Senior Project Manager

McHugh Construction; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Tuition Reimbursement

Long-Term Disability

Short-Term Disability

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Chicago is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee large and smaller scale projects within the Hospitality team. The role involves managing client relationships, subcontractor performance, and ensuring projects meet schedule, quality, and budget targets. Ideal candidates will have a 4-year degree in engineering or construction management, along with 10 years of relevant experience. The position comes with robust benefits including health insurance, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement, promoting a commitment to collaboration and project excellence.

Qualifications

• 10 years of progressive experience in construction, design, finance, and management.
• Ability to apply innovative management techniques to maximize performance.
• Demonstrate understanding of corporate practices impacting project activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage client relationships and ensure financial performance of projects.
• Negotiate and award subcontracts, manage subcontractor performance.
• Participate in project estimates and contract negotiations.

Skills

Client management

Project financial reporting

Communication and interpersonal skills

Innovative management techniques

Education

4-year degree in engineering or construction management

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a new Senior Project Manager to join our Hospitality team. As a SPM you will provide management direction for a large project or a group of smaller projects. You will be responsible for client management, procuring and managing subcontractors, and ensuring schedule, quality, and budget expectations are met on Hospitality focused projects. This is a highly visible position with responsibilities that impact the profit or loss of McHugh Construction.

As a member of the Operations Department, you will work within the Hospitality Team and report to the Project Executive.

Responsibilities

• Participate in developing Project Estimates and Contract negotiations with Clients.
• Negotiate and award subcontracts, draft subcontract documents, and manage subcontractor performance.
• Establish project objectives, review/establish schedules, review and adapt work sequence with Project Manager, Superintendent, project staff and subcontractors.
• Manage project financial reporting including weekly labor and material cost reviews and progress reporting, monthly cost reports, and quarterly projections of project financial performance.
• Manage project record keeping through administrative direction of project staff.
• Direct and monitor project staff and subcontractors to perform and complete work on schedule and in compliance with contract documents, project schedule and budget.
• Authorize staff and subcontractors to perform additional work, work premium time, and other tasks necessary to meet project schedules.
• Obtain approval for expenditures that exceed budget from project executive.
• Identify deviations from schedule and contract documents and implement corrective measures to maintain schedule and budget.
• Represent McHugh in project meetings, labor negotiations, meetings with governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the project, and other meetings necessary for project completion.
• Collaborate effectively with other internal departments and employees including safety, accounting, legal, human resources, and marketing.
• Communicate and assist in enforcing safe working standards on projects.
• Ensure high quality of work is performed on projects.
• Monitor and employee best practice to drive profitability.
• Always communicate externally and internally in a clear, effective manner.
• Contribute to business development efforts for pursuits in new and existing market sectors

Qualifications

• 4-year degree (engineering or construction management) or equivalent in experience, plus 10 years progressive experience/knowledge of construction, design, finance, and management required.
• Effective at managing Client relationships to achieve corporate objectives.
• Ability to apply innovative and effective management techniques to maximize employee performance.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of corporate and industry practices, processes, standards, etc. and their impact on vital project activities.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills (tact, diplomacy, influence, etc.).
• Must be a business-oriented person.

Why You\'ll Love Us

McHugh provides a platform for collaboration, transparency, and efficiency. Within that seamless approach, we offer a full range of core competencies and capabilities including general contracting, construction management, design-build, preconstruction services, program management, concrete construction, structural engineering services on behalf of every client on every project. McHugh’s unwavering commitment and transparency to its clients, its ability to deliver exceptional results on time and within budget, and its dedication to growing and developing its partnerships with subcontractors is the reputation we’ve built and the reason behind our 80% repeat business.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• Medical Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Holiday Pay
• Long-Term Disability
• Short-Term Disability

Please note that this position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship

James McHugh Construction Co. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, and or any other basis protected by law or company policy.

EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability