What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at RETAIL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC?
Summary/Objective:
The project manager works to oversee all aspects of construction projects from gathering bid information, working with the superintendent/subcontractors on project status, to turning over the project to the customer. Project managers also work with the customer to provide outstanding service by educating, communicating, and guiding them through the construction process.
Essential Functions:
- Develop lasting relationships with clients, architects, vendors to understand future planning as well as support continuous growth.
- Estimating: Generates approved estimates for client contract creation. Solicits pricing for projects located throughout the US and generates proposals after qualifying subcontractor bids that are based on Invitations to Bid and Requests for Proposals received from corporate clients
- Pre-Construction/Project Start Up: schedule and lead hand off meetings, manages design/pre-construction phases, generates and updates master schedule.
- Construction Management: Manages schedule updates through project completion. Ensures subcontractors are compliant with, or exceed, company requirements. Identify and implement cost and time saving measures. Schedule and lead weekly project team, client meetings, and other necessary meetings required to effectively complete a project. Leads, and participates in schedule logic reviews. Establish and monitor QA/QC processes with superintendent (i.e. checklists, punch lists), etc.
- Communication: Effectively work with the project team. Keep open communication on status of project and advise if any issues arise on the job site to all parties such as owner, architect, project manager, crew, government agencies, inspectors, etc.
- Post Construction: Champions and ensures timely closeout including Owner/Architect punch list, schedules and monitors warranty walk thru with client, conducts lessons learned debrief.
- Participates in and promotes company Safety Program