Industrial Construction PM for Food & Beverage Facilities

Dennis Group; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dennis Group in Carlsbad, CA is seeking a Project Manager to lead food and beverage process facility projects from concept through start-up, coordinating design, engineering, and construction teams to meet scope, cost and schedule.

The role requires 4+ years in design-build environments, strong communication, and travel to client sites. Proficiency with AutoCAD/Revit/Navisworks and MS Project is expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Construction Management / Architecture / Engineering.
• 4+ years of experience within a design-build, General Contractor company working with multiple in-house engineer disciplines, architects, designers, etc.
• 4+ years of experience with MEP industrial construction projects, preferably food and beverage or pharmaceutical projects.
• 4+ years of experience with Building construction, Project scheduling, Construction estimating, and Construction Safety.
• 4+ years as a Project Manager with proven track record of successful project management and demonstrated success delivering numerous projects delivered on time, meeting requirements, with high team satisfaction.
• Basic understanding of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, and other design software
• Overnight travel not less than 50% of any given time of the year.

Responsibilities

• Works autonomously on specific tasks
• Managing projects from planning through commissioning including developing key success criteria for each project and ensuring the success criteria are achieved
• Assisting with the development of project scope, budget, schedule, and critical path elements
• Develop RFI
• Prepare purchase/work authorization.
• Maintain client SharePoint site
• Managing in-house and consulting design teamwork product
• Establishing design criteria; reviewing design and construction phase documents
• Managing permit, code and regulatory approvals
• Develop preliminary procurement plan (preparation of bid packages, bid tabulation, writing of purchase orders and subcontracts)
• Assemble and evaluate potential project bidders
• Define kick-off meeting agenda
• Determine project definition deliverables
• Coordinate all project communication
• Develop project outline specifications
• Develop conceptual layout – understanding of facility personnel and materials flows, critical adjacencies
• Develop medium engineering services proposal
• Manage bid process fairly and professionally and review and approve bid packages
• Maintain “Outstanding Items Needs” list
• Maintain Project Meeting notes
• Develop and implement lessons learned for project
• Develop and issue monthly reports
• Determine project permitting needs
• Update project forecasting tool monthly
• Review and approve engineering deliverables
• Develop preliminary construction cost estimates – site and building
• Define project assumptions / exclusions
• Review and approve monthly supplier invoices and client billing
• Develop and maintain submittal and RFI processes
• Develop preliminary PM/Eng/CM/Start-up support cost estimate
• Facilitate and manage food safety risk assessments
• Organizing construction trades and administering subcontracts
• Managing project budget and expense approvals
• Managing contract and change order administration
• Overseeing equipment installations
• Providing on-site supervision and coordinate design team on-site support activities
• Facilitate project interactive planning sessions
• Refine and update budget forecast
• Finalize procurement plan
• Managing project punch-list inspection
• Assembling and maintaining complete project records and close-out documents
• Facilitate and manage client and 3rd party design reviews
• Interfacing with client, working in client facilities and construction sites.
• Utilize multiple software programs (MS Office, CAD, Navisworks, MS Project, SharePoint, etc.)
• Researching project management best practices
• Supporting talent growth within our organization

Skills

Project management

MS Project

Communication

Team coordination

Education

Construction Management / Architecture / Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Navisworks

MS Office

SharePoint

Job description

Dennis Group in Carlsbad, CA is seeking a Project Manager to lead food and beverage process facility projects from concept through start-up, coordinating design, engineering, and construction teams to meet scope, cost and schedule.

The role requires 4+ years in design-build environments, strong communication, and travel to client sites. Proficiency with AutoCAD/Revit/Navisworks and MS Project is expected.