Position Description:GCON is seeking a Senior Project Manager with a highlighted focus on data center, mission critical, and manufacturing projects, for our people-focused company where teamwork, trust, and care guide our operational achievement! Our relationship-based approach is one of our most valuable assets and key to our success. Based on this focus, we are in search of an accomplished construction leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, brings deep hands-on experience leading complex, high-value project portfolios, and is committed to driving excellence through inspirational leadership within their direct teams, clients, and trade partners - while mentoring the next generation of project leadership across the business unit.
Responsibilities:- Effectively manage highly complex, large-scale datacenter, mission critical, and manufacturing project(s), including portfolios upwards of $150M-$250M+ and/or multiple concurrent large-scale projects.
- Serve as the senior operational leader on assigned projects, providing strategic direction and final accountability across preconstruction (estimating, buy out, logistics, scheduling, and pursuits) through closeout.
- Own the operational plan for a portfolio of projects and partner directly with the Business Unit Lead (BUL) on new revenue pursuits, presentations, and long-range business strategy.
- Advance and own executive-level client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor who directly supports the BUL in growing the business portfolio and profitability.
- Recruit, oversee, and manage contract staff (1099's & consultants) as well as internal project teams, ensuring appropriate staffing across a multi-project portfolio.
- Mentor, coach, and develop Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, and project engineers, building bench strength and succession depth across the business unit.
- Provide expert-level review of conceptual/schematic scope narratives, specifications, and drawings, delivering constructability input that directly influences design decisions.
- Ensure timely, high-quality project closeout across all assigned projects, holding project teams accountable to GCON's closeout standards.
- Maintain full engagement with trade partners, the Architect/Engineer (A/E) team, and clients through accountability and collaboration; establish project vision and drive the sharing of lessons learned enterprise-wide.
- Demonstrate advanced, portfolio-level financial capability: budget, forecast, monitor, course correct, and advise executive leadership on financial performance across multiple projects simultaneously.
- Own the cadence of the Last Planner System (LPS) and continuous improvement activities across staff and trade partner workforce, mentoring site leadership on execution.
- Champion the development and enforcement of a comprehensive Quality Control (QC) Plan across project teams, holding teams accountable to GCON standards.
- Own the completion, approval, and ongoing management of the Project Execution Plan and Risk Matrix for all assigned projects, escalating exposures as needed.
- Identify exposures and lead executive-level negotiation of cost overruns with clients to mitigate margin fade and maximize company profitability; develop and drive action plans to mitigate risk and capture earning enhancement opportunities.
- Evaluate leading and lagging safety indicators across the full project portfolio and drive corrective action, holding site leadership accountable.
- Institute and champion safety as a non-negotiable standard across all aspects of construction processes.
- Share safety lessons learned across the business unit and serve as a visible safety culture leader.
- Influence peers, trade partners, and leadership on EH&S programs to improve culture and daily business practices business-unit-wide.
- Lead the facilitation and documentation of GSTEPS with owners and key project stakeholders on high-profile, complex projects.
- Exemplify GCON values of stewardship in the community by taking on leadership roles in industry and community organizations that foster collaboration and community support.
Skills/Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or related field.
- 12+ years of progressive experience in commercial construction project management with a general contractor, including demonstrated advancement into senior leadership responsibility.
- 10+ years of experience leading and managing the build process for data center and mission critical projects, including direct oversight of multiple concurrent large-scale projects ($100M+ each).
- Demonstrated success managing complex, high-value project portfolios and P&L responsibility at scale.
- Proven experience mentoring, developing, and building capability within project management teams.
Physical Requirements:- Must be able to traverse and inspect all areas of jobsite in all types of weather; this may include walking, climbing, reaching, bending, crawling or stretching.
- Standing/Walking/Sitting: Workday is combination of standing, walking, and sitting.
- Legs: Must be able to climb stairs.
- Hands/Arms: Constant use of hands/fingers for mouse/keyboard/computer use
- Vision: Visual acuity in near, mid, and far range. Color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, hand/eye coordination.
- Hearing: Sufficient to hear conversational levels in person and over the telephone and radio; sufficient to hear alarms on equipment.
- Speech: Sufficient to make oneself heard in person, speak in front of groups, and be understood over the telephone and radio.
- Lift/Carry: Up to 40lbs.
- Bending/Twisting: Minimal.
- Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling: Minimal.
- May require travel.
- Exposure to characteristic construction site dangers.
