Senior Construction Project Manager: Scheduling & Budget

Peckham Industries, Inc.; City of Hudson (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Peckham Industries Inc. is seeking a Project Manager III to oversee multiple construction projects across our NY and New England network.

You will lead scheduling, cost monitoring, and coordination with estimators, superintendents and clients to keep projects on time and within budget. The role requires 10+ years in construction, strong CPM scheduling and experience with NYSDOT/VAOT projects, and a track record of driving profitability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant construction experience.
• Experience managing NYSDOT & VAOT projects >$10 million.
• 4-year degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering, preferred.
• Strong understanding of milling, paving, and heavy excavation operations.
• Strong knowledge of CPM Scheduling, cost estimation and budget, contract management, procurement, safety, stakeholder and client communication, cost control and financial oversight.
• Experience with B2W products and Vista Viewpoint.
• Proficient verbal and written English.
• Track record of strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Legal right to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Results Matter. Planning and coordinating field operations and administrative work across multiple projects at once while continuously seeking to improve our value proposition.
• Respect and engage. Communicate frequently and professionally with the General Manager, project managers, superintendents, foreman, suppliers, and customers regarding job cost analysts and job progress.
• Protect family and friends. Maintain a Safety Culture that fosters a zero-incident environment for people to come to work every day and perform their best.
• Humility. Foster teamwork and a “one-company” sense of purpose for the team under your management.
• Innovation. Prioritize the ability to drive profit and consistently build better than bid.
• Measurement. Develop SOP to enable performance and growth with tasks like 2-week lookahead scheduling and cost monitoring.
• Obligated. Visit sites to inspect projects before bids and during construction.
• Mastery. Understand regional market dynamics and assist in execution of tactics to enhance performance.
• Dedication. Use job cost reports to monitor financials and identify gains/losses on a project basis.

Skills

Organizational skills

Fast-paced environment

Verbal & written English

Team leadership

Education

4-year degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering

Tools

B2W products

Vista Viewpoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Introduction

Peckham Industries Inc. (PII) has been a family run business since 1924 and we believe our “family by choice” ethos delivers value as the trusted supplier of construction materials, products, and services in the communities we serve. Through our extensive network of hot mix asphalt and ready-mix concrete plants, quarries, and liquid asphalt terminals, PII delivers the highest quality materials and custom solutions to thousands of road construction and road maintenance customers.

Overview

The Project Manager III plays a critical role in overseeing projects and ensuring their successful execution, with a strong emphasis on scheduling and financial oversight. This individual will be responsible for developing and managing project timelines to ensure all deadlines are met, coordinating with subcontractors to facilitate an efficient workflow, and overseeing project budgets through cost monitoring and financial analysis. In addition, the Project Manager III will work closely with estimators to aid in gathering information and streamline the review process of bids, ensuring that all relevant data is considered for informed decision-making. Throughout the project lifecycle, the Project Manager III will collaborate with other project managers, superintendents and clients to maintain satisfaction and track progress. Ultimately, this role is focused on guiding projects to successful completion in partnership with Superintendents and the General Manager.

Responsibilities

• Results Matter. Planning and coordinating field operations and administrative work across multiple projects at once while continuously seeking to improve our value proposition.
• Respect and engage. Communicate frequently and professionally with the General Manager, project managers, superintendents, foreman, suppliers, and customers regarding items such as job cost analysts and job progress regularly.
• Protect family and friends. Maintain a Safety Culture that fosters a zero-incident environment for people to come to work every day and perform their best. Communicate with openness, innovation, idea sharing, messaging and actions that keeps safety and first and foremost in people’s minds.
• Humility. Foster teamwork and a “one-company” sense of purpose for the team under your management.
• Innovation. Remain open to a new way of doing things. Prioritizing the ability to drive profit and consistently build better than bid.
• Measurement. Develop a standard operating procedure to enable performance and growth with key responsibilities such as driving a consistent 2-week lookahead schedule process, orchestrating project scheduling meetings and hand-offs, monitoring job costs and improving performance margins, attending regular meetings on job sites, and approving project specific invoices.
• Obligated. Visit sites to inspect projects before bids and during construction.
• Mastery. Understand regional market dynamics and assist in the execution of tactics to enhance performance – continuously seek to improve.
• Dedication. Utilize job cost reports to monitor job financials closely and swiftly identify any gains or losses on a project-specific basis.

Requirements

Requirements, Education and Experience:

• 10+ years of relevant construction experience.
• Experience managing NYSDOT & VAOT projects >$10 million.
• 4-year degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering, preferred.
• Strong understanding of milling, paving, and heavy excavation operations.
• Strong knowledge of CPM Scheduling, cost estimation and budget, contract management, procurement, safety, stakeholder and client communication, cost control and financial oversight.
• Experience with B2W products and Vista Viewpoint.
• Proficient verbal and written English.
• Track record of strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Legal right to work in the U.S.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. The actual rate or salary offered will be determined based on job-related factors, including relevant experience, education, qualifications, skills, and other legitimate business considerations, consistent with applicable law and the Company’s compensation practices.


Travel:

Position may require up to 40% travel by personal vehicle to offices throughout the state of New York and New England based on the needs of the business.


Work Environment/Physical Demands:

This is mostly sedentary outside of traveling to construction sites. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers. The job will require frequent traveling in the field and various construction sites. This would require the ability to sit at a desk, frequent walking, bend or stand as necessary. Heavy work that includes moving objects up to 50 lb. or more. This position works on or near moving mechanical parts and loud equipment. Requires the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time as well as lifting, pulling, bending, kneeling, squatting, climbing, walking, reaching, driving, and repetitive motion.


Values:

At Peckham, you will experience our values wherever you work: corporate offices, plants, quarries, or paving operations. We share a common set of values - safety, integrity, dedication, and efficiency which are embedded in how we show up every day. Ours is a culture where we protect family and friends, our word is our bond, we are committed to serve and results matter. Our values are the foundation of our growth and we believe will pave the way for future success.^PRC^