Senior Construction Project Leader (Owner's Rep)

Opitz Bürotechnik; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HPM seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead client projects and tenant improvement consulting, coordinating with client management and PM staff. Travel up to 20% may be required as projects progress from design through construction.

The role emphasizes profitability, contract oversight, reporting, and team leadership, with responsibility for budgets, schedules, and vendor interactions across phases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Building Science, Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related field.
• Min 15 yrs experience with significant experience on the Owner’s side.
• Proficiency in MS Office and scheduling software; willingness to travel up to 20%

Responsibilities

• Establish profitability goals and strategies to achieve them; manage and control internal cost to ensure profitability.
• Manage and administrate Owner contracts, ensure risks are properly identified and managed on a daily basis.
• Prepares and coordinates project reports and drawing reviews for clients at all project phases including conceptual, schematic, design development and construction phases.
• Participate in marketing efforts and group sales planning strategies for development of new business.
• Oversee setup and administration of all business plans, estimate adjustments, cost control and reporting.
• Chairs and schedules meetings, prepares agendas, develops and maintains master project budgets and timelines for each project and project phase to ensure overall objectives and client needs are met.
• Assist with pre-qualification process for bidders, develop and solicit responses to RFP's/RFQ's, assist the owner in selecting the appropriate project delivery method.
• Oversee the change management process; assist owners with development and implementation of design changes and project teams with analysis and recommendations regarding architect and contractor change order requests.
• Directly participates in the marketing and presentation of services to clients.
• Reviews requisitions, change orders and other invoices associated with the project and advises and counsels the owner.
• Reports to the owner major problems and findings and results achieved along with specific, complete and comprehensive recommendations.
• Oversee projects through to project close out; development and adherence to pre-construction schedules and construction milestones, accurate and timely tracking of submittals, RFI's and other critical project documentation, weekly and monthly reporting to the owner.
• Assist with development and review of all cost estimates; ensure cost estimates are being prepared at appropriate stages of design.
• Oversee the work of assistant project managers and participate in delivering training for other project staff.
• Prepare and submit monthly status reports and cost projections, review for accuracy in coding and processing of invoices.

Skills

MS Office

Scheduling software

Team leadership

Client interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Building Science / Construction Management / Civil Engineering

Tools

SureTrak

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Procore

Revit

VICO

Job description

HPM seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead client projects and tenant improvement consulting, coordinating with client management and PM staff. Travel up to 20% may be required as projects progress from design through construction.

The role emphasizes profitability, contract oversight, reporting, and team leadership, with responsibility for budgets, schedules, and vendor interactions across phases.