Project Manager I-III

Colorado Contractors Association Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 89,300 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid health and dental premiums

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match

Paid Holidays, Vacation, & Wellness Time Off

Job summary

A leading civil construction firm in Denver is seeking a Civil Construction Project Manager. You will oversee all aspects of project timelines, costs, and quality. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of civil construction, exceptional communication skills, and a degree in a related field. This role offers a competitive salary range of $89,300 to $174,000 annually, along with exceptional benefits including 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of heavy civil construction from a planning perspective.
• Superior communication, EQ, and soft leadership skills.
• Ability to foresee project issues and resolve them proactively.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and develop project scope change orders.
• Ensure all pricing and time adjustments are accounted for.
• Coordinate subcontracting needs and assist with buyout.

Skills

Heavy civil construction knowledge

Superior communication skills

Problem-solving ability

Education

4 Year degree in construction related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

Overview

Fiore & Sons, Inc. is a 51% employee-owned civil construction company with over 70 years of experience serving Colorado and the surrounding states. As an industry leader known for innovation, environmental stewardship, and a people-first culture, we believe in sharing success with our team. We offer stability, career growth, and exceptional benefits—including 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums. At Fiore, every team member is valued, respected, and empowered to make an impact. Build your future with Fiore!

The Civil Construction Project Manager is responsible for the overall success of each project, including ensuring customer satisfaction and controlling the timelines, costs, and quality. The Project Manager ensures the quality of the construction process for all types of projects, including residential, commercial, and industrial developments, based on established deadlines. As change is a constant in construction, a key part of this role is foreseeing possible challenges, monitoring and responding to pricing and material availability, and making constant decisions on what to charge for various changes to scope and materials in order to maintain the client relationship and the Fiore & Sons reputation for integrity, while also ensuring project profitability targets are met and any potential losses are minimized.

TOTAL COMPENSATION

$89,300 to $174,000 annually

Essentials

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Negotiate and develop project scope change orders, including but not limited to:
  • Comparing existing project plans with most current plan changes
  • Calculating all pricing adjustments associated with changes
  • Calculating and determining time adjustments associated with those changes
  • Maintaining a careful eye to potential impacts on other parts of the project and highlighting potential problems with the changes
• Ensure all pricing and time adjustments account for
  • Material, labor, and other asset availability
  • Project scope and needs
  • Relationship with client
  • Projected profitability margins
• Gather, submit and track all information for submittal process
  • Contact subcontractors and suppliers to gather submittal information on all materials to be used
  • Obtain shop drawings, cut sheets, operating manuals
  • Submit to the client and engineer and/or governing authority all submittal and material information for approval
  • Track all submittals with returned comments and respond back to vendors
• Coordinate subcontracting needs, including:
  • Assisting with buyout
  • Submitting RFI’s in coordination with field staff
  • Producing P.O.’s and subcontracts
• Proactively address and resolve project issues, assessing situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization
• Schedule and attend weekly site meetings with client, GC and project team and attend regular internal project meetings
• Create and maintain accountability on short and long-term project schedules, including:
  • Monitoring cash flow projections and reporting actual cash flow and variance to senior management and construction team members on a regular basis
  • Cost tracking and cost projections
  • Creating detailed project plans and developing activity sequencing
  • Ensure constant attention to the potential to refine the scope of the project in collaboration with senior management and reevaluating resources (time, staff and, equipment) required to complete the project
  • Developing forms and records to document project activities
• Ensure correct and adequate information is provided to Project Administrator team and Accounts Payable team, including:
  • Assisting in the invoicing process
  • Assisting in approval process for Accounts Payable
• Partner with Senior PM’s and operations teams to review the quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the project standards and specification, utilizing soft leadership skills to navigate needed changes or potential problems with those in charge of the day-to-day operations of the project
• Prepare financial reports and supporting documentation for all stakeholders
• Ensure that all business is conducted using the highest ethical standards and in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations as well as Company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Perform those administrative activities necessary for the effective management of all assigned projects, including but not limited to:
  • Facilitating the preparation of project documentation (job books, issue logs, drawings, as-builts and specifications) for field staff and supervisors.
  • Obtaining or coordinating all necessary project permits and/or licenses are processed.
  • Ensuring preparation of required subcontracts and subcontract log and tracking all subcontracts to ensure proper execution and collection of subcontractor insurance certificates and bonds.
  • Ensuring preparation of required purchase orders and purchase order log and tracking all purchase orders to ensure proper execution and collection of required material submittal data.
  • Ensuring the collection and processing of material submittal data and shop drawings and the return to material supplier.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• Extensive knowledge of heavy civil construction from a planning perspective, including but not limited to:
  • Ability to foresee project flow from several stages prior to Fiore involvement to several stages after the Fiore & Sons scope of work is complete
  • Thorough understanding of how each aspect of each project scope affects every other
  • Ability to foresee problems many stages before they become an issue and project possible solutions, along with related changes and costs
  • Demonstrated knowledge of all aspects of the construction process including technology, equipment, materials and methods
• Superior communication, EQ, and soft leadership skills, including:
  • Ability to inspire project efficiency and quality without explicit empowerment
  • Ability to communicate potential problems and inspire trust such that potential problems are taken seriously and acted upon by other teams well before the Project Manager direct authority would take effect
  • Ability to maintain calm and motivating attitude on job site, even in the face of dramatic plan changes, severe complications, and inappropriate clients, vendors, or other partners
• Big picture understanding of business, profit and loss, crucial prioritization, risk-assessment and mitigation, and high-level decision-making
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, including types of profit, revenue vs cash, assets and liabilities, etc.
• Understanding of materials markets and ability to track and project market changes to drive purchasing decisions
• Excellent communication, organizational, grammatical, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex problems at a time
• Excellent problem-solving skills, including the ability to:
  • Assess problem situations to identify causes
  • Gather and process relevant information
  • Generate possible solutions
  • Make recommendations
  • Resolve the problem
• Highest level of integrity, including ethical business practices, and a commitment to ensuring that own behavior is consistent with the values of the organization
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project

