Project Manager

Kent Companies, Inc.; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

PTO (Paid Time Off)

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Supplemental insurance options

Retirement plans with discretionary/em

Holiday pay

Job summary

Kent Companies is seeking a Project Manager to lead construction projects from setup to close-out, ensuring they meet budget, schedule, and quality standards. The role collaborates with the Operations Manager and Superintendent to resolve issues, manage change orders, and keep projects on track.

The position requires five years of project management experience in construction, a bachelor’s degree, and strong communication skills. Travel to project sites is possible.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of experience managing projects and concrete scopes as a sub-contractor or self-performing general contractor.
• Bachelor's degree in construction, engineering, or business.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presenting advice clearly and concisely.
• Be able and willing to solve challenges through innovation; work with minimal direction and supervision; proactive, not reactive.
• Valid driver’s license
• Must have reliable transportation to the workplace(s)/ job location(s).
• Ability to pass drug screening.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall job performance, including costs, schedule, revenue, over/under billings, cash flow, and profitability.
• Builds and monitors budgets and schedules that meet client expectations by providing weekly progress reports and feedback for further financial analysis.
• Review/confirm contracts for scope and general inclusions & exclusions.
• Establish a schedule of values and ensure monthly billings accurately reflect job progress and promote positive cash flow.
• Manages and tracks all project costs to ensure project progress aligns at or better than the established budget.
• Works with the operations manager and superintendent to identify potential schedule impacts, including scope, weather, manpower, and changes, and facilitates mitigation plans for these impacts.
• Owns the buyout process by verifying pricing and scope, identifies successful bidders, provides gap analysis against initial scope, and manages the issuance of subcontracts.
• Manages the submittal schedule set-up. Coordinates priorities with the team. Reviews and approves all shop drawings and samples before submission to customers, architects, or engineers.
• Foster vendor and subcontractor relationships to potentially create budget savings for project buyouts.
• Ensures approved submittals are returned to subcontractors and available to the project team per the project schedule and the contract.
• Work with the Superintendent to ensure the crew’s time, job details, logistics, and materials are delivered according to the project schedule.
• Manage all changes with scope and project drawings to determine their cost impact on the budget. Process changes with the field to keep projects on schedule and determine if change orders are needed. Create, submit, and collect accurate change orders to ensure scope changes are reflected in project contract value.
• Review daily job performance and update the senior management team on changes.
• Leads the project start-up process, including job forms, certificate requests, submittals, schedule of values, etc.
• Leads the close-out process and manages punch list items with customers and field. As well as retention collection.
• Work remotely at the project site as needed.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Communication

Problem solving

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction, engineering, or business

Job description

Summary

The Project Manager is responsible for the overall setup and completion of projects within budget and on schedule, to Kent’s quality and safety standards, and to the customer’s satisfaction. This position works with the Operations Manager and Superintendent to create corrective action plans to maintain budgets and position the field team to overcome obstacles and potentially accelerate the project schedule.

Duties and responsibilities

• Responsible for overall job performance, including costs, schedule, revenue, over/under billings, cash flow, and profitability.
• Builds and monitors budgets and schedules that meet client expectations by providing weekly progress reports and feedback for further financial analysis.
• Review/confirm contracts for scope and general inclusions & exclusions.
• Establish a schedule of values and ensure monthly billings accurately reflect job progress and promote positive cash flow.
• Manages and tracks all project costs to ensure project progress aligns at or better than the established budget.
• Works with the operations manager and superintendent to identify potential schedule impacts, including scope, weather, manpower, and changes, and facilitates mitigation plans for these impacts.
• Owns the buyout process by verifying pricing and scope, identifies successful bidders, provides gap analysis against initial scope, and manages the issuance of subcontracts.
• Manages the submittal schedule set-up. Coordinates priorities with the team. Reviews and approves all shop drawings and samples before submission to customers, architects, or engineers.
• Foster vendor and subcontractor relationships to potentially create budget savings for project buyouts.
• Ensures approved submittals are returned to subcontractors and available to the project team per the project schedule and the contract.
• Work with the Superintendent to ensure the crew’s time, job details, logistics, and materials are delivered according to the project schedule.
• Manage all changes with scope and project drawings to determine their cost impact on the budget. Process changes with the field to keep projects on schedule and determine if change orders are needed. Create, submit, and collect accurate change orders to ensure scope changes are reflected in project contract value.
• Review daily job performance and update the senior management team on changes.
• Leads the project start-up process, including job forms, certificate requests, submittals, schedule of values, etc.
• Leads the close-out process and manages punch list items with customers and field. As well as retention collection.
• Work remotely at the project site as needed.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties and Responsibilities are not comprehensive and can be changed at any time, with or without notice.

