Senior Project Manager

Plant Construction Company, LP; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Plant Construction Company L.P. seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to join the Silicon Valley team.

The candidate will lead complex projects, coordinate with clients, architects and inspectors, and drive scheduling, cost control, and safety with a hands-on leadership style. The role requires a minimum of ten years of construction management experience, a degree in CM/Eng/Architecture, and proficiency with project management and estimating tools.

Qualifications

• 10+ years construction management experience.
• Experience overseeing projects valued from $50M to $200M.
• Excellent English language verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of scheduling and estimation software listed.

Responsibilities

• Participate in pre-construction activities as needed.
• Act as liaison with client, architect, consultants, and building department.
• Interface with site supervisors and implement innovative construction methods.
• Prepare and maintain project schedules and project documents.
• Coordinate with onsite contractors for integrating new systems with existing utilities.
• Monitor subcontractors and their performance.
• Manage cost changes and forecast financial results.
• Review submittals and materials for timely delivery.
• Oversee safety procedures and drive quality control.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor degree in Construction Management

Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor degree in Architecture

Tools

MS Project

Primavera 6

Sage Timberline

Procore

On-Screen Takeoff

Precision Estimating

MS 365

Bluebeam

Docusign

AutoCAD

BIM

V-Planner

Job description

Plant Construction Company, L.P. is an award-winning general contractor headquartered in San Francisco with an annual volume of approximately $400M. For over 75 years, Plant has been a leader in the construction industry providing preconstruction, construction management, and general contracting services for a wide range of project types including seismic renovation, infrastructure, life sciences, education, office, mixed-use developments, historic structures, hospitality and residential. We are known to consistently deliver quality construction, detailed and accurate estimates, and “high touch” client services for the most complex projects. As a firm of approximately 350 people, Plant is recognized for consistently meeting the standard set by the slogan “The Finest Construction Services, Efficiently Performed, Delivered on Schedule.”

We would like to add an experienced Senior Project Manager to our team to work within the established culture and guidelines of the Company at our Silicon Valley Office. Qualified candidates will have extensive Bay Area business knowledge and experience, as well as strong communication and IT skills, demonstrated leadership and at least 10 years of prior experience managing challenging projects.

Position Title: Senior Project Manager

Reports To: Operations Manager

Status: Exempt

Required Experience: 10+ years

Salary Range: $180,000 to 210,000+

Responsibilities and Duties

• Participate in pre-construction activities as needed
• Act as liaison with the client, architect, consultants, and the Department of Building Inspection
• Interface with site supervisors; look for and implement innovative construction methods
• Prepare and maintain project schedules
• Prepare project documents- client change orders, subcontracts, subcontractor change orders, meeting minutes, letters, memorandums, notices, etc.
• Provide assistance coordinating with onsite contractors in planning and coordinating the stages of connecting new systems with existing utility systems
• Control and monitor subcontractors and monitor their performance
• Manage cost changes, track legitimate change orders requests, compile fair pricing for work and forecast financial results accurately
• Review and expedite submittals and materials
• Monitor critical material items and deliveries
• Maintain quality control and production efficiency
• Maintain immediate and direct responsibility for production phases of the project; resolve production problems
• Oversee that jobsite safety procedures are being followed
• Provide feedback on production costs to the Estimating Department

Objectives or Goals to Measure Performance:

• Profitable, on-time completion of projects
• Promotion of positive image of the company
• Timely submittal of proposals
• Customer / client satisfaction
• Adherence to company policy and procedure manual
• Personal professional growth and education

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor college degree, in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or Architecture is required (advanced degree or training favored)
• Minimum of ten years construction-related experience is required overseeing projects valuing $50M to $200M
• Excellent English language verbal and written communication skills and effective interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge and experience with the following software and programs is required:
• MS Project or Primavera 6 for project scheduling
• Sage Timberline Estimating and Procore for Construction Management
• On-Screen Takeoff - construction estimating and takeoff solutions for contractors
• Precision - estimating software where we put all our estimate line items
• Microsoft 365 - Outlook (email) and cloud-based suite of productivity application like MS Teams
• Bluebeam - for PDF markup and collaboration tool
• Docusign - Electronic signature and agreement
• Working knowledge and experience with the following software and programs is preferred:
• AutoCAD for schematic design and presentations and project layout
• BIM for clash detection
• V-Planner - knowledge in V-Planner (comprehensive solution for production planning and it supports the workflows of the Last Planner® System (LPS))

Plant Construction Company L.P. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, offers a competitive salary and benefits package and has an excellent record of employee retention. We promote professional development and career advancement opportunities.