General Motors

Construction Project Manager

General Motors$95K — $115K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of project management experience in industrial or construction fields
  • Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience
  • Experience in coordinating facilities design and construction activities
  • Familiarity with construction contracts, engineering drawings, and specifications
  • Knowledge of building codes and construction specifications
  • Experience in construction safety and safety contract management processes
  • Proficient in project budget management and change order processes
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% both domestically and internationally

Responsibilities

  • Initiate and organize multi-discipline project teams involving engineering, finance, purchasing, safety, contractors, and stakeholders
  • Manage and adapt to changing priorities and construction schedules
  • Employ logical problem-solving to tackle complex construction issues and schedules
  • Identify potential future issues concerning construction schedules through extensive knowledge of construction activities
  • Demonstrate self-management by prioritizing tasks and driving project progression with minimal oversight
  • Perform additional related duties as assigned

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility with required in-office presence for local candidates
  • Travel opportunities, both domestic and international
  • Potential eligibility for relocation benefits
Full Job Description
Job Description

Role Overview:

The Construction Project Manager provides construction project management services for manufacturing plants (assembly, stamping, powertrain, casting, and paint), non-manufacturing sites and/or PDPM projects by overseeing all aspects of delivering completed projects.

Responsibilities include the completion of all work including site/civil, buildings, and utilities infrastructure for assigned projects from funding approval through stakeholder occupancy.

What You'll Do:
  • Initiate and organize project teams consisting of multi-discipline members from engineering, finance, purchasing, safety, contractors, and stakeholders.
  • Manage changing priorities and construction schedules. Possesses the ability to decide and act without having the total picture, can handle multiple and concurrent diverse projects with minimal direct supervision, and can coordinate activities with key stakeholders and other disciplines.
  • Employ rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult schedule and construction problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
  • Identify future issues related to construction schedules utilizing broad knowledge and perspective related to construction activities. Future oriented and can create and execute competitive and breakthrough concepts related to facility design and construction.
  • Demonstrate strong self-management skills by independently prioritizing tasks, meeting deadlines, and driving projects forward with minimal supervision
  • Performs other related duties as assigned


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
  • 5+ years in project management experience within the industrial OR construction fields
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Exposure to coordinating facilities design and construction activities
  • Exposure to Construction Contracts including engineering drawings and specifications
  • Exposure to Building codes and construction specifications
  • Exposure to construction safety and Safety Contract Management process
  • Exposure to project budget management including change order processes
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time both internationally and domestic
GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).This role is based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they will be expected to report to the location three times a week {or other frequency dictated by your manager}.The selected candidate will be required to travel at least 50% or more on a frequent basis.This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
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General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
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