Construction Senior Project Manager
McCownGordon Construction

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Leads large projects or multiple project teams from start to finish with little oversight. Overall responsibility for the success of a project and/or projects including customer satisfaction, client engagement, profit & loss, risk management, operations, and leadership and development of the project team. Assists with project development.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Preconstruction

• Participates in execution of project pursuit proposal responses and interviews.
  
• Leads and manages the overall preconstruction process successfully with little assistance from top project leader.
  
• Manages Bid Package development and leads review of bid packages to facilitate buyout.
  
• Manages Trade Partner selection process and awards subcontracts.
  
• Manages and develops General Conditions and General Requirements.
  
• Manages and develops preconstruction and construction schedule, project specific plans, and project protocols.
  
• Manages the overall permitting process.
  
• Leads bid evaluations and trade partner buyouts, comparing bids to drawings and specifications.
  
• Manages Self Perform work plans.
  

Project Set-Up and Planning

• Overall responsibility for the operational performance and profitability of project(s).
  
• Overall responsibility for setting up and implementation of internal and external project documentation.
  
• Overall responsibility for the procurement and submittal processes.
  
• Overall responsibility for development and implementation of site specific project plans.
  
• Overall responsibility for internal and external project meetings ensuring meeting minutes and attachments are distributed.
  
• Mages the overall permitting process.
  

Schedule Management

• Overall responsibility for schedule management, works with project team to ensure project schedule processes, and the project schedule is complete and accurate.
  
• Overall responsibility for schedule coordination with Trade Partners, vendors, and project staff.
  
• Overall responsibility for a schedule recovery plan if delay(s) occur and need to recover lost time.
  
• Overall responsibility for weekly look ahead schedules, sequencing, phasing, and adjustments.
  
• Overall responsibility for updating master schedule and documentation of delays are in the schedule.
  
• Overall responsibility for the critical and near critical path.
  
• Overall responsibility for weekly schedule updates with appropriate level of detail for look-ahead and master schedule.
  
• Overall responsibility to effectively communicate the project schedule to all project stakeholders.
  

Budget Management

• Executes Project Financial Plan (PFP) in coordination with the project leader and team, supports and develops PFP plan.
  
• Overall responsibility for budget management, works with the project teams and project leader to accurately project and forecast costs required to successfully complete projects.
  
• Overall responsibility for project budget reviews, expectations, and corrective measures to steer project back in budget.
  
• Overall responsibility for the Pay Application and Change Order Management process.
  
• Overall responsibility for the initial budget set.
  

Safety Management

• Manages the site specific safety plan with assistance from the project team and safety department.
  
• Manages and ensures site safety walks, documentation, and corrective actions.
  
• Leads by example and ensures Safety is the highest priority on the Project.
  
• Ensures ORM process and daily documentation.
  
• Overall responsible for Trade Partner site safety requirements are received and in place prior to starting work.
  
• Ensures a review of the Hazardous Building Material Survey(s) has been conducted.
  
• Manages and ensures potential High Risk Activities have preliminary plans.
  

Logistics Center

• Ensures comprehensive material and equipment plans to maximize enhancements.
  
• Manages and ensures project equipment needs for merits of purchase vs. rental.
  
• Compares schedule to equipment budgets, ensure plan(s) to maximizes equipment and tool rental enhancements.
  
• Ensures the Logistic Center equipment utilization plan is complete and accurate.
  
• Reviews monthly Logistics Center invoicing and comparing to onsite tools and project budget.
  

Self-Perform

• Manages and / or ensures projects' self-perform strategy/plan.
  
• Manages overall production rate / budget goals, supports project team with self-perform reports.
  
• Ensures self-perform project staff plans and field craft needs are planned.
  
• Manages and ensures self-perform look ahead and master project schedule.
  
• Manages and ensures overall development and execution of self-perform procurement.
  
• Manages and ensures schedule, unit tracking, and procurement coordination for field craft and self-perform tasks.
  

Building Performance Solutions (BPS)

• Participates in project site-walls with BPS Manager.
  
• Ensure deficiencies are documented, corrections made with corrective pictures.
  
• Overall responsible for the mock-up process, ensure mock-up plan(s) and execution.
  
• Manages and / or leads preinstallation meetings and meeting minutes.
  
• Manages and ensures QA/QC inspections, non-conforming work is identified, tracked and corrected through proper documentation.
  
• Ensures the project Action Plan process and implementation.
  
• Manages or leads Building Envelope coordination meetings and ensure all related trade partner submittals, RFI's, and design comments are approved prior to start of work.
  
• Participates in project site-walks with Quality Manager.
  

Documentation

• Implements operational procedures, processes, and systems.
  
• Overall responsible for project documentation processes, filing systems, organization, maintenance, and kept up to date.
  
• Overall responsible for drawings, specifications, and site specific plans, etc. are kept up to date.
  
• Ensures photo documentation is being conducted. (StructionSite, Drone Flyovers, etc.)
  
• Ensure any change or field as-builts are documented and/or submitted for review and approval.
  

Projections and Deep Dives

• Manages and leads the overall Projection and / or Deep Dive Packet with minor assistance from project leader.
  
• Manages, leads, and ensures schedule is up to date and accurate.
  
• Leads and actively participates in meeting(s) with project team.
  
• Manages and ensures Deep Dive visit plans (parking, site walk, project preparedness, etc.)
  
• Manages and leads follow up action items, documentation, and tracking through completion in a timely manner.
  
• Projects and forecasts work / budgets by collaborating with project team and project leader.
  

Meetings and Relationships

• Overall responsibility for the overall project meeting agendas and meeting minute process for the project(s).
  
• Ensures content, attachments, agendas, and minutes are issued in a timely manner.
  
• Overall responsible for internal and external project meetings.
  
• Represents the company in a professional manner at all times.
  
• Assists / leads development and implementation of action plans based on client feedback and surveys.
  
• Manages conflict with little oversight, ensuring issues are resolved and involves appropriate leaders as necessary.
  

Risk Management

• Ensures project team has reviewed and understands owner contract.
  
• Overall responsibility for owner and trade partner contracts are in place prior to starting any work.
  
• Overall responsibility for all applicable Safety items from Trade Partners received / reviewed prior to starting any work.
  
• Overall responsibility for Trade Partner COI has been received and not expired.
  
• Ensures FWD's are in place prior to any extra work being started.
  
• Overall responsibility for the delay documentation processes (permit, weather, trade partner, etc.).
  
• Overall responsibility for identifying risk, developing risk mitigation plan(s), leading project teams to minimize or eliminate risk, and capable of handling / addressing difficult situations with engagement from the appropriate top leaders.
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (minimum requirements before going into job)

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  
• 6+ years' experience.
  
• Proficiency in / ability to learn Procore and Microsoft Project to manage all components of the project.
  
• Proficiency in computer applications, preferably Microsoft Office.
  
• Demonstrated ability to take a leadership role on projects from start to finish.
  
• Proven consistent track record of successful projects/project management.
  
• Proven track record of superior budget management and accurate monthly cost projections.
  
• Demonstrated ability to develop project schedules and manage from beginning to end.
  
• Proven track record of proactive approach to problem resolution and issues management.
  
• Demonstrated relationship skills.
  
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage more than one project at a time.
  
• Proficient in running project-related meetings, including Progress, OAC, and pre-installation meetings.
  

WORKING CONDITIONS

The position requires work in an office environment with ability to travel up to 100% throughout the Midwest. Note: This job description reflects a summary of the job and does not prescribe or restrict the responsibilities that may be assigned. The job description is subject to change at any time.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

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