Onsite Project Manager - Heavy Civil Construction

Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision benefits

Paid time off

Retirement/401k

Company Contribution plan

Life insurance

Commuter benefit

Short & long term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Backup daycare

EAP/Work-Life assistance

Holiday contribution program

Job summary

Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC is seeking a Project Manager to serve as the principal company representative at the project site, developing comprehensive plans, guiding stakeholder communication, managing risk, and monitoring progress against schedule and budget.

The ideal candidate will have 8–10 years of engineering and general contracting experience on large heavy-civil construction projects, with a strong emphasis on safety culture, pre-planning, and effective communication to drive

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of engineering and general contracting experience on $30M to $250M+ complex, self-perform, heavy-civil construction projects.
• Undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline; or similar field or equivalent work experience.
• High degree of initiative, independence, personal responsibility, and integrity.
• Willingness to speak up, listen up, ask open-ended questions, and learn from others.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Alignment to our Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results-oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes.

Responsibilities

• Champion and influence Atkinson's Safety Culture
• Ensure the team understands and delivers to the safety culture accountabilities and responsibilities
• Do not accept that accidents "will happen"; ensure pre-planning to address risks
• Walk the project with foremen and crew members to ensure accountability
• Make on-the-spot adjustments/corrections regardless of time and cost impacts
• Tackle significant safety culture issues without delay and follow up on agreed-upon action
• Take responsibility for client relations and focus on client needs
• Revenue tracking and reporting
• Ensure accurate estimated costs to complete and future forecasting
• Planning early to avoid unnecessary safety risks, address production and quality concerns, and allow time for input and buy-in from stakeholders
• Making thoughtful, timely decisions to keep the project moving forward
• Having a strategic vs. tactical approach to problem solving (see big picture - investigate vs. define)
• Contributing to winning new work including participating in the estimating, proposal, and presentation efforts (project champion)
• Familiarity with state and local compliance and regulatory requirements
• Communicating clearly, following up, providing support, and holding team accountable for deadlines
• Practicing "win-win" negotiation
• Knowing insurance products and coverages for Atkinson, subcontractors, and vendors as well as the status of subcontractors' and vendors' insurance
• Keeping stakeholders informed

Skills

Safety culture

Team collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Oral & written communication

Initiative & accountability

Education

Undergraduate degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline

Job description

Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC is seeking a Project Manager to serve as the principal company representative at the project site, developing comprehensive plans, guiding stakeholder communication, managing risk, and monitoring progress against schedule and budget.

The ideal candidate will have 8–10 years of engineering and general contracting experience on large heavy-civil construction projects, with a strong emphasis on safety culture, pre-planning, and effective communication to drive