SummaryBalfour Beatty Construction is seeking a Mission Critical Senior Project Manager to join our Large Projects Group in Dallas, TX.
The Mission Critical Senior PM serves as the senior onsite company representative responsible for managing all administrative and technical requirements. This individual supervises Project Managers' activities related to contract administration, change orders, submittals, procurement, project financials set-up and updates, and schedules to ensure projects are completed in a quality, profitable, safe, and timely manner. The Mission Critical Senior PM also maintains a relentless focus on meeting and exceeding customer needs and expectations. In addition, this individual builds business with current customers by delivering on our promises and creates new business with potential customers in a proactive manner, promoting all of our construction services. 30 hours of OSHA training is required once every four years.
Essential FunctionsProject Financial Responsibilities
- Creates and manages project's budget and coordinates the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) development.
- Knows and understands the requirements of owner's contract, including bonds, fees, notifications, schedules, reporting, and costs.
- Develops and completes monthly Projected Final Cost Report (PFR) and Labor Cost Report (LCR) projections on time.
Preconstruction Services
- Collaborates with Preconstruction to prepare, review, and monitor information and reports related to all costs involved in developing the project's budget.
- Takes ownership of process of determining the quantity of budget estimates/deliverables to client.
- Manages the subcontracting process, which includes holding initial scope review meetings, finalizing agreed price, developing subcontract scope of work, and managing the subcontract distribution and final execution process.
- Develops plan, complies with, and reports on Minority Business Entity (MBE) requirements for the project, as required.
- Develops Mission Alignment Plan with the client and administers it.
Project Start-up and Scheduling
- Collaborates with scheduling, superintendent, subcontractors, and suppliers to create a construction schedule.
- Develops an organizational and responsibilities matrix at the start of each project and determines the resources needed for the project (e.g., people, tools, equipment, materials, internal and external services).
- Reviews the contract documents with all project participants (e.g., customers, employees, subcontractors, suppliers, government regulators, utilities) to ensure work is completed on time and within budget.
- Coordinates and delivers all requirements for subcontractors and suppliers to meet project schedules.
Project Administration, Operations and Close-out
- Responsible for project administration and daily operations. Prepares and maintains the project schedule, milestone dates, and close-out checklist. Reviews with project staff each quarter and assigns responsibilities, execution, and follow-up plans.
- Establishes relationships and communication tools as needed with suppliers and other key people to verify all materials, supplies, tools, equipment, and personnel are obtained and/or delivered when necessary. Ensures that all understand performance standards and expectations.
- Ensures that project site and company assets are secure and always maintains a safe and respectful working environment by implementing programs for safety and loss prevention, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), risk management, training, and quality control.
- Manages and participates in BIM, quality, and commissioning meetings and activities.
Promote Customer Relations
- Builds effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer's expectations.
- Actively participates in industry, client, and community relations to enhance company image.
- Makes presentations to proactively seek new business opportunities through relationships.
Culture, Leadership and Employee Development
- Promotes our Creed. Communicates our vision and purpose through Service, Talent, and Choices.
- Serves as a role model and promotes professional behavior.
- Participates in and support operations training programs and commits to the development of project staff and of self.
Perform other related duties as needed.Working Conditions- Most of the work is completed on job sites in an office trailer or in an existing structure. Due to daily condition changes on construction projects, when employees are outside of the office trailer or structure, they must wear appropriate personal protective equipment as required by the company's safety policies and as required for weather conditions.
- The project team and/or team member may need to move to other projected work geographic locations, if necessary.
Education, Experience and Knowledge- B.S. in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred and 10+ years of experience. Depending upon the project size, scope, and complexity the years of experience may vary.
- New hires are required to sign up for OSHA courses and complete them within the first six months of employment.
- Demonstrates leadership skills with ability and willingness to face challenges, solve problems, and motivate others, while maintaining effective relationships with customers by meeting or exceeding their requirements and expectations.
- Supervises and develops direct reports while prioritizing and delegating significant responsibilities to others.
- Manages essential functions effectively by consistently driving for quality, profitable, safe, and timely results on the assigned project.
- Demonstrates solid presentation skills and verbal/written skills.
- Demonstrates proficiency using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook).
- Exhibits thorough understanding of MEP systems, standards, schedule expectations, commissioning, and network requirements of data center and mission critical projects
