Senior Construction Project Leader

Thornton Construction Company, Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Thornton Construction Company, Inc. seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead project teams and ensure budgets and schedules are met, while delivering high client value.

The role emphasizes contract administration, risk management, and proactive supplier coordination to achieve profitable, safe, and timely project completions. The SPM will oversee change orders, procurement, submittals, and closeout, and will guide teams through pre-job planning and bidding processes to optimize margins and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Engineering or applicable discipline plus a minimum of 8 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Project Managers’ activities related to contract administration, change orders, submittals, scheduling, procurement, project financials set-up and updates, and closeout to ensure projects are completed in a quality, profitable, safe, and timely manner.
• Ensure projects meet or exceed project margin goals through efficient management of the projects.
• Maintain a relentless focus on meeting and exceeding customer needs and expectations.
• Build business relationships with current customers by delivering on our promises and creates new business with potential customers in a proactive manner, promoting all of our construction services.
• Review and analyze the bids and ensure budget and schedule compliance on all work.
• Provide resources to the estimating department to ensure competitive participation on all trades.
• Ensure that all general contract requirements are identified and provide senior management with a list of potential exposures.
• Participate in or oversee the pre-qualification and bid evaluation process for consultants, contractors, and other outside vendors and selects vendors.
• Create detailed analysis of potential exposures, and account for them in the contingency forecast.
• Require the Project Team to assemble and maintain the Project Logs and periodically review for accuracy.
• Work with the Project Team, including Superintendents and Estimators, to consistently produce clear, thorough and accurate Scopes of Work.
• Organize and administer a well-planned purchasing process to prevent the "Just-in-time" purchase of materials.
• Understand the priority of timely buyout and gather the resources to meet the purchasing schedule.
• Provide leadership with the Project Team to produce a clear baseline Contract Schedule and track changes to prevent delays.
• Lead the Project Team to focus on critical path matters to prevent non-excusable delays.
• Provide written monthly updates to senior management of the Contract Schedule.
• Take decisive action with subcontractors that are impacting the schedule.
• Produce buy-out and procurement schedule
• Complete the buy-out process to ensure timely flow of work and avoid budget issues.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Scheduling

Contract administration

Risk management

Communication

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction or related

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Scheduling software

Job description

Thornton Construction Company, Inc. seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead project teams and ensure budgets and schedules are met, while delivering high client value.

The role emphasizes contract administration, risk management, and proactive supplier coordination to achieve profitable, safe, and timely project completions. The SPM will oversee change orders, procurement, submittals, and closeout, and will guide teams through pre-job planning and bidding processes to optimize margins and