Required Experience, Education, and Qualifications

• Five (5) years of experience managing projects and concrete scopes as a sub-contractor or self-performing general contractor.
• Bachelor's degree in construction, engineering, or business.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presenting advice clearly and concisely.
• Be able and willing to solve challenges through innovation; work with minimal direction and supervision; proactive, not reactive.
• Valid driver’s license
• Must have reliable transportation to the workplace(s)/ job location(s).
• Ability to pass drug screening.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future.

Preferred education and experience

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Benefits

Kent Companies provides its employees with one of the most competitive compensation and benefits packages in the construction industry. Benefits vary by location, with a fully customized benefits package presented upon hire. Typical benefits packages include:

• Weekly pay
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plans with discretionary employer-matching
• Holiday pay (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day)

Work Environment/Physical Demand

This position works in an office environment and occasionally travels to the field to supervise projects as required. This position requires long periods of sitting.

Position type and expected hours of work

This is a full-time office position. Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., with varying schedules based on customer and business opportunities. This role requires working nontypical days and irregular hours based on construction schedules. Due to the critical nature of the role, accepting phone calls even during nontypical workdays and hours is also necessary.

Travel

Travel may occur from time to time.

Office Location

1223 Quarry Overlook Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715

Perks associated with this role

Our goal is to offer an unparalleled career progression that is not precisely pre-determined; rather it builds on the teammate’s strengths, interests, and pursuits as the individual gains experience, grows, and develops in their career. You would be hard-pressed to find another ENR Top 6 Commercial Concrete Company that parallels Kent Companies.

About Kent Companies

Kent Companies is a full-service specialty trade contractor with operations across Michigan, Texas, Ohio, and the Carolinas. As a third-generation, family-owned business, we believe our people are our greatest assets. We employ over 2,000 trade professionals nationwide and deliver every project with our Four Hallmarks: Safety, Productivity, Quality, and Customer Service. Kent Companies is known as The Leaders in Concrete™ and continuously ranks in the Top 10 Concrete Contractors nationwide by ENR Magazine.

Kent Companies’ family of brands includes Kent Concrete, Kent Underlayments, Kent Facilities, Kent Foundation Solutions, and Foundation Rescue Supply.

Kent Concrete

We deliver comprehensive, turnkey concrete construction services for customers nationwide. Our services include structural concrete, tilt-up concrete, concrete paving, curb and gutter, and concrete pumping. From the most complex cast-in-place structures to mission-critical facilities, our customers turn to us because they know we’ll deliver the horsepower and expertise to get the job done.

About Kent Companies Carolinas Commercial Concrete Division

Kent Concrete operates a Charlotte-based commercial, multifamily, and structural division. This team delivers comprehensive, turnkey concrete packages for our customers. Our crews perform a variety of scopes including foundations, slabs, Ductilcrete®, tilt-up, and structural cast-in-place concrete. With this team, you’ll have a hand in the projects that change Charlotte and the Southeast region. Learn more about Kent Concrete by visiting concrete.kentcompanies.com.

EEO Statement

At Kent Companies, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Kent Companies’ does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices and personnel actions, including but not limited to hiring, recruiting, promotions, performance evaluations, termination, and compensation decisions.

The Company will strive to ensure that all employees and prospective employees will be treated equally in regard to recruitment, employment, promotions, demotions, discipline, termination, access to benefits and training, leaves of absence and layoffs. The Company will further ensure that its management staff is aware of the Company’s commitment to this policy and each member understands their individual role in the process of administering this plan.

Kent Companies will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.