Senior Project Manager

Overwatch Construction Management; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction management firm is seeking a dedicated Project Manager to oversee various construction projects for the CSU Chancellor’s Office. The successful candidate will be responsible for design management, scheduling, and communication with stakeholders. A background in higher education projects and experience in managing construction activities are preferred. This role requires at least 5 years of experience as an Owner’s Representative and a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management. The position offers a challenging opportunity to contribute to important projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management or at least 10 years of experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing construction projects.
• Experience directing project management functions and integrating scope, time, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Oversee construction delivery within cost and schedule constraints.
• Provide construction status updates to owners.
• Perform quality reviews of construction deliverables.
• Ensure work completion within design and budget constraints.
• Develop key performance indicators and reports.

Skills

Construction project management

Stakeholder communication

Quality assurance

Schedule management

Cost estimation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Job description

Overwatch CM is seeking a dedicated and highly motivated Project Manager to join our team working on various projects for the CSU Chancellor’s Office. This person will be responsible for design management, scheduling, estimating, coordination & communication with internal stakeholders, contractor procurement, consultant procurement, consultant management, preconstruction management, construction management, and project closeout.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and delivery of construction within cost, scope, schedule and risk management of multiple projects
• Provide owners with construction status updates and recommendations.
• Perform construction quality reviews with project manager/Contractors to assess accuracy and completeness of construction deliverables.
• Ensure work completion within schedule, budgetary and design constraints; make decisions about planning of organization and completion of assignments; solve complex technical problems and provide alternative methods for achieving goals when necessary.
• Develop, track, reports based on key performance indicators.
• Effectively communicate and liaison with project team members and stakeholders.
• Estimate and obtain the resources and participants needed to successfully implement construction projects.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations to diverse stakeholders and upper management.
• Conduct timely project Lessons Learned and create recommendations in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Develop best practices and tools for construction development, execution and management.

Qualifications

• Prior experience working on higher education projects is highly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management OR at least 10 years of related experience working on tenant improvement projects.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the Management of Construction Projects acting as the Owner’s Representative.
• Demonstrated experience directing project management functions and overseeing integration, scope, time management, cost, quality, communications, and risk components.
• Significant experience overseeing project and construction management functions for the design & construction of remodel projects in infrastructure installations and replacement projects for industry, government or university use.
• Experience in administering and developing construction contracts is required.