Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Job Summary
The Senior Project Manager (SPM) is responsible, with the Project Superintendent, for the overall success of a larger (>$50M) project or multiple smaller projects. The SPM demonstrates excellent people skills and provides the core leadership required to guide the project team to success.
Job Responsibilities
- Monitors project safety with full ability to stop work if unsafe conditions exist and report concerns to the Project Superintendent and Safety department.
- Understands all trades, including MEP, and has expert knowledge in all aspects of commercial and industrial construction.
- Knowledgeable in estimating, bidding, and unit costs, ensuring accuracy of estimate. Represents BELL at owner pre-bid and pre-proposal meetings.
- Expertly creates and evaluates detailed project schedules, including preconstruction activities, and performs constructability analysis on large projects.
- Successfully forecasts costs throughout the lifecycle of the project.
- Provides expertise and leadership in CM, design-build, and design-assist relationships.
- Understands and evaluates lead times to ensure everything is ordered timely and available when needed to support the project schedule.
- Identifies unique owner requirements and produces documents that support those requests.
- Leads and drives subcontractor compliance and recovery process. Understands all aspects of subcontract management including subcontract terms and conditions language, lien release process, insurance, and claims avoidance/resolution. Prepares for and successfully runs subcontract meetings.
- Trains, mentors, coaches, and evaluates project team.
- Knowledgeable of company financials and understands financial statements.
- Develops project-specific punchlist approach and integrates owner, CM, and designers into program. Creates and monitors the punchlist process to ensure timely execution.
- Supervises the closeout process to ensure successful completion.
- Oversees the project team as they manage costs on Self-Performed Work, providing guidance on mitigation measures as needed.
- Communicates with Accounting and Project Administration to produce pay apps, reports, and pricing for owner change requests and change orders timely and accurately.
- Works with business development staff in new project pursuit and procurement.
- Partners with the Safety Director and Quality Control Director to manage and ensure compliance with each program’s policies, protocols, and government regulations for all projects.
- Ensures a harassment-free workplace for all employees
- Performs additional responsibilities as assigned.
Education & Experience
- Minimum required – Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum required – Six (6) years of Project Management experience.
Knowledge & Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word.
- Ability to use and implement new tools and technologies, such as Autodesk, Primavera, Viewpoint, Bluebeam, and Building Information Models (BIM) software.
- Knowledge of local & regional markets with ability to develop and maintain business relationships.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including delivering clear and persuasive presentations.
- Demonstrated understanding of construction finance, scheduling, engineering, estimating, and purchasing processes and techniques.
- Able to read, comprehend, and interpret contracts, drawings, blueprints, specifications, schedules, and scopes of work.