Senior Construction Project Leader

HKS, Inc; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HKS, Inc in Kansas City, MO seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead construction phase activities across concurrent projects. You will coordinate with Owner, Architect/Engineer teams and Contractors, manage RFIs/submittals, and ensure design intent, codes compliance and QA/QC.

Travel may be required, with opportunities to influence client relations and project outcomes. The role requires an accredited professional degree and 10+ years of experience, plus advanced skills in collaboration,

Qualifications

• Accredited professional degree in Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Engineering, Construction Science or related field.
• Typically 10+ years of experience.
• Architectural Registration preferred.
• Sustainable design accreditation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manges and leads team through Construction Phase Activities for several concurrent projects, including jobsite meetings, correspondence, submittals and payment application reviews
• Works closely and diligently with Owner, Architect/Engineer Team, and Contractor representatives to achieve project goals/requirements, and employs standard protocol for communication with and between team members to include the Owner, Architect/Engineer team and Contractor representatives
• Proactively applies knowledge of codes and all types of building systems to projects
• Reviews and manages Requests for Information (RFI) and submittals and maintains current documents using HKS' construction document management software
• Effectively communicates with design team to gain understanding of design intent
• Coordinates with design team, issues required document revisions and communicates legal ramifications of changes to the contract documents during construction phase
• Monitors owner and/or contractor directed changes for requests that fall outside of basic services agreement; notifies PM of any potential additional services
• Checks submittals (i.e., shop drawings and product data) to determine conformance with project contract documents, design intent as well as HKS standards, best practices and quality expectations
• Performs periodic site visits, observations and inspections and prepares field reports
• Interprets results of laboratory tests and implements the necessary course of action required by test results
• Applies knowledge of the effect of atmospheric conditions on building materials and components during and after construction, to include the practice of quality assurance
• Evaluates cost-related aspects of the project and administers change orders, proposed changes, construction change directives, substitutions, time delays and payment applications in accordance with contract and project requirements
• Provides feedback about issues for improvements to project team
• Builds consensus among team members and achieve project goals by facilitating communication between Owner, Architect, Contractor and Consultants and by maintaining current knowledge of the Owner-Architect Agreement, Owner-Contractor Agreement, Architect-Consultant Agreement and any additional services agreements
• Resolves issues with inspectors and other authorities having jurisdiction while maintaining current knowledge of applicable codes for project
• Leads and collaborates in team meetings to discuss project issues, technical issues and coordination with other disciplines
• Responsible for preparing and/or reviewing meeting minutes and appropriate documents for consultant coordination meetings
• Travel may be required

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Multi-project management

Problem solving

Presentation & visualization

Education

Professional degree in Architecture/Engineering/Construction Science

Tools

Navisworks

Bluebeam

Revit

MS Office Suite

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

HKS, Inc in Kansas City, MO seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead construction phase activities across concurrent projects. You will coordinate with Owner, Architect/Engineer teams and Contractors, manage RFIs/submittals, and ensure design intent, codes compliance and QA/QC.

Travel may be required, with opportunities to influence client relations and project outcomes. The role requires an accredited professional degree and 10+ years of experience, plus advanced skills in collaboration,