Senior Project Manager: Strategic Project Leader

Suffolkconstruction; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Suffolk Construction in West Palm Beach, FL is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee project administration, budget updates, change orders, and close-out processes. The role focuses on managing contracts, trade partner agreements, purchase orders, and risk, while guiding the project team to meet the plan and performance targets.

The candidate will coordinate with Oracle/ Expedition systems for cost control, track field directives, and manage owner/subcontractor payments.

Responsibilities

• Produce thorough forecast of Cost-to-Complete which drills down to identify potential exposures
• Coordinate the use of Oracle with Expedition to readily identify exposures
• Require the project team to track costs of field directives and back charges for forecasting purposes
• Create detailed analysis of line-item exposures, particularly unit price contracts
• Follow the Forecasting Calendar for on-time completion of forecasts
• Teach the Standard Operating Procedures for budget updating to others
• Require the project team to fully utilize Expedition to track all Proposed Change Order (PCO) items including in-scope and out-of-scope
• Provide the Owner with up-to-date status reports relating to Changes
• Require the project team to produce a monthly Owner Change Order (OCO) to prevent aging of PCO issues which further allows for timely closure of Changes with Subcontractors
• Work to recover all legitimate GC costs relating to Owner Changes
• Track the status of all Contract Allowances in Expedition and submits Change Order Requests (COR) when an over-run is likely
• Require the project team to track all field directives and back charges in Expedition for timely processing on a monthly basis, i.e. composite clean-up, hoisting time, etc.
• Establish an effective Close-out Plan early in the project which includes the early collection, review, and packaging of Contract close-out documents
• Implement the use of the Noncompliance Reporting System
• Require the team to utilize the Work list System to organize and manage the completion of phases of the work
• Utilize the Completion-Compliance-Quality Form (CCQ) process for close-out
• Teach close out process to other SCCI employees
• Require the project team to have the completed pay requisitions approved by the Owner no later than the 1st of each month
• Produce an effective Schedule of Values
• Establish a regimented process for the collection of payments no later than 30 days and subsequent efficient system for the payment to Subcontractors
• Review the Hold Reports before payment is due to allow for timely handling of deficiency issues and payment to Subcontractors/Vendors
• Consistently manage the cash flow of the Project to maintain a fiscally responsible position for SCCI
• Produce an effective Schedule of Values which supports a strong cash flow position
• Review each Subcontractors initial Schedule of Values to prevent overpayment
• Review Sub/Vendor requisitions to prevent payment of unsigned or unfunded Change Orders
• Produce and update the cash model for the Owner to prevent surprises
• Produce an accurate percent complete projection to support the SCCI financial management process
• Establishes a meeting regiment for the Project Team which provides for effective communication and problem solving
• Follow the SOP for focused meetings such as PM/PE, OAC's, subcontractor meetings, coordination meetings, Precon Sessions, etc.
• Manage all meetings by agenda and work to time limits
• Require the Project Team to assemble and maintain the Project Logs (Cash Management, Change Management, Noncompliance, Buy-Schedule, Contracts, Procurement, Submittals, RFI's, Safety, Hold Reports, Construction Schedule, Work lists) and periodically review for accuracy
• Conduct focus meetings once per month to review the maintenance of those logs and drills down to identify potential exposures and issues
• Establish a "Firm but Fair" approach to building relationships with Subcontractors
• Promote an environment of organization and professionalism with Subcontractors
• Address issues immediately with a non-performing Subcontractor to protect SCCI from resulting delay and potential impact
• Work with the Project Team, including Superintendents and Estimators, to consistently produce clear, thorough, and accurate Scopes of Work based on drilled down review of documents
• Organize and administer a well-planned purchasing process to prevent the "Just in time" purchase of materials
• Understand the priority of timely buy-out and gather the

Job description

Suffolk Construction in West Palm Beach, FL is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee project administration, budget updates, change orders, and close-out processes. The role focuses on managing contracts, trade partner agreements, purchase orders, and risk, while guiding the project team to meet the plan and performance targets.

The candidate will coordinate with Oracle/ Expedition systems for cost control, track field directives, and manage owner/subcontractor payments.