Project Manager - Construction Materials Testing & Inspection

Terracon Consultants, Inc.; Olathe (KS); In loco; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

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Terracon Consultants, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Manager for our construction materials and inspection team.

The role involves leading projects from initiation to completion, ensuring safety, schedule, scope, and budget adherence, while building strong client relationships in the Southern California market. You will coordinate with vendors and internal teams, manage project meetings, and monitor performance and financials.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline (Engineering or Construction Management) with 5+ years' related experience, or 9 years' related experience without degree.
• PE preferred but not required.

Mansioni

• Manage all aspects of small to medium projects.
• Define project scope, schedule and budget with client or NAM.
• Design, communicate, and implement a project plan.
• Lead safety efforts and ensure compliance with safety plan.
• Resolve operational problems and minimize delays.
• Coordinate resources, prepare reports, and manage schedules and forecasts.
• Communicate with clients and stakeholders on progress and milestones.
• Monitor financial performance including invoicing, change orders, forecasting, and collections.

Conoscenze

Project management

Client leadership

Budgeting

Safety leadership

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Professional Engineer (PE)

Descrizione del lavoro

General Responsibilities

Come to Terracon and discover an opportunity to build more than projects. Build relationships, strengthen communities, and grow a career with purpose.

Our Los Angeles Construction Materials & Inspection team is seeking an experienced Project Manager who can combine technical expertise with strong project and client leadership. You'll join a collaborative team with the resources of a national organization behind you, while making an impact in the Southern California market.

As a Project Manager, you'll lead materials testing and inspection projects from start to finish, ensuring each project is completed safely, on schedule, within scope, and within budget. You'll monitor project performance, anticipate challenges, and develop solutions that keep projects moving forward.

You'll coordinate project teams and resources, establish priorities, manage schedules and budgets, and collaborate with vendors, subcontractors, and contractors as needed. You'll also lead project meetings, communicate progress to clients and internal stakeholders, and ensure project milestones and deliverables are successfully achieved.

Building strong client relationships will be an important part of your role as you work to understand client needs and deliver quality work that meets their expectations. You'll also partner closely with the APR at key stages of the project and support project financial performance through invoice approvals, change orders, forecasting, and collection activities.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of a small to medium sized project.
• Works with client or NAM to define project scope, schedule and budget.
• Design, communicate, and implement a project plan for completing the project.
• Leads safety efforts including preparation and compliance with approved safety plan.
• Take action to resolve operational problems and minimize delays.
• Identify, develop, and gather the resources to complete the project. This may include preparing calculations, designs, reports and work specifications; developing project schedules, budgets and forecasts; and selecting materials, equipment, project staff, and external contractors.
• Partner with other departments or offices to secure specialized resources for the project.
• Conduct meetings and prepare reports to communicate the status of the project.
• Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinates project staff to meet project targets and milestones.
• Coordinates with APR to ensure appropriate oversight is in place and sufficient time allowed for reviews of all critical junctures.
• Coordinates with accounting for financial management of business intelligence, invoicing and collections
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies.
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Promote continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor quality standards and practices. Engage APRs on projects at their onset.

Requirements

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline practices by the Firm including Engineering and Construction Management with a minimum of 5+ years' related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 9 years' related experience.
• A valid driver's license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer (PE)