Project Manager (Site Based; Travel Required)

Alberici Constructors; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing plan

Annual cost-of-living adjustments

Health, dental and vision insurance on

Paid parental leave

Continuing education reimbursement

Job summary

Alberici Constructors is seeking a Project Manager to develop and manage estimates, oversee the billing process, and supervise subcontractors across North America. You will monitor costs, ensure quality and regulatory compliance, and coordinate start-up and scheduling to meet contract obligations.

The role requires strong leadership in a fast-paced construction environment, a focus on safety, and the ability to travel as needed to project sites and offices.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, updates, distributes and manages estimates.
• Oversees change orders and billing; supervises subcontractor performance.
• Ensures project meets quality and regulatory requirements.
• Reviews costs against estimates and updates labor productivity reports.
• Manages project start-up and plans to meet client time requirements.
• Develops a detailed schedule with milestones and a critical path.
• Ensures billing is accurate and timely; monitors accounts receivable.
• Travels to offices and client/subcontractor locations across North America.

Job description

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with more than 1,200 employees and nearing $2B in revenue, Alberici is a diversified construction company that partners with leading organizations throughout North America to build their most challenging and important projects.

Since our founding in 1918, Alberici earned a reputation for executing with quality, safety and trust. Combined with our 100+ years of experience, we provide construction solutions to the automotive, commercial, civil, energy, food & beverage, healthcare, heavy industrial, industrial process, and water industries.

We build the critical structures that improve lives and strengthen communities.

Our mission is simple — and our approach to delivering on it is equally straightforward. We are as open and honest with our employees and partners as we are with our clients. We are here to work together to do the best work possible to bring this mission to life.

When it comes to our team, Alberici employees are built differently. We seek the best and brightest and are committed to investing in our people and providing the training and resources they need to learn, grow, and advance.

Are you Built for the Challenge?

Our Values

• Working Safely
• Valuing Diversity
• Serving Humbly
• Executing with Integrity
• Solving Creatively
• Engaging Fully

What We Offer

• Profit-sharing plan, cash bonus programs and annual cost-of-living adjustments
• Generous salary increases and per diems for qualified out-of-town assignments
• Health, dental and vision insurance eligibility on day one
• Paid parental leave
• Continuing education reimbursement
• Personalized career development and training programs
• Minimum of 29 days of PTO (including holidays) for entry-level roles
• Fitness center for St. Louis office-based team members
• Gym membership reimbursement for project-based team members
• Corporate office cafeteria access
• Employee Resource Group (ERG) opportunities
• Philanthropy opportunities

Position Overview

The Project Manager is accountable for developing, maintaining, updating, distributing, and managing estimates, observing and monitoring the performance of the Superintendent, and overseeing change orders and the billing process. This individual will also be responsible for supervising subcontractor performance, ensuring the project meets quality and performance specifications and regulatory requirements, managing the start-up of the project, reviewing costs against estimates for each total project, and updating labor productivity reports.

Budget/Schedule/Cost Control

• Develops, maintains, updates, distributes and manages estimates.
• Informs the Vice President/Project Director of needed change orders.
• Develops or ensures the development of a detailed schedule with milestones and a critical path that meets contractual obligations and the time requirements of the client.
• Identifies project-staffing needs.
• Assigns actual operational personnel to the project in conjunction with the appropriate Vice President.
• Plans with the Superintendent to obtain the number and type of craft workers needed.
• Ensures a project management plan incorporating the client’s requirements and expectations are developed and implemented for the project.
• Develops the overall plan for constructing the project, including methodology, means and master schedule.
• Requires extensive knowledge of cost accounting/reporting system to both recognize and correct cost overruns and compensate for estimating mistakes.
• Ensures a smooth flow of financial information to support functions.
• Ensures billing is done accurately and in a timely fashion to ensure a positive cash flow for the organization.
• Monitors accounts receivable based on aged receivables reports. Contacts client or subcontractor to determine reasons for non-payment.
• Regularly studies the labor productivity report and budget status. Takes action as required to keep the project on budget.
• Reviews and approves charges to the project.
• Travels to Company and subsidiary offices; offsite client, subcontractor, and supplier meetings; and other locations across North America to fulfill the essential duties of the role as required.
• Exhibits regular and reliable attendance in person as required by the Supervisor, Company guidelines, and/or project and office obligations.

Management Competencies

• Ensures daily logs, test reports, inspection reports and permits are maintained.
• Reports and documents issues giving rise to potential claims and keeps VP/PD informed of these issues on a timely basis.
• Ensures reporting and maintenance of all safety-related and quality management documentation.
• Coordinates support functions including project start-up with internal and external team members.
• Manages the project according to The Company systems, policies and procedures to ensure it is effectively and efficiently constructed and coordinated.
• Manages risk exposures on the project.
• Manages and monitors the critical path on the master schedule. Ensures the Project Engineer manages and monitors all assigned aspects of the schedule.
• Conducts daily meeting with the Project Engineer(s) and Superintendent to ensure coordination of the project. Ensures the Project Engineer and Superintendent work together effectively.
• Conducts regular meetings with subcontractors to coordinate activities, review progress and address issues.
• Reviews change orders and schedules them into the project.
• Defines the roles and responsibilities of each member of the project team that is a direct report.
• Develops and maintains an effective working relationship with employees and the workforce on the project site.
• Builds a positive, results-oriented culture among the project team. Challenges the project team to achieve results they may not think is possible. Maintains knowledge of field trade technologies, methodologies and concerns. Understands the productivity needed from each field trade to meet project schedule and budget.
• Observes and monitors the performance of the Project Engineer(s) and Superintendent. Provides ongoing feedback and coaching to enhance their performance.
• Conducts performance reviews with direct reports.
• Identifies personnel with the potential to assume more responsibility. Discusses their potential with the Vice President/Project Director.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively create, interpret and execute contracts.
• Effectively manages change order and billings process, and directs meetings.
• Successfully manages subcontractors including dispute resolutions and timely processing of pay requests.
• Develops and maintains an effective working relationship with subcontractors.
• Ensures subcontractors are clear about the scope of work for which they are accountable.
• Ensures subcontractors have the information needed to fulfill their obligations, including blueprints, drawings, specifications, scheduling information, access to the project site, etc.
• Monitors subcontractor performance, relying on direct observation, observations of the Superintendent and Project Manager, labor productivity reports, etc.
• Holds subcontractors accountable for fulfilling their obligations to the client and the Company.
• Approves subcontractor invoices for payment. Compares work billed with work performed and keeps them in balance.
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