Responsibilities:
- Assist with the Preconstruction Phase Services of projects, including business development and estimating.
- Assist with Owner contract review, as well as administration of construction contracts.
- Work closely with Project Team during transition from Preconstruction phases to project management.
- Obtain necessary permits and licenses and work closely with public entities.
- Review, study, and becomes fully immersed in project specifications, plans, submittals, and other data to complete project responsibilities.
- Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling and implementation. Work closely with scheduler and Project Superintendent during scheduling and planning.
- Prepare and submit budget estimates and revisions.
- Responsible for project cost accounting, including monitoring, managing and reporting.
- Responsible member of the construction team, and the overall project team. Prepare subcontracts and purchase orders; negotiate revisions, changes and additions to subcontract agreements with Subcontractors.
- Plan, direct, coordinate, budget, billings, submittals, and other activities concerned with construction projects.
- Responsible for checking and overseeing checking of shop drawings and submittals.
- Develop a clear and concise communication with Project Team including Owner and representative, Architect and representative, program managers, and other members of Team.
- Meet with and provide assistance to Owners, Owners Representatives, Architects, and Engineers (the Project Team) on each project.
- Lead meetings to ensure budget and schedules are met.
- Support Project Superintendent and work as a Team to meet project requirements.
- Confer with supervisory personnel, Owners, contractors and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, design issues, and construction problems.
- Assist with quality control for each project, including documentation and monitoring in conjunction with Project Superintendent.
- Prepare Change Order Requests for Architects, and Owners.
- Take actions to deal with the results of delays, bad weather, or emergencies at constructions sites.
- Assist in preparation of billings.
- Responsible for preparation of close out documentation for the project.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
- General knowledge of design principles, and code requirements in project plans, drawings, and models.
- Good knowledge of building methods, including applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment for completion of construction projects.
- General knowledge of all trades and ability and passion to learn continually.
- Ability to work under pressure and coordinate numerous activities and groups of people who need to cooperate to achieve maximum efficiency.
- Knowledge of and commitment to safety in construction. General safety training.
- Ability to manage multiple construction projects simultaneously.
- Ability to clearly communicate information and interact with individual parties involved in the construction process.
- Ability to create and maintain construction schedules utilizing construction scheduling software, such as Microsoft Project.
- Superior in basic math skills.
- Must have superior plan reading skills.
- Detail and quality oriented.
- Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with construction related entities, including clients, Architects, Consultants, Subcontractors, subordinates and supervision.
- Ability to train, mentor and provide guidance to Assistant Project Managers, Project Engineers and Interns.
- Exceptional organizational skills.
- Dependable
- Bilingual (Spanish) preferred, but not required.
Education and/or Experience
- Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in construction management or construction science. Graduate engineers or architects will also be considered if they have additional training in business administration and accounting.
- Multiple years of senior project management experience.
- Minimum seven (7) years of verifiable experience in commercial general construction of increasing complexity.
- Extensive experience with all areas of construction, including knowledge of materials, methods, and the equipment involved in the construction of buildings or other structures
- Experience in Preconstruction Services, and determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity and overall projects.
Other Qualifications
- Must be able to travel to jobsite(s) as assigned.
