Construction Project Manager Jobs

Mackenzie Eason & Associates has been retained to recruit a Project Manager for a rapidly growing water storage construction company. Join this amazing and growing team as they increase in size and revenue. Their amazing culture is built around a family atmosphere, service, exceptional products, and the company’s continued growth.

The company’s success depends on each employee and their ability to manage the success of each client and project.

We are seeking a Project Manager with overall responsibility for successfully delivering projects, primarily self-perform construction, bidding, and budgeting to current and developing clients. The Project Manager will prepare bids and budgetary proposals for prospective large structural water structure projects across the United States. This position will require robust analytical skills to assess the best prices for a project and will be required to provide accurate project bids that support profitable business decisions.

The PM will lead all three phases of project management:

• Handle Subcontractors and close out of the project.
• Construction, Support, and Operations
• Contracts and Design Phase,

This role will have extensive contact with clients and vendors to negotiate proposals, build relationships, and handle all main communication. Being able to meet deadlines while also being able to handle all communication and build a relationship with the client is essential.

Each Project Manager will have an Assistant Project Manager and Project assistant assigned for each project to assist with coordination, procurement, materials delivery, and general support. Each PM typically runs 4-6 projects at a time, with most projects taking 13-14 months in warm climate states and up to 2 years in cold climate states.

The PM will be expected to travel approximately 25% of the time to sites to oversee the project's completion, coordination, and responsibility for the budget. All construction projects are primarily self-perform with their own fabrication units, various construction crews, and the last 10-15% subcontractors for electrical, SCADA systems, communications, security, fencing, landscape, painting, and irrigation.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have experience in large-scale design-build construction. Self-perform is a plus, but not required. The candidate will have a progressive skillset that includes scheduling, RFI’s, Submittals, Scoping Subcontractors, Subcontract Management, Assessing Proposals, Estimating, Procurement, and Working with field personnel. The candidate will be disciplined and self-motivated which results in being proactive with deadlines and communication. The candidate will be able to juggle four to six projects in the various stages. The PM is expected to develop the Assistant Project Managers and Project Assistants and will have experience in coaching and feedback. PM's will become experts within the first year in water storage design and construction. The candidate will be able to travel as needed to construction sites. The ideal candidate will understand construction means and methods and be able to provide monthly updates on forecasting and budget changes. The ideal candidate will be stable and interested in a career with Landmark.

The ideal candidate will possess experience, knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Experience with Procore, Project Schedule, etc.
• Experience in self-perform heavy civil construction
• Experience with subcontract scope development, review, and administration
• Experience with material procurement

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Proficiency in technical concepts related to construction execution
• Good time management skills
• Assumes responsibility for project success
• High level of attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational capabilities
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative in approach to identifying issues and driving them to conclusion

Project Manager Responsibilities

• Regularly monitor project costs and effectiveness of change management process
• Manage distribution of bidding documents and tracking of bidders, including solicitation of bidders and management of data (as required)
• Review budget / cost entries of others and evaluate reports for accuracy
• Managing the Assistant Project Managers and Project Assistants and helping them as needed
• Manage emergency crisis procedures and ensure staff is appropriately trained
• Prepare conceptual schedules based on initial information about a project. Develop site logistics plans in conjunction with the Operations Team
• Prepare constructability reviews to determine completeness of documents; review details for buildability and potential jurisdictional issues; evaluate access issues for equipment and sequencing
• Involvement in seeking repeat and new business sales
• Develop and analyze market resources and be aware of local market capabilities
• Initiate set up of jobsite, including mobilization of trailer/Conex box, coordinate SWPP, traffic control, site security, fencing, and the required notices to agencies are completed
• Facilitate meetings with project team
• Ensure punch list process is completed in a timely manner
• Write subcontracts, both standard subcontract orders and more complex types such as professional services or design-assist, mentor others on best practices of contract writing
• Create and manage general conditions budget, receiving assistance for initial assumptions. Monitor and update projections on a monthly basis
• Facilitate value analysis/engineering efforts with preconstruction and identify items for inclusion. Review estimates prepared by preconstruction group for potential scope gaps
• Complete monthly forecast (CAC). Set up a multi-element cash flow and manpower projection analysis at varying stages of the project; enter monthly actuals and run reports; adjust projections based on actual progress; explain relevant changes to the work and variations to the budget
• Manage issues with subcontractors
• Communicate project expectations to field operations team
• Enforcement of compliance of jobsite procedures; serve as lead of any internal audits
• Monitor field operations for compliance with schedule requirements
• Facilitate Mechanical/Electrical coordination
• Assist with process to respond to RFPs and prepare presentation for new projects
• Assist with review of estimates
• Establish non-reimbursables based on interpretation of contract; work to minimize their usage
• Manage Owner/Engineer relations and communicate needs
• Review payment applications and manage processing according to owner requirements. Support jobsite cash management, including monitoring of job profitability and timeliness of payment from owner
• Receive and review contractor quotes for changes; negotiate appropriate costs. Assist with processing changes to owner agreement
• Lead staff in implementation of best practices in processes
• Initiate setup of a project schedule and creation of internal / external stakeholder activities and logic, with no/little assistance on durations and schedule flow. Maintain project schedule and manage with Superintendent and Operations Team through updates, implementing logic modifications, and adding activities
• Meet with approving authority to obtain signatures for change orders. Identify and implement opportunities for fee enhancements, including billing rates, self-perform opportunities, and additional scope Management
• Assist with verification of approved products being installed
• Facilitate creation and approval of project Operation and Maintenance Manuals
• Identify, apply, and ensure all permits are in place, temporary power, setup of any procedures to address permitting for project Field Operations
• Manage owner issues/concerns at the jobsite and handle communication with higher levels of owner organization
• Ensure RFIs and submittals are being appropriately processed by the APM/PA; mentor staff on best practices. Ensure office procedures are implemented, including filing system, correspondence formats, start-up documents, closeout documents, and archiving in accordance with project specifications
• Oversee closeout of owner contract and acceptance of project
• Receive/evaluate bids, mentor others in the conducting of post-bid reviews
• Manage development of work scopes and mentor others on their creation

Education & Experience Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction, business, or related field of study

Experience Required

• Minimum of seven (7) years of project management experience in heavy construction, design-build projects, and managing multi-million-dollar projects

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