Project Manager

Gilder Search Group; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Concrete Strategies in Greenville, SC is seeking a Project Leader to oversee multitier construction projects from setup to closeout, coordinating procurement, scheduling, cost reporting, and safety compliance. The role requires leadership of project teams and direct collaboration with GC/Owner.

You will manage contracts, change orders, and communications, while mentoring Project Engineers and driving efficiency through accurate budgeting and resource planning.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of construction project experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction management or Engineer recommended.
• Strong knowledge of construction principles/practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with adaptable and flexible style.
• Project setup, budget planning, buy out, and cost reporting experience.
• Good understanding of critical path scheduling.
• Experience leading successful project teams and maintaining relationships with external entities.
• Energetic and highly motivated with a strong sense of urgency.
• Entrepreneurial and self-motivated; able to work independently or in a team.
• Ability to walk the job site, climb ladders, and multi-floor scaffolding.

Responsibilities

• Contract/Scope review and execution.
• Project safety compliance.
• Job cost spread and estimate review.
• Project sequencing and scheduling.
• Project quantity/progress tracking.
• Project cost reporting.
• Invoice coding and approval.
• Material/equipment procurement.
• Change order request issuance/tracking.
• Develop basic change order pricing.
• Coordination with GC/Owner.
• Coordination with CSI Operations manager regarding manpower/resources.
• Mentoring Project Engineers.

Skills

Project leadership

Budget planning

Critical path scheduling

Cost reporting

Change management

Team mentoring

Contract review

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction management or Engineer recommended

Job description

This position serves as the overall Project Leader for the jobs in which they are involved. Responsibilities range from project set up, project buy out, contract execution and compliance, material and equipment procurement, daily progress tracking, Project safety compliance, material and equipment invoice approval, manpower timesheet approval, responsible for project sequencing and scheduling, maintaining and updating schedules, coordination and communication with GC, extra work and change order distribution/tracking, coordination with Operation managers to secure adequate manpower, weekly cost report job forecasting, overall project fiscal responsibility.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Contract/Scope review and execution.
• Project safety compliance
• Job cost spread and estimate review
• Project sequencing and scheduling
• Project quantity/progress tracking
• Project cost reporting
• Invoice coding and approval
• Material/equipment procurement
• Change order request issuance/tracking
• Develop basic change order estimate pricing
• Coordination with GC/Owner
• Coordination with CSI Operations manager regarding manpower/resources
• Mentoring Project Engineers

Job Specific Competencies/behaviors:

• Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills
• Ability to identify, assimilate and comprehend the critical elements of a situation to extract and interpret implications of courses of actions to attend to details of a problem.
• Effectiveness in planning and controlling work, motivating and developing subordinates, improving work methods and results, encouraging and supporting suggestions for work improvements, etc.
• Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, can simplify and process complex issues, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.
• Plans for and uses resources efficiently, always looks for ways to reduce costs
• Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
• Knows and projects costs to complete accurately. Proactively adjusts budgets and develops solutions to maximize profits.
• Leads through change and adversity, makes the tough call when needed, builds consensus when appropriate, motivates and encourages others.
• Operates within the organization's formal and informal structures, builds allies and relationships across departments, uses allies to build consensus and create results, is appropriately diplomatic, understands others' roles and perspectives, can sell projects and ideas across the organization.
• Anticipates and resolves conflicts, turns team diversity into an advantage, uses unique team talents, defines processes and goals, works for consensus.
• Establishes project goals, milestones, and procedures, defines roles and responsibilities, acquires project resources, coordinates projects throughout company, monitors project progress, and manages multiple projects.
• Inspires and stimulates the best efforts of subordinates in the accomplishment of identified goals.

Education/Experience/Attributes/Requirements

• 5+ years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction management or Engineer recommended.
• Strong knowledge of construction principles/practices required
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with an adaptable and flexible style in working with all types of individuals
• Project set up, budget planning, buy out, and cost reporting experience is a must
• Good understanding of critical path scheduling.
• Experience leading successful project team, including development of employee and maintaining relationships with external entities
• Energetic and highly motivated with a strong sense of urgency
• Highly entrepreneurial and self-motivated, with the ability to work equally well on own as well as in a team environment.
• Ability to walk the job site, climb ladders, and multi floor scaffolding.

Leadership Competencies

• Adaptability
• Teamwork
• Creativity
• Results
• Leadership
• Stamina
• Courage
• Sense of Urgency

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About Us:

Concrete Strategies Pours Everything We Have into Everything We Do!

Through successful, full-service concrete construction projects across the United States, we have become the nation’s leading turnkey, design-build concrete contractor because we do more before we ever pour.

Why CSI?

Engineering News Record Top 20 Firms in Concrete— Concrete Strategies #8

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Tilt-Up Achievement Awards 2021 – Excellent in Achievement for Benson Hill Tilt-Up

Special Quality Concrete Awards 2021: Chairman’s Award for 100 Above the Park