Self-Perform Project Leader

McCownGordon Construction; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

McCownGordon Construction is seeking a skilled leader to drive self-perform scopes from preconstruction through closeout in Kansas City. You will coordinate planning, resources, and schedules with project and field teams to optimize productivity and financial performance.

The role requires guiding Foremen and field leaders, maintaining rigorous project controls, and advancing safety, quality, and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related field, or equivalent.
• 6+ years of demonstrated experience.
• Proven capability leading projects from start up to close out.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Bluebeam, SharePoint, pVault, and drawing management applications.
• Fundamental understanding of Procore and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads assigned self-perform project and field teams, establishing clear expectations for accountability, safety, quality, productivity, and professional conduct.
• Coaches and develops Foremen, field leaders, and other associates assigned to self-perform work.
• Delegates and coordinates work to build team capability while ensuring project deliverables are completed timely.
• Provides regular feedback and supports performance, onboarding, and training activities for assigned associates.
• Implements self-perform processes, standards, and initiatives established by the Senior Self-Perform Manager.
• Leads day-to-day execution of assigned self-perform scopes from project startup through closeout.
• Maintains project controls and documentation, including drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, production reports, as-builts, and meeting documentation.
• Leads kickoff meetings, preinstallation meetings, and coordination meetings for self-perform work activities.
• Develops and maintains manpower-loaded and look-ahead schedules, coordinating sequencing, phasing, staffing, materials, equipment, and workflow with project and field leadership.
• Monitors progress, production, and labor performance against established plans and leads recovery planning when delays or performance issues occur.
• Coordinates quality and safety requirements for assigned work and ensures identified issues are documented and corrected.
• Escalates high-risk operational issues to the Senior Self-Perform Manager.
• Develops the self-perform project plan in alignment with the approved project strategy, schedule, and financial objectives.
• Supports development and updates to the Project Financial Plan, ensuring self-perform assumptions, risks, production rates, and execution inputs are accurate and documented.
• Participates in preconstruction planning, including quantity takeoffs, production analysis, pricing, and proposal development.
• Develops self-perform scopes of work, labor budgets, manpower plans, procurement plans, and material requirements.
• Reviews drawings, specifications, contracts, and project conditions to identify scope requirements, resource needs, and execution risks.
• Coordinates project setup and implementation of documentation, systems, controls, and procurement activities before field execution.
• Reviews the financial performance with Senior Self-Preform Manager of assigned self-perform scopes, including budget setup, maintenance, forecasting, and cost accuracy.
• Forecasts and reconciles labor, material, equipment, supplier, and subcontract costs on a regular basis.
• Reviews production metrics, labor performance, and cost reports to ensure assigned work meets established financial expectations.
• Leads corrective actions when cost, schedule, or productivity performance falls below plan.
• Manages field work directives, change documentation, quantity tracking, and cost-recovery activities for assigned scopes.
• Reviews contract requirements and self-perform scope obligations to identify risk and ensure compliance.
• Escalates financial, contractual, or operational risks with broader implications to the Senior Self-Perform Manager.
• Updates unit pricing, production rates, and cost history to support future estimating and planning.
• Builds and maintains working relationships with project teams, field leadership, craft associates, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Communicates project status, staffing requirements, production results, risks, and open issues clearly and professionally.
• Coordinates craft staffing and workforce changes with the Field Craft Manager and Senior Self-Perform Manager.
• Anticipates issues and collaborates with project and field teams to identify solutions.
• Reinforces expectations for safety, quality, productivity, professionalism, and team performance.
• Identifies training and development needs for field craft associates and coordinates development opportunities with self-perform and field leadership.

Skills

Self-perform leadership

Coaching & mentoring

Team delegation

Safety management

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field

Tools

MS Project

Bluebeam

SharePoint

pVault

Procore

Job description

McCownGordon Construction is seeking a skilled leader to drive self-perform scopes from preconstruction through closeout in Kansas City. You will coordinate planning, resources, and schedules with project and field teams to optimize productivity and financial performance.

The role requires guiding Foremen and field leaders, maintaining rigorous project controls, and advancing safety, quality, and timely delivery.