The Project Manager position is critical to providing leadership on assigned projects to maintain positive client relationships; front-line involvement in estimating and direct supervision of subcontractors to achieve a successful, safe project completed on time and within budget.
Duties, Tasks and Responsibilities
Leadership & Management
- Provide overall leadership to the project team to ensure a safe, profitable & timely completed project.
- Manage project team productivity.
- Confer with supervisors and all site staff to discuss such matters as work procedures, complaints, and construction problems.
Planning & Scheduling
- Coordinate subcontractors and manage them according to the project schedule, ensuring the corresponding talent is available at the right times to meet necessary milestones & deadlines.
- Create and plan the schedule for each project.
- Understand & manage changes to the project plan.
- Provide projections and manage changes due to weather, emergencies or other delays.
- Provide projections of materials, equipment & inventory.
- Provide reports on timeline, progress & adjustments.
Oversight & Safety
- Ensure quality construction exceeds company standards and proper industry techniques and processes are utilized, while ensuring the client’s needs and wants are efficiently met.
- Ensure the project is constructed in accordance with the contract requirements.
- Ensure safety codes are adhered to onsite.
- Order, manage and oversee delivery of materials and equipment.
- Investigate potentially serious situations and implement corrective measures.
- Work with subcontractors to plan, organize and direct activities concerned with road and site construction projects.
Contracts & Permits
- Provide overall contract administration throughout close-out of assigned projects.
- Write and award contracts.
- Negotiate contracts with vendors & suppliers.
- Submit permit applications.
- Ensure all legal requirements, building and safety codes, safety inspections, city guidelines, and local and state regulations are met.
- Provide assistance in the estimating process to the Engineering/ Estimating team to help ensure accuracy.
- Proactively communicate between the client and the project team to ensure that everyone is properly informed of necessary information.
- Maintain excellent direct communication with the project team to proactively manage potential site issues.
Education/Experience
- 4-year degree or industry experience equivalent preferred.
- Background in Educational and Commercial construction.
- 6-10 years experience in commercial construction.
- Experience in Design Build methodology of project development is a plus.