Project Manager II

Linbeck Group, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Linbeck Group, LLC is seeking a Project Manager II to oversee construction projects from $5M to $25M in Houston. You will drive schedule, cost control, safety, quality, and client satisfaction through effective leadership of field teams and subcontractors.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree in Construction, Engineering, Architecture, or Business, with at least 5 years of GC experience. Strong leadership, collaboration, and customer engagement skills are essential to manage complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction, engineering, architecture, or business.
• Minimum of 5 years of construction project experience with a General Contractor.
• Advanced development, supervision, leadership, and business acumen for project success.
• Strong collaboration and customer engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain GMP, baseline and updated project schedules using master scheduling software.
• Manage the Project Financial Report to project costs and savings against budget.
• Prepare monthly CFR to reflect project financial status and margins.
• Plan and manage non-billable costs to meet margin goals.
• Use Job Dashboard to monitor project status and reporting.
• Create and manage a Work Plan for Confidential Payroll monthly.
• Evaluate subcontractor pay applications against field conditions and changes.
• Ensure subcontractor insurance compliance and COI/LSIP requirements.
• Manage self-perform financials including estimates, contracts, changes, and LPR inputs.
• Implement QA/QC program with tools like A3s, Pre-Install Meetings, and Peer Reviews.
• Oversee Subcontractor Change Orders (SCO) and Owner Change Orders (OCO).
• Manage change, cost, schedule, and contract language implications with stakeholders.
• Oversee subcontractor buyout and reconciliation with proper change management.

Skills

Bachelor's Degree in Construction

Construction project management

Leadership and mentoring

Advanced supervision

Financial acumen

Collaboration and teamwork

Customer engagement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Construction, Engineering, Architecture, or Business

Job description

About The Role

The Project Manager I position oversees construction projects ranging from $5m to $25m. Timely decisions are made and executed that impact the construction project’s schedule and financial outcomes. These decisions utilize the Project Manager’s knowledge of building methods, materials, and sequencing for systems, such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire. The Project Manager measures success against and is responsible for Safety, Quality, Productivity, Cost, and Client Satisfaction.

Title:

Project Manager II

Exemption Status:

Exempt

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction, Engineering, Architecture, or Business
• Minimum of 5 years of construction project experience working for a General Contractor
• Advanced Developmental Leadership to effectively grow one’s self, others, and teams
• Advanced Supervisory Skills to effectively delegate, recognize and reward desired behaviors, and takes necessary corrective and coaching actions
• Advanced Leadership skills to inspire trust, direct and gain followers, and to empower others
• Advanced Business Acumen skills to manage financial success for Linbeck and our clients
• Advanced Collaboration skills to develop teamwork, network, and build common purpose
• Advanced Customer Engagement skills to respond to customer needs and to build lasting relationships

Primary Duties

• Utilize master scheduling software to develop and maintain GMP, baseline and continuously updated project schedule
• Manage the Project Financial Report (PFR) to properly project committed, allocated, and unallocated cost and associated savings or loss. Use additional tools in the PFR to find financial information about the estimate and JTD Cost.
• Compile and prepare the monthly Construction Financial Report (CFR) to demonstrate the projected financial status of the Project. Use the understanding of margin enhancements and margin offsets to execute strategies to meet and exceed margin goal.
• Plan for and manage the project-specific Non-Billable Costs (including Non-Reimbursable Payroll) to meet margin goal. Accurately project these items for accurate input in the CFR.
• Utilize information in Job Dashboard to understand the current status and manage all aspects of the project. Update the necessary information in the Job Dashboard including Project Challenges and QBR Capsheet for monthly and quarterly reporting.
• Create and manage a Work Plan for Confidential Payroll employees on a monthly basis. Use the information in the workplan to accurately project cost for confidential payroll and margin on personnel.
• Evaluate subcontractor pay applications by reviewing the percent complete on labor and materials with actual field conditions, including stored materials
• Utilize understanding of different insurance programs and requirements to manage subcontractor insurance compliance for COI and LSIP compliance. Use tools such as Subcontractor Insurance Management and Manage Labor On-site/Pre-Install dates to ensure compliance.
• Manage Self-Perform specific financials to meet project margin goal including estimating, vendor contracts, changes, and monthly financials. Utilize quantity tracking and the Labor Production Report (LPR) processes to inform financial projections.
• Implement all aspects of the QA/QC Program for project success, including but not limited tools such as A3s, Pre-Install Meetings and Peer Reviews.
• Create and manage the internal review/execution of Subcontractor Change Orders (SCO) in a timely manner utilizing proper contract language and formatting.
• Understand the complete change management process and workflow from initiating activity to OCO/SCO and associated incorporation into the PFR and Owner SOV. Manage the effects of change management properly to keep all financial aspects of the project clean and clear.
• Create and manage the internal review/execution of Owner Change Orders (OCO) in a timely manner with the Owner and Design Team. Utilize OCOs for effectively to manage cost, schedule, scope and contract language changes.
• Manage subcontractor buyout and reconciliation from the original contract, and maintain subcontractor reconciliation throughout the project using proper change management hygiene.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer with repetitive movements
• Ascends or descends ladders, scaffolding, and steep slopes with agility (Climb)
• Maintains body equilibrium to prevent falling from precarious situations (Balance)
• Lowers the body to floor level and move with agility (Stoop or Crawl)
• Extends out and retrieves objects outside immediate range (Reach)
• Supports oneself and stays in an upright position (Stand)
• Presses against something with substantial and steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward (Push)
• Exerts a considerable force to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion (Pull)
• Raises substantial objects from a lower to a higher position or moves objects horizontally from position to position (Lift)
• Maneuvers small objects precisely by whatever means (Pinch or Pick)
• Seizes an object by applying considerable force (Grip)
• Detects attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, texture, tension, or force by tactile means (Feel)
• Expresses or exchanges ideas through spoken word (Speak), English preferrable.
• Perceives the nature of sound with no less than a 40db loss @ 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without correct (Hear)
• Is subject to substantial repetitive motions of the body and or its parts
• Must have good depth perception, field of vision, near acuity
• Frequently exposed to weather (occasionally extreme cold, extreme heat, wet, and/or humid, exposure to dust and fumes, and working in highly exposed places)

Additional Requirements

• Current driver’s license, required.
• Work on-site at a main office or project location, required
• May be called after hours and on weekends to address delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues at the jobsite
• May require travel

Linbeck Group and its affiliates are committed to maintaining a working environment that encourages mutual respect, promotes respectful and productive relationships between co-workers, and is free from all forms of prohibited harassment or discrimination of any Employee or applicant for employment by or against any person, including supervisors, co-workers, temporary or seasonal workers, vendors, or customers. As a result, the Company prohibits any form of harassment or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.