Construction Project Manager

RJS Construction; Huron (SD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

RJS Construction is seeking a Project Manager to serve as the single point of contact for assigned projects. You will drive project success through leadership, technical knowledge, and disciplined scheduling while maintaining safety and compliance across sites.

The role requires a BS in construction management or a related engineering degree, and thorough understanding of trade activities, cost control, and contract modifications.

Qualifications

• Team leadership to inspire confidence and drive goals.
• Listen to customers and manage project deliverables to exceed expectations.
• Granular understanding of trade work and ability to craft written agreements within budget and schedule.
• Ability to prepare and update schedules using MS Project / P6.
• Prepare site safety plans; OSHA 30 and First Aid training required.
• Prepare site quality control plans; USACE 3 Phase QC training required.
• Lead project administrative processes for meetings, submittals, RFIs, changes, and communications.
• Utilize cost control systems to report financial status of each project.
• Administer prime contract modifications and related cost/schedule effects.
• Understand construction insurance and bonding requirements for projects.
• Resolve conflicts and disputes among project team members.
• Apply Federal Government Contracting Standards to projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence project teams toward common goals.
• Proactively listen to and manage customer expectations and deliverables.
• Understand trades work and craft written agreements aligned to budget and schedule.
• Prepare and update computerized project time scales with industry-standard software.
• Develop and administer on-site safety plans; maintain OSHA 30 and First Aid readiness.
• Develop and implement site-specific QC plans in line with requirements.
• Oversee project meetings, submittals, RFIs, design changes, and communications.
• Use RJS cost control systems to report financial status of each project.
• Manage prime contract modifications and document related effects to subs, budget, and schedule.
• Understand construction insurance and bonding considerations for projects.
• Address conflicts and disputes effectively within the team.

Skills

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Technical Knowledge

Scheduling

Safety Compliance

Quality Control

Administrative Skills

Cost Tracking

Change Management

Negotiation & Insurance

Conflict Resolution

Federal Contracting Standards

Education

BS in Construction Management or related engineering degree

Job description

ABOUT THE JOB (Project Manager)

As a Project Manager, you will serve as the single point contact for all aspects of assigned RJS projects. Your success requires detailed industry experience and knowledge to manage projects via established internal processes on a multitude of work tasks within established deadlines. The timely performance of this work is critical, as it is generally, serves as a precursor the commencement and/or performance of work at our job sites.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Team Leadership The ability to proactively influence people to enthusiastically work toward common goals, using character and mentoring skills to inspire confidence, success, and fulfillment of interpersonal goals and aspirations.
• 2. Customer Service The ability to listen and understand the needs and expectations of each customer and to proactively manage the project’s deliverables to exceed their expectations in tangible ways on an ongoing basis.
• 3. Technical Knowledge The ability to granularly understand the physical work of each trade of a project, and to craft, negotiate and award thoroughly defined written agreements, in keeping with the project’s budget and schedule constraints.
• 4. Timeline Scheduling The ability to prepare and update computerize time scale network diagrams using industry standard software (EG: MS Project / P6) to accurately define the allotted time for the work sequences.
• 5. Project Safety The ability to prepare and administer site specific project safety plans for each assigned project. (All RJS Project Managers are required to be current on OSHA 30 and biannual First Aid Training)
• 6. Quality Control The ability to prepare and administer site specific quality control plans for each assigned project. (All RJS Project Managers are required to be current on USACE 3 Phase QC Training)
• 7. Administrative Processes The ability to lead and oversee project specific administrative processes for Meetings, Submittals, RFI’s, Design Changes and other project specific forms of business communication.
• 8. Cost Accounting The ability to utilize the RJS cost control systems to establish and accurately report on the financial status of each assigned project on a reoccurring basis throughout project.
• 9. Change Management The ability to correctly administer prime contract modifications and documenting the related effects to the project’s subcontractors, prime contract sum, cost accounting, and construction schedule.
• 10. Insurance & Bonding The ability to exercise judgement based on an understanding of construction insurance and bonding.
• 11. Conflict Management The ability to effectively work through conflicts and disputes with project team members.
• 12. Federal Government Contracting Standards The ability to exercise judgment based on the unique challenges faced when performing Federal work.
• 13. Have a BS in construction management or similar engineering degree