Construction Project Manager

General Motors; Kentucky; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Construction Project Manager to oversee complex plant projects, including site work, utilities, and PDPM initiatives, from funding through occupancy.

You will lead multi-discipline teams, coordinate schedules, manage budgets, and ensure timely delivery with minimal supervision. This remote role requires up to 50% travel and may relocate benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in project management experience within the industrial OR construction fields.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
• Exposure to coordinating facilities design and construction activities.
• Exposure to Construction Contracts including engineering drawings and specifications.
• Exposure to Building codes and construction specifications.
• Exposure to construction safety and Safety Contract Management process.
• Exposure to project budget management including change order processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time both internationally and domestic.
• GM does not provide immigration sponsorship for this role.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and organize project teams consisting of multi-discipline members from engineering, finance, purchasing, safety, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Manage changing priorities and construction schedules. Possesses the ability to decide and act without having the total picture, can handle multiple and concurrent diverse projects with minimal direct supervision, and can coordinate activities with key stakeholders and other disciplines.
• Employ rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult schedule and construction problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.
• Identify future issues related to construction schedules utilizing broad knowledge and perspective related to construction activities. Future oriented and can create and execute competitive and breakthrough concepts related to facility design and construction.
• Demonstrate strong self-management skills by independently prioritizing tasks, meeting deadlines, and driving projects forward with minimal supervision
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Skills

Project management

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Role Overview

The Construction Project Manager provides construction project management services for manufacturing plants (assembly, stamping, powertrain, casting, and paint), non-manufacturing sites and/or PDPM projects by overseeing all aspects of delivering completed projects.

Responsibilities include the completion of all work including site/civil, buildings, and utilities infrastructure for assigned projects from funding approval through stakeholder occupancy.

What You’ll Do

• Initiate and organize project teams consisting of multi-discipline members from engineering, finance, purchasing, safety, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Manage changing priorities and construction schedules. Possesses the ability to decide and act without having the total picture, can handle multiple and concurrent diverse projects with minimal direct supervision, and can coordinate activities with key stakeholders and other disciplines.
• Employ rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult schedule and construction problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.
• Identify future issues related to construction schedules utilizing broad knowledge and perspective related to construction activities. Future oriented and can create and execute competitive and breakthrough concepts related to facility design and construction.
• Demonstrate strong self-management skills by independently prioritizing tasks, meeting deadlines, and driving projects forward with minimal supervision
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 5+ years in project management experience within the industrial OR construction fields
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
• Exposure to coordinating facilities design and construction activities
• Exposure to Construction Contracts including engineering drawings and specifications
• Exposure to Building codes and construction specifications
• Exposure to construction safety and Safety Contract Management process
• Exposure to project budget management including change order processes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time both internationally and domestic
  GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).This role is based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they will be expected to report to the location three times a week {or other frequency dictated by your manager}.The selected candidate will be required to travel at least 50% or more on a frequent basis.This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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