Construction Senior Project Manager (Higher Education)

The Senior Project Manager is a key leader in the company and represents company values in every way. The SPM has direct responsibility for the overall success of the select construction projects, including oversight and mentorship of project teams within the higher education sector

Client Details

Founded in 1960, my client is a national construction company on the cutting edge of innovation, operating with accountability and integrity. They have 19 regional offices accross the United States and are committed to serving a wide variety of clients accross multiple business segments.

Description

• Leading a program-project construction management (PM/CM) team for the design-build delivery of multiple facilities, including management of the subconsultants.
• Working collaboratively with client staff as required to facilitate assignments.
• Working collaboratively and proactively with designers, contractors, consultants, and municipal authorities to successfully deliver all project goals, and alert project team to potential problems.
• Attending, leading and participating in project meetings, and responsible for project team coordination and communications through meeting minutes, field reports, and provide briefings using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Working with client approved project management software to facilitate decision making, stakeholder communications, and project administration.
• Reviewing and evaluating design document submissions, contractor submittals, RFIs, field memos, and mock-ups, for validation of contractual performance compliance, identification of project risks, and conformance to approved schedule, budget and quality standards.
• Continuous monitoring of project schedules, budget cost status, and quality conformance in order to manage the project and provide weekly reporting identifying project progress, potential risks or perceived impacts.
• Managing the work to in compliance with State, local and Federal requirements.
• Analyzing contractor performance in the field to confirm conformance with the contracted scope of work, schedule and cost documentation, report finding to client Project Manager, and provide support as required for coordination and/or reconciliation.
• Working with project scheduler to review design and construction schedules, analyze critical path, validate updates, confirm progress, evaluate schedule options, and communicates schedule status to the client project manager, consultants, and others as directed.
• Work together with a Preconstruction Manager and Cost estimator to establish and monitor the budget, and build detailed cost reports, change notices, and other cost control tools to effectively manage project costs within the allocated budget.
• Review client safety requirements, review and validate contractor's safety program, and maintain performance in alignment with company's environmental health and safety requirements.
• Review contractor payment applications along with the schedule of values to validate percentage of construction complete for each trade, and the materials and equipment on-site, and confirm payment applications to ensure accountability of project value.
• Review, negotiate and make recommendations to the client on proposed change orders.
• Manage projects to complete on-time, within budget, and at the specified standards of quality.
• Provide reporting of project key performance indicators (KPI) tailored to client requirements.
• Monitor project team documentation methods to ensure strict control and coordination of project records, files, documents, and correspondence.

Profile

• Prior experience building in Philadelphia local higher educaiton sector is highly preferred
• A minimum of 10 years experience full-time as a Project Manager for vertical construction projects.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management
• LEED Certification preferred

Job Offer

• Annual performance based bonus
• Excellent benefits - health, medical, vision, dental
• Monthly Car allowance
• Paid time off and sick days
• 401k with company match

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Salary : $180,000 - $210,000