Construction Project Manager

AppleOne Employment Services; Minnesota; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services seeks a Construction Project Manager responsible for coordinating and completing projects on time and within budget. You will manage all aspects of the project, from job start to completion, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.

The ideal candidate has a BS degree in electrical engineering or construction management and over 5 years of experience in industrial construction. Excellent communication skills are crucial for maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in project management in industrial construction.
• Understanding of project controls and capital project oversight.
• Ability to read drawings and plans.
• Organizational skills to lead teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage all projects from job start to completion.
• Monitor project budgets and schedules.
• Maintain customer relationships through regular updates.
• Ensure safety precautions and quality standards are met.
• Track project performance against KPIs.

Skills

Project management

Construction operations

Financial aptitude

Planning and scheduling

Communication skills

Education

BS degree in electrical engineering or construction management

Tools

MS Projects

Primavera

Job description

The Construction Project Manager’s responsibilities include coordination and completion of projects on time, within budget and within scope, to ensure and meet the customer’s satisfaction. The Project Manager oversees all aspects of the project, sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities and monitors and summarizes progress of project.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Manage all projects from job start to job completion in collaboration with Construction Managers
• Monitor projects through all phases of construction and following our milestones to ensure budget and schedule goals are met, decision maker.
• Track and control construction schedule and associated costs to achieve completion of projects within the time and budget allocated
• Create and execute project schedules which meet customer expectations and achieve our billing and budget goals
• Monitor and understand project challenges and contingencies through the entire construction process of each project to ensure budget and schedule goals are met
• Maintain a strong customer relationship through positive communications, regular and prompt project updates and daily reporting
• Act as the primary contact between the customer and us throughout all phases of the project
• Ensure specialized and customer supplied materials are available, on time, as needed per project
• Identify, create, submit and track job change orders using the our change order process
• Assure all project documentation is completed on time as the project progresses
• Understand and communicate project specific safety precautions and quality standards to Construction Managers to ensure requirements are met per project
• Monitor project performance, track progress against key performance indicators (KPIs), and create status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across all stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Required qualifications for this role are:
• BS degree (electrical engineering preferred, or mechanical) or construction management degree
• 5+years experience in project management in an industrial construction and EPC setting.
• Working understanding of construction operations, project controls and capital project oversight.
• Understanding & ability to read drawings, plans and blueprints.
• Ability to prepare and interpret spreadsheets, schedules and step-by-step action plans.
• Strong planning and scheduling skills including creating schedules and look ahead for the construction site team; monitoring base line programs and budgets/risks; and coordinating with procurement to acquire required materials and subcontractors as deemed necessary.
• Financial aptitude and basic understanding of revenue, goals, budgets, margins and invoicing.
• Strong working knowledge of construction cost controls, earned revenue/WIP, forecasting, and change management.
• Organized, able to lead internal and subcontractor teams and ensure projects on stay on schedule and come in under budget
• Demonstrated ability to challenge assumptions and communicate clearly with senior leadership.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively, clearly and succinctly through spoken and written forms with peers, management, and customers. Able to effectively communicate with people at all levels and from various backgrounds.
• Previous experience in MS projects or Primavera and/or other project scheduling tools.