Preferred

• Minimum of three years’ experience as a Project Manager, Superintendent, or other similar role and scope
• 4 Year degree in construction related field (Construction Management, Building Science or Civil Engineer)
• Experienced in the use of View Point and B2W software to extract and provide job cost analysis, project information and produce related reports.
• Professional certifications, such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Certified Construction Manager (CCM)

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position will have project accountability, without being continually on site and without direct authority over all related employees. As such, this individual must be skilled in soft leadership skills, including inspiring people to perform, and presenting advice and pros and cons clearly in a way that brings people on board in a collaborative effort to succeed.

Physical Demands

Ability to sit, stand, or walk for extended periods of time, including uneven terrain on work sites when needed. Ability to push, pull, and lift items up to 25 to 50 lbs. Ability to maneuver paperwork and read a computer screen for extended durations.

Work Environment

Project Managers must continually visit clients and assigned projects, including exposure to weather conditions (heat, cold, rain, snow), as well as uneven terrain. Additionally, much of the work is performing in the office, with varying temperatures and extended screen time.

• Health
  • Health: 100% Employee and 80% Dependent Premium paid
  • Platinum Plus grade plan w/ $0 Deductible and Low Out of Pocket Max
• Dental
  • Dental – 100% Employee and Family Level Premium paid
• Other Benefits
  • Employer paid Short Term Disability
  • Employer paid Long Term Disability
  • Voluntary Vision Plan paired with Hearing Care - optional
  • Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Limited Medical Gap Plans - optional
  • Identity Protection and Pet Insurance - optional
  • FSA Account - optional
  • HSA Account - with HDHP
  • Paid Holidays, Vacation, & Wellness Time Off
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match contributions.
  • $25,000.00 Employer paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance – with additional voluntary options

To Apply

Apply online at https://www.fioreandsons.com/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer

Fiore & Sons is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind. All employment decisions at Fiore & Sons are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race or ethnicity, color, religion or belief, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by the law. Applicants that require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should contact Human Resources at 303-429-8893.

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