Granite Construction

Sr Project Manager/Estimator

Granite Construction$80K — $110K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent work experience in heavy civil construction.
  • 5-10 years progressive project experience in heavy civil environments.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in paving, dirt, and grading in either private or public environments.
  • Strong understanding of construction practices and union agreements.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

  • Perform project revenue and cost forecasting to meet profitability goals.
  • Lead estimating efforts for asphalt paving projects through detailed analysis.
  • Coordinate with internal teams to establish and manage project budgets.
  • Manage resources for project schedules in collaboration with project sponsors.
  • Engage in bid review processes to ensure feasible project planning.
  • Facilitate project startup plans for efficient kickoff and operations.
  • Promote effective communication among project team members for safe and profitable work.

Benefits

  • Paid Vacations/ Holidays
  • Medical/ Dental/ Vision/ Life Insurance
  • 401K with Company Match and Profit Sharing
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Additional Voluntary Life Insurance and Disability
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.

Essential Job Accountabilities
  • Perform accurate project revenue and cost financial forecasting to ensure corporate profitability goals are met.
  • Leading the estimating effort for asphalt paving projects by analyzing plans and specs, performing quantity takeoffs, pricing materials, evaluating risk, and developing competitive bids that align with company strategy
  • Coordinate with estimators and project controls group to establish budget.
  • 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.
  • 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.


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 Granite's Code of Conduct on a daily basis.
  • A team player.


We have committed to leading the highway construction and aggregate industries by rewarding our most valuable resource... our employees! Our benefits include:
  • Paid Vacations/ Holidays
  • Medical/ Dental/ Vision/ Life Insurance
  • 401K w/ Company Match and Profit Sharing
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Additional Voluntary Life Insurance and Disability


The statements included in this job description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job. Other duties may be assigned as required. Requirements for this job are subject to modification by the Lehman-Roberts Company and/or the Memphis Stone & Gravel Company and their designees, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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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