Construction Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Department: Project Management

Reports To: Project Executive

FLSA Status: Exempt

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SUMMARY

Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of designated project to ensure that goals, objectives, and quality of project are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters by performing the following duties personally or through the assistance of team members. 

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LAWS OF THE LAND

CORE VALUES

Embody and coach: Solutions-based, Integrity, Confidence, and Supportiveness.

MISSION

This position must know and understand the mission statement of our organization and be committed to achieving the mission.

VISION

This position must support and participate in the advancement of our organization’s vision statement.

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EMOTIONAL INTELLEGENCE

• Must be skilled in relationships in order to coach varying personalities to obtain maximum performance and develop current and future leadership.
• Must be self-motivated and action oriented. This person must develop and pursue creative, innovative solutions. Acts without prompting. An eager self-starter.
• This individual must demonstrate mental agility to effectively prioritize, and solve, multiple problems. Must be willing to make difficult decisions. Must have situational awareness (sense of urgency). 
• Provide support, practice empathy, and ask for support when necessary.
• This individual must have a keen attention to detail and be willing to express the importance of quality workmanship.
• This individual’s conduct and behavior must set the tone, reflecting the Core Values, Mission and Vision of this organization.

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review project estimates to create project schedule, project budget, procedures for accomplishing project, and work with estimating department to buy out project and develop project cost coding.
• Review project contract documents per established quality procedures.
• Arrange and facilitate pre-construction meetings and pre-install meetings with owner, architect, engineer, subcontractors, other prime contractors and other personnel key to the success of the project.
• Arrange and chair a project handoff meeting in accordance with corporate policy. 
• Establish project objectives and performance standards within boundaries of corporate policy.
• Secure all appropriate permits, builder's risk insurance, and bonds for the project if required.
• Issue purchase orders and subcontracts to suppliers in accordance with corporate policy.
• Create and maintain job schedule and coordinate the scheduling of subcontractors and materials to ensure the on-time delivery of the project to the owner.
• Attend or conduct weekly job meetings, and if conducting issue meeting minutes within 24 hours.
• Approve all job invoices and update monthly job costs.
• Issue change orders and requests for information, review submittals, create and update submittal log.
• Monitor vendor performance and if necessary, perform site inspections to verify products at vendor location.
• Manage all financial aspects of project (including cost control, invoicing, cash flow, income/expenses, etc..) to protect the company’s interest and simultaneously maintain good relationships with client and suppliers.
• Maintain official project log and documentation files.
• Ensure that plans and specifications are properly maintained and updated. Ensure that project superintendent maintains and updates as-built drawings.
• Confer with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems.
• Inspect work performed to ensure quality craftsmanship.
• Work with safety director to ensure a safe work site for all personnel.
• Coordinate with project superintendent activities required of government regulatory agencies.
• Undertake all actions required to complete job closeout requirements.
• Arrange and chair a post job review meeting. Archive job cost studies and lessons learned.

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SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise the project-specific actions of administrative personnel, entry-level project managers or co-ops assigned to said project.
• Assists in the supervision of Superintendents assigned to their projects. 
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Other responsibilities could include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  
• Ability to self-direct and manage individual projects. Must be self-motivated and action oriented.
• Ability to think creatively and contribute ideas that fit within our mission and vision.
•  Must be able to understand varying personalities to encourage maximum performance.
• This person must demonstrate mental agility to effectively prioritize and solve multiple problems. 
• Must have situational awareness and are able to prioritize projects as they are assigned. Provides support and asks for support when necessary.
• Must have a valid driver's license.

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EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree (B. A/B. S.) from four-year college or university in a construction related field and five years related experience, or eight years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

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PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.