimating, and management of personnel, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to multi-task, work with minimal supervision, have strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills to ensure all established deadlines are achieved.
• Candidates will be proficient with computers and must be familiar with Microsoft Outlook and Excel. Microsoft Project experience is a plus.
• Experienced in scheduling, ordering, field supervision, quality control and production of all phases of construction.
• Experienced in managing multiple projects.