Granite Construction

Project Manager (Federal Division)

Granite Construction$121K — $201K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of progressive project experience in heavy civil construction environments.
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in paving, dirt, and grading projects.
  • Proven experience managing federal construction projects for NAVFAC, USACE, or DoD agencies.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, schedules, and quality requirements.
  • Experience working on projects requiring compliance with federal security and operational protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Lead all phases of federal construction projects to ensure compliance with federal standards.
  • Perform financial forecasting to meet corporate profitability goals.
  • Coordinate with estimators and the project controls group for budget establishment.
  • Manage project schedules and resources effectively with project stakeholders.
  • Ensure accurate bid evaluations and project feasibility assessments for bids.
  • Serve as primary contact for federal clients and maintain strong relationships with project stakeholders.
  • Monitor compliance with contract requirements and safety initiatives throughout project lifecycles.

Benefits

  • Paid holidays and sick leave.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans fully funded for eligible employees and dependents.
  • 401(k) plan with 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation.
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
  • Programs supporting mental wellness and musculoskeletal health.
Full Job Description

General Summary

This position is responsible for the overall direction, completion, and financial outcome of construction projects ranging from $15 – $49 million in size. federal construction projects. The Project Manager leads all phases of project delivery for clients including NAVFAC, USACE, and the Department of Defense, ensuring projects are executed safely, compliantly, on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Essential Job Accountabilities

  • Perform accurate project revenue and cost financial forecasting to ensure corporate profitability goals are met.

  • Coordinate with estimators and project controls group to establish budget.

  • Lead estimating efforts on vertically integrated projects to ensure accurate and consistent bid to build process.

  • Coordinate efforts with estimators, large project sponsor, and manager of construction to manage resources to meet project schedule.

  • Participate in bid review and bid closing to ensure accuracy of bid and evaluate project feasibility; work with estimating team to develop bid schedule.

  • Coordinate with large project sponsor, manager of construction and project team to develop comprehensive plan for project start up and successful kick-off.

  • Lead all phases of federal construction projects, including planning, execution, contract administration, quality control oversight, project controls, and closeout.

  • Manage multidisciplinary federal construction scopes, which may include heavy civil infrastructure, horizontal construction, marine or waterfront work, industrial facilities, and vertical building construction.

  • Serve as Granites primary project-level point of contact with federal clients and project stakeholders, including NAVFAC, USACE, DoD representatives,

    contracting officers, resident officers in charge of construction, inspectors, and installation leadership.

  • Ensure compliance with applicable federal contract requirements, including FAR/DFARS provisions, EM 385-1-1 safety requirements, Davis-Bacon Act requirements, government quality control processes, security protocols, and project-specific standards.

  • Provide environment where dynamic project communication occurs between Project Engineers, Foremen, Superintendents and Construction Manager to ensure work is accomplished in an efficient, profitable, and safe manner.

  • Ensure proper job controls, i.e. quantities, costs, revenue and schedule.

  • Establish and maintain working relationships with owners, agencies, subcontractors, corporate management, inspectors, etc., providing customer service to develop long-term partnerships with client base.

  • Ensure accurate construction reports for the job allowing for continuous improvement in performance.

  • Run projects at profitability levels to meet or exceed expected margins.

  • Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.


Education

  • BS degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent work experience in heavy civil construction.

Work Experience

  • Five (5) to ten (10) years progressive project experience in heavy civil environments.

  • Minimum of five (5) years experience in paving, dirt, and grading in either private or public environments.

  • Required experience successfully managing and delivering construction projects for NAVFAC, USACE, DoD, or other federal agencies.

  • Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, schedules, forecasting, contract administration, project controls, quality requirements, subcontractors, and project closeout activities.

  • Experience managing multidisciplinary federal construction projects, which may include heavy civil infrastructure, horizontal construction, marine or waterfront construction, industrial facilities, and/or vertical building construction.

  • Experience administering federal construction contracts and managing subcontractors in accordance with federal requirements, specifications, documentation standards, and compliance obligations.

  • Experience working on active military installations, secure facilities, or projects requiring compliance with heightened access, security, safety, or operational protocols.

  • Demonstrated success leading project teams, coordinating with government stakeholders, and managing complex construction projects from award through completion.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

  • Knowledge of construction paving, underground, concrete and grading practices.

  • Knowledge and understanding of union agreements and prevailing wage issues.

  • Maintain ability to work in high production environment.

  • Demonstrated decision-making skills.

  • Excellent leadership skills.

  • Excellent supervisory communication and organizational skills.

  • Accuracy at all times.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Subject to outside working conditions. At times will be working around large construction equipment, must be safety conscience.


Additional Requirements/Skills

  • Ability to abide by Granites Code of Conduct on a daily basis.

  • A team player.

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  • THIS IS A SAFETY-SENSITIVE POSITION SUBJECT TO DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRE-EMPLOYMENT AND RANDOM TESTING.

Our Benefits at a Glance:

Building tomorrow starts with you, and Granite knows that you can excel only if we support you in and out of the workplace. That is why we offer a broad benefits package that includes paid holidays, sick leave, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending plans, as well as special programs for musculoskeletal health, mental wellness, and more.

Salaried employees may choose from two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross, including our most popular plan, for which 100% of the premium is paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents. Employees can also opt into a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

As part of our investment in your future outside of the workplace, Granite provides a 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans, which vests immediately.

Benefits may vary for positions located outside of the continental United States.

Base Salary Range:

$121,754.00 - $201,352.00

Pay may vary based upon relevant experience, skills, location, and education among other factors. 

About Granite Construction

Granite Construction Inc. is an American company, a member of the S&P 600 Index based in Watsonville, California and is the parent corporation of Granite Construction Company. The company is both a heavy civil construction contractor and construction aggregate manufacturer, owning or leasing quarries in several Western states for extracting mostly sands, gravel, and crushed stone products. Incorporated in 1922 and publicly traded since 1990, Granite Construction Company is composed of a construction materials division, and two construction operating divisions. Under each Group are numerous regional offices, quarries, asphalt and concrete plants. Granite does work in both public and private sector transportation infrastructure projects that include: roads and highways, bridges, dams, water reservoirs, railroads, seaports and airports. The materials division produces construction materials such as sand, gravel, ready-mix and asphalt concrete. In 2021, Granite was ranked 25th on ENR's Top 400 Contractors.
Learn more about Granite Construction
Size
1,900 employees
Market Cap
$1.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$101.4 million
Founded
1922
5 Year Trend
+3.7%
Revenue
$3.5 billion
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