Project Manager - Construction

Sunstall Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunstall Inc. is seeking a construction project manager to oversee overall project design and scheduling, resource allocation, project accounting and control, while providing technical direction and ensuring compliance with quality standards.

The role spans all areas of project management and requires coordination with owners and architects. The candidate should have a Civil Engineering background with substantial experience in construction, scheduling, and contract administration, and hold a

Qualifications

• B.A./B.S. Civil Engineer or related degree with 5-10 years of experience in construction.
• Valid Driver’s License required.

Responsibilities

• Project organization and administration; responsible for engineering, accounting, cost control, quality assurance, and project closeout on assigned projects.
• Know plans, specifications, estimates, cost reports, and the contract for all assigned projects.
• Determine the overall construction schedule and preparation of the detailed CPM schedule.
• Supervise all subcontract work: procurement, coordination, performance, and final payments.
• Establish and maintain relations with Owner and Architect: approvals, change orders, extra work orders, requisitions and acceptance of work.
• Review and approve requisitions, purchase orders, and cost codes to control expenditures.
• Review subcontractor’s field supervisory personnel and forces for adequacy to meet schedule requirements and ensure subcontractor compliance.
• Hold weekly meetings with subcontractors, Owner and Architect on all assigned jobs.
• Attend stakeholder appropriate meetings, i.e. project meetings, owner’s meetings, etc.

Skills

Judgment

Communication

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Technical Knowledge

Education

B.A./B.S. Civil Engineer or related degree

Job description

POSITIONSUMMARY:

Responsibleforoverallprojectdesignandscheduling,resourceallocation,projectaccounting,andcontrol,whileprovidingtechnicaldirectionandensuringcompliancewithqualitystandards.Theconstructionprojectmanagerresponsibilitiesspanabroadspectrum,coveringalltheareasofprojectmanagement.

GENERALDUTIES:

• Projectorganizationandadministration;responsibleforallengineering,accounting,costcontrol,qualityassurance,andprojectcloseoutonassignedprojects.
• Toknowtheplans,specifications,estimate,costreportsandthecontractforallassignedprojects.
• DeterminetheoverallconstructionscheduleandpreparationofthedetailedCPMschedule.
• Superviseallsubcontractwork:procurement,coordination,performance,andfinalpayments.
• EstablishandmaintainsatisfactoryrelationswiththeOwnerandArchitect:obtainapprovals,changeorders,extraworkorders,requisitionsandacceptanceofwork.
• Reviewandapproveallrequisitions,purchaseorders,andcostcodestoexercisecontroloverallexpenditures.
• Reviewsubcontractor’sfieldsupervisorypersonnelandforcesforadequacytomeetschedulerequirementsandensuresubcontractorcompliance.
• Holdweeklymeetingswithsubcontractors,OwnerandArchitectonallassignedjobs.
• Attendstakeholderappropriatemeetings,i.e.projectmeetings,owner’smeetings,etc.

CORECOMPETENCIES:

• ProvenJudgment
• StrongCommunicationsSkills
• SuperiorLeadershipSkills
• SolidInterpersonalSkills
• StrongTechnicalorIndustryKnowledge

BASICQUALIFICATIONS:

B.A./B.S.CivilEngineerorrelateddegreewithaminimumof5-10yearsofexperienceinconstructionindustry.ValidDriver’sLicenserequired.

PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS:

• FunctionalKnowledge:AllaspectsoftheConstructionbusiness:Operations,ProjectManagement,ContractNegotiation,Marketing,andPricing
• IndustryKnowledge:Keycurrentandpotentialcustomers,competitorsforgeneralconstructionaswellasvendorsandsubcontractorsinmarkets
• Vision:Capacitytoseebigpictureissues;implicationsforlong-termconstructionstrategies
• RelationshipManagement:Credibilityininteractingwiththediverseorganizationsthatwillberelevanttosuccessfulstrategicimplementation,bothinsideandoutsideconstruction
• CommunicationSkills:Strongcommunicationskillsrequiredupthroughseniormanagementdownandacrossorganizationstomotivateandexplain