Project Manager

The appointed Project Manager will be responsible for the overall safety, quality, direction, completion, and financial outcome of construction projects from initial budget through to closeout.  

The Position:

The successful candidate will:

• Work with the pre-construction team to scope and estimate projects
• Establish operation priorities and ensure safety and quality on every project
• Ensure customer satisfaction by identifying and exceeding client needs
• Estimate, value engineer and develop project budgets
• Facilitate the subcontractor bid process to include processing, distribution and tracking of all project bidding documentation
• Negotiate subcontractor and material buyout, developing and negotiating subcontracts
• Manage jobs in progress including subcontractor coordination, conflict resolution and documentation
• Manage project costs through the ongoing evaluation of labor, material and equipment
• Forecast and analyze construction costs, exposures and profits through project completion
• Provide leadership through building relationships, motivating others, providing clear direction and driving cooperative teamwork
• Provide training and serve as a mentor to less experienced personnel
• Interact with clients and potential clients to identify and pursue potential work
• Prepare and participate in client presentations and project interviews
• Negotiate and secure new business

The Candidate:

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate:

• Exemplary safety, relationship building, quality, and leadership skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
• A minimum B.S. in Construction Engineering or related technical area
• Experience of delivering projects typically valuing in excess of $20 million
• 5 to 10 years’ related experience, ideally within healthcare, education, industrial or manufacturing projects
• Proficiency in the use of software programs and templates to process, distribute and track all project documentation

The Company: 

With offices throughout the Midwest, our client is a national general contracting and construction management firm that primarily serves the private sector. The company provides clients with the experience and resources of a national company, combined with the hands-on approach of a local company.