Project Manager, Construction

University of Miami; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Tuition remission

Job summary

University of Miami seeks a Full-time Project Manager, Construction in Miami, FL to oversee construction management of assigned projects and act as liaison between the institution and outside contractors and designers to ensure timely project completion.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 5 years of construction management experience, with strong communication and teamwork skills. Competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required; Architecture/Engineering/Construction preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant construction project management experience.
• Demonstrates learning agility and ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication, and teamwork abilities.
• Proficiency with office software and project documentation tools.

Responsibilities

• Generates project status reports and ensures plans adhere to contract specifications.
• Provides construction budgets and periodic budget updates.
• Formulates schedules for construction phases and inputs into master schedule.
• Coordinates with staff engineers to formalize construction documents.
• Facilitates bidding, analyzes bids, and prepares bid summaries.
• Prepares contract documentation acceptable to lenders.
• Inspects projects to ensure compliance and schedules status meetings.
• Reviews consultant invoices from architects, engineers, and inspectors.
• Ensures internal controls and compliance with University policies and procedures; trains staff on controls.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree related field

5+ years experience

Learning agility

Teamwork

Technical proficiency

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction

Job description

Full-time Project Manager, Construction

Located in Miami, Florida, the Project Manager, Construction oversees and directs the construction management of assigned project(s). Further, the Project Manager, Construction serves as liaison between the institution and outside contractors and designers to ensure projects are completed in a timely fashion.

Core Responsibilities

• Generates project status reports and works to ensure plans adhere to contract specifications.
• Provides construction budgets for analysis and provides periodic budget updates.
• Formulates schedules for each phase of construction and inputs into master project schedule.
• Works with staff engineers to formalize construction documents.
• Facilitates the bidding process, receives qualified bids, and prepares a bid summary analysis.
• Prepares contract documentation in forms and amounts acceptable to lenders.
• Inspects project(s) periodically to ensure compliance and schedules status meetings.
• Reviews and approves consultant invoices from architects, engineers, and special inspectors.
• Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required Architecture, Engineering, Construction preferred Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment. Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications. Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders. Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.

Benefits

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

About Us

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.