Senior Project Manager, Architecture

Gannett Fleming, Inc.; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

401(k) plan

PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Incentive pay

Job summary

GFT Southeast Construction Services seeks a Design/Construction Manager in Miami to lead design and construction oversight for airport facilities upgrades. You will coordinate design projects, expedite permits, and align construction with schedules while maintaining strong client relations.

With at least six years in vertical construction, you will communicate clearly, manage costs and schedules, and collaborate with field teams, inspectors, and 3rd parties to deliver projects on time and within

Qualifications

• Clear, concise written and oral communication.
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with public agencies, architects, engineers, permits/inspections departments, utility owners, and employees.
• Understanding of cost control and schedule management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design project management and permitting.
• Review design, permitting and construction schedules; monitor progress.
• Provide updates on project status to Client and stakeholders.
• Ensure field reports, photos, and documentation are properly filed.

Skills

Clear communication

Stakeholder management

Cost and schedule control

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or architecture

Job description

Our GFT Southeast Construction Services team is currently looking for a Design / Construction Managerto join our growing team!

This position is based out of Miami and will work at our client's office, the Miami International Airport - Facilities Management Department, as an extension of staff.

At GFT, we're not just engineering the future; we're meticulously building it. Our comprehensive suite of construction and program management services reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence, safety, innovation, and sustainability. Our construction management services are the cornerstone of our commitment to transforming communities and enhancing lives. We oversee every construction phase to help ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards.

What you'll be challenged to do:

With minimal supervision, provides design and construction management services for several facilities upgrades at the Miami International Airport. Initially performs routine design management, coordinate permits, reviews schedules, and coordinate construction activities.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Coordinate the management of design projects.
• Expedite permitting approval with building code officials.
• Reviews design, permitting and construction schedules.
• Validates construction estimates.
• Provides support to Miami Dade Aviation Department - Facility Management - as required.
• Monitoring cost control and schedule management.
• Engaging with all stakeholders in a positive manner via verbal and written communication
• Coordinate closely with Client regarding construction activities and job progress especially activities that will interfere with the client's daily operation
• Working with the scheduler to develop a thorough and realistic schedule
• Reviews all field staff reports such as daily field reports and daily photography of work activities and installation methods.
• Ensures project documentation is being named and filed correctly in construction management software.
• Coordinates schedule and construction activities with 3rd Party Inspectors, Contractors, and Owner staff.
• Working with field staff to ensure Field Quality Verification and Safety Inspections
• Coordinate closely with Field Staff regarding construction activities, job progress, quality verification, and field oversight.
• Provide updates and report to Client about project status.

What you will bring to our firm:

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or architecture or in a construction related field from an accredited college is preferred
• Minimum of 6 years' experience in vertical construction projects.
• Shall be capable of providing clear, concise written and oral communication.
• Effective communicator who can maintain and foster positive relationships with public agencies, architects, engineers, permits/inspections departments, utility owners, and company employees
• Understanding of cost control and schedule management
• Resourcefulness, imagination and a passion for challenges
• High level of fairness, honesty and integrity
• Experience with construction of residential/multifamily is preferred.
• PE, RA or CGC licenses are not required, but highly recommended.

Compensation: $35.00 - $45.00 per/hour Salary dependent upon experience and geographic location

Featured Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.
• Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
• Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations
• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships - that’s why we're the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry's brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans' status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property GFT.

Location: Miami, FLCore Business Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMEmployment Status: Full-Time GFT does require the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.