Self-Perform Operations Project Manager - Concrete - copy

Turner Construction Company; Proctor (AR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Construction Company in Memphis, TN is seeking an experienced project leader to manage Self-Perform Operations (SPO) within complex construction projects. You will lead staffing, proactive planning, budget control, and risk management while coordinating with agents, owners, and partners on schedule and scope.

The role emphasizes leadership, contract administration, and financial oversight with a focus on safety, quality, and on-time delivery within a regulated, union-influenced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited program with 8 years related experience.
• Experience supervising or managing teams, preferably in construction.
• Experience with union management is desired.
• Strong knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing and accounting.
• Ability to read, interpret contracts, drawings, specs, and schedules.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with computer applications and MS Office; leadership ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of high-performance project teams through supervision and mentoring.
• Provide leadership to foster diversity and inclusion across staff.
• Develop and maintain client relationships, becoming a trusted advisor.
• Understand and manage contracts, subcontract agreements, and pricing.
• Oversee master schedule updates, communicating with trade partners and suppliers.
• Manage budgets and financial reporting; monitor adherence to budgets.
• Oversee QC programs, risk evaluation, and safety protocols.
• Collaborate with accounting to ensure timely payment of invoices.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Budgeting & accounting concepts

Contract interpretation

MS Office proficiency

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor's Degree and 8 years experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Division: Memphis Main

Project Location(s): Memphis, TN 38119 USA

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification: Experienced

Job Family: Construction

Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Position Description

Lead, direct, and coordinate management of Self-Perform Operations (SPO) projects, including overall project pursuit, staffing, proactive planning and implementation, budget, and risk management.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of high-performance teams through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring. Ensure regular feedback with staff including timely completion of performance appraisals.


• Provide leadership to foster environment of diversity and inclusion for all staff.


• Develop and improve assigned client relationships fostering trusted advisor status.


• Understand and administer company contract and subcontract agreements.


• Promote involvement in community to help build strategic relationships and embrace community in which we live and work.


• Foster and enhance internal, architect, owner, vendor, and supplier relations.


• Assist in development and update master schedule to incorporate Self-Perform Operations (SPO) schedule; distribute latest schedule to trade partners and suppliers to ensure contractual obligations.


• Manage budget and financial reporting, interpret and analyze reports to ensure adherence to project budget.


• Manage productivity tracking program.


• Manage Quality Control (QC) program.


• Provide leadership for risk evaluation, contract negotiations, fee and pricing decisions.


• Understand, comply, and advise others on company business ethics, and compliance programs.


• Manage and oversee field operation and engineering processes and procedures.


• Understand and manage labor agreements, if in union environment.


• Develop and ensure implementation of project safety protocols.


• Ensure timely submission of pay applications.


• Collaborate with accounting to ensure timely submission and payment of supplier invoices in accordance with terms of contract agreement. Review subcontracts, Purchase Orders, and Change Orders for accuracy.


• Inform management of project and budget progress via regularly scheduled Operation Review Meetings (ORM).


• Support and drive utilization of various company initiatives; promote and utilize emerging technologies and innovations to support sustainable competitive advantages.


• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program and 8 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience


• Supervisor or management experience, preferred


• Prior union management experience, desired


• Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing and engineering principles and techniques, budgeting, and accounting principles


• Read, understand, and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule


• Professional written and verbal communication skills


• Proficient with computer applications and Microsoft Office skills


• Leadership and interpersonal relationship building skills

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud. #LI-SO1

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.