Project Manager, Steel Procurement

Clayco

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Generous PTO

Paid Company Holidays

Job summary

Clayco is seeking a Project Leader to oversee and manage various construction projects. This full-time role requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, along with a Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience. You will be responsible for budgeting, scheduling, and liaising with clients and subcontractors in a fast-paced environment. Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in project management.
Knowledge of construction principles and practices.
Experience in cost reporting and budget planning.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary contact to customers on projects.
Maintain project budget and fiscal accountability.
Coordinate with subcontractors and ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

On-Screen Estimating Software

ACC Build

Job description

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Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $7.6 billion in revenue for 2024, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast-track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential-related building projects.

The Role We Want You For

This position serves as the overall Project Leader for the jobs in which they are involved. Responsibilities range from project set up, project buy out, contract execution and compliance, material procurement, progress tracking, material invoice approval, responsible for project sequencing and scheduling, maintaining and updating schedules, coordination and communication with General Contractor, change order distribution/tracking, coordination with Estimators, cost report job forecasting, overall project fiscal responsibility.

The Specifics of the Role

Serve as primary contact to customers on projects.
Establish and maintain schedules with regard to both drawings and delivery. Work with suppliers to ensure that internal schedule is consistent with job schedule and manage schedule changes internally.
Work closely with accounting to establish and manage a schedule of values for progress billing.
Coordinate with subcontractors.
Maintain project budget throughout each project, with profit and loss accountability.
Identify opportunities for change orders and establish cost where applicable.
Prepare, issue and track change order status for material above and beyond the original contract.
Review purchase orders and specifications on new jobs to ensure the scope of work is consistent with the estimate.
Minimize job site and schedule problems wherever possible and minimize cost impact of potential back charges.
Ensure department achieves goals through management and leadership mentality.
Coordination with GC/Owner.

Requirements

5+ years of experience.
Bachelors degree in Construction management or Engineer recommended.
Knowledge of construction principles/practices required.
Problem-solving skills, with an adaptable and flexible style in working with all types of individuals.
Project set up, budget planning, buy out, and cost reporting experience is a must.
Good understanding of critical path scheduling.
Energetic and highly motivated with a strong sense of urgency.
Entrepreneurial and self-motivated, with the ability to work equally well on own as well as in a team environment.
Knowledge and understanding of building construction combined with steel design concepts presented on architectural and engineering drawings.
Ability to understand construction drawings and specifications.
Ability to work with Microsoft Office Suite, On-Screen Estimating software and ACC Build.
Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.
Ability to identify, assimilate and comprehend the critical elements of a situation to extract and interpret implications of courses of actions to attend to details of a problem.
Effectiveness in planning and controlling work, motivating and developing subordinates, improving work methods and results, encouraging and supporting suggestions for work improvements, etc.
Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, can simplify and process complex issues, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.
Plans for and uses resources efficiently, always looks for ways to reduce costs.
Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
Knows and projects costs to complete accurately. Proactively adjusts budgets and develops solutions to maximize profits.
Leads through change and adversity, makes the tough call when needed, builds consensus when appropriate, motivates and encourages others.
Operates within the organization's formal and informal structures, builds allies and relationships across departments, uses allies to build consensus and create results, is appropriately diplomatic, understands others' roles and perspectives, can sell projects and ideas across the organization.
Anticipates and resolves conflicts, turns team diversity into an advantage, uses unique team talents, defines processes and goals, works for consensus.
Establishes project goals, milestones, and procedures, defines roles and responsibilities, acquires project resources, coordinates projects throughout company, monitors project progress, and manages multiple projects.
Inspires and stimulates the best efforts of subordinates in the accomplishment of identified goals.

Some Things You Should Know

Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
The pace is fast!
This position is classified as a safety-sensitive role in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Candidates selected for this position will be subject to a comprehensive background check, which includes mandatory drug testing.

Why Clayco?

2024 Best Places to Work – Crain’s Chicago Business, St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
2024 ENR Midwest – Midwest Contractor (#1).
2024 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Compensation

The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

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