Senior Project Manager Construction
17 days ago
San Diego
Job Description The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the overall strategy of the project management team and multiple projects’ design, procurement, and construction, including cost, schedule, and quality control. Ensures the project's successful completion and customer expectations are met by overseeing all aspects of each client project, including sub-consultants, sub-contractors, site management team, design team, contract administration, construction accounting, and others. Coordinates all team bandwidth requirements with resource management. Mentors, coaches, and supervises all project managers and assistant project managers. Travel Travel is required – up to 80%. 80% is required due to assignment being on site/physical location, living in temporary housing. Onsite is Monday - Friday with occasional off hours work, nights and weekends as needed. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Client Management: • Manage multiple clients, ensuring satisfaction through every step of the project lifecycle., • Build on established client accounts, maintain current sales goals, and identify potential future opportunities and share with applicable sales team members. Seeks opportunities for the continued expansion of services into the client’s business., • Ensure that the client is fully aware of the process, process deliverable expectations, and the necessary decisions to be made during the project. Create and manage the project team to deliver on client expectations for deliverables and communications. * Ensure consistency of deliverables to meet the Standard of Care. * Provide client and team leadership to drive project programming, design, budgeting and scheduling meetings with client and design team, including all follow-up regarding proposed or actual changes in any facet of the project(s) or project scope changes. * Act as an escalation point for any customer-facing errors, implementing quick and encompassing corrective measures. Team Management: • Ensure clear goals and expectations are set for all PM team members., • Organize and conduct regular project team meetings to monitor design, documentation, and construction status., • Organize and conduct and publish regular owner’s status meetings., • Maintain the budget for the entire project and oversee the forecast to reflect the most accurate project cost., • Accountable for the review of unique execution strategies and decision-making processes. Lead all problem-solving necessary to arrive at conclusions., • Lead the client interface and OAC meeting, including project reporting, meeting minutes, action items, and all associated logs., • Prepare scopes of work, schedule requirements, subcontract value, reviews exclusions and special requirements for all subcontracts and change orders throughout the project., • Monitor/control construction through administrative direction of onsite personnel to ensure the project is completed according to approved specs, on schedule and within the established project budget (monitor, review and approve subcontractor and vendor invoices)., • Prepare, monitor, and update master schedule in compliance with organizational standards; monitor 2-week rolling schedule and document project delays and causes., • Serve as an expert contributor to Operations and Safety meetings., • Represent and advocate company operations, safety requirements, and policies with field personnel, subcontractors, and owner., • Ensure all reporting requirements for the government, subcontractors, owners, and the company are completed and submitted on time., • Serve as a regular project-level client interface. Owner meetings should be conducted in the presence of the owner if possible., • Ensure coordination of all sub-consultants., • Work with Project Coordinator to ensure that project accounting is up to date and accurate., • Work with the project team to ensure that submittals and RFI’s are maintained on the project schedule., • 5-8 years of field and previous project management experience., • 2-4 years of direct management of employees and subcontractors., • Demonstrated mastery in all project management-related tasks., • Understand construction techniques to a high degree in principle and practice, including HVAC, electrical distribution systems, low voltage systems, energy management control systems, fire/life safety systems, plumbing, framing, building envelope systems, concrete, and environmental issues (asbestos, lead-based paint, and mold)., • Advanced understanding of cost estimating, including quantity survey (take-offs), square footage estimated costs, RS Means assembly of values and rates, $/ton, etc., • Working knowledge and thorough understanding of construction equipment and techniques, drawings, and specifications, building materials, codes and standards and contract management, and prime contract requirements, including plans and specifications developed for the contract., • Microsoft Project Scheduling Analytical problem-solver with responsive follow-through to final resolution., • Strong interpersonal and communication (verbal & written) skills., • Master’s degree in engineering or related field., • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. Occasionally, the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Expected travel up to 80% to project sites for meetings, inspections, and client interfacing.