Construction Project Manager

ICES: Data, Discovery, Better Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Project Manager, where you will lead diverse projects to successful completion while ensuring safety and quality standards. This role involves managing budgets, coordinating with subcontractors, and maintaining excellent communication with clients. You will play a crucial role in planning, scheduling, and overseeing construction activities, ensuring that projects meet deadlines and client expectations. If you are passionate about construction management and thrive in a dynamic environment, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the industry.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing construction projects from start to finish.
• Strong leadership skills to guide project teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership to the project team to ensure timely project completion.
• Manage project budgets and track costs for financial forecasting.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Budget Management

Communication

Scheduling

Safety Management

Contract Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or related field

PMP Certification

Job description

Job Description: Project Manager

POSITION PURPOSE

The Project Manager position is responsible for providing leadership on assigned projects in order to maintain positive customer relationships; front-line involvement with estimating and providing direct supervision to subcontractors in order to achieve a successful, safe project that is completed on time and within budget.

DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership & Management

• Provide overall leadership to the project team from subcontractor procurement through close-out to ensure a safe, profitable & timely completed project, while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Manage project budget and track all costs to provide monthly financial forecasts.

• Conduct onsite subcontractor and owner progress/coordination meetings.
• Work with Sales and Design team to ensure project scope and budget align with customer expectations.
• Maintain communication with customer throughout project from kick-off through close-out.
• Communicate with Design team and Subcontractors to proactively solve constructability issues.
• Coordinate monthly billings with Accounting department, including any necessary substantiation.

Planning & Scheduling

• Create and plan the schedule for each project and update progress throughout project.
• Coordinate subcontractors and manage progress according to project schedule to meet necessary milestones & deadlines.
• Coordinate with Design team and advise on project constructability.

• Understand & manage changes to the project plan while maintaining promised completion date.
• Provide projections and manage changes due to weather, emergencies or other delays.
• Provide projections of materials and equipment deliveries.
• Provide reports on timeline, progress & adjustments to project team and customer.

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.
• Work with design team to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with the contract requirements and design intent.
• Maintain and manage onsite safety plan to ensure all work meets safety guidelines and OSHA standards.
• Order, manage and oversee delivery of materials and equipment.
• Work with subcontractors to plan, organize and direct daily site construction activities.

Contracts & Permits

• Provide overall contract administration throughout close-out of assigned projects.
• Write subcontractor scopes of work and bidding documents.
• Procure subcontractor and equipment pricing.

• Write and award subcontracts and purchase orders.
• Negotiate contracts with vendors & suppliers
• Obtain local building permits as required for assigned projects
• Ensure all legal requirements, building and safety codes, safety inspections, city guidelines, and local and state regulations are met.

Collaboration & Communication

• Provide assistance in the estimating process to the Design/ Estimating team to help ensure accuracy.
• Proactively communicate between the customer 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.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites.
• The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.
• This position may be performed in outside weather conditions.