Construction Project Manager

About the role

We are seeking a skilled professional to lead our construction project management team. This leadership role involves overseeing project managers, ensuring the effective delegation of workloads, and maintaining a comprehensive project schedule.

Responsibilities

• Manage, support, and hold project managers accountable.
• Create and update the project schedule.
• Assign and delegate workloads.
• Establish department priorities and monitor deadlines, contracts, billing, procurement, documentation, maintenance, warranties, and closeout.
• Review project performance and address deficiencies.
• Escalate major risks, client issues, financial concerns, and staffing needs.
• Coordinate daily with field operations regarding field priorities and resource requirements.
• Maintain a current list of all active projects and evaluate each project manager’s workload, experience, and capacity.
• Assign projects based on complexity, value, risk, schedule, location, client, and workload. Reassign projects when workloads become unbalanced.
• Identify projects requiring direct involvement or increased oversight.
• Maintain various schedules including seasonal, two-week look-ahead, weekly, and daily coordination.
• Provide monthly management reports addressing project status, schedule performance, billing and requisitions, procurement, budget and cost concerns, and major risks.
• Conduct contract reviews to identify scope of work, exclusions, billing requirements, and any unusual financial, operational, or legal exposure.
• Oversee project managers in performing contract reviews, change orders, client communication, budget management, and project closeout.

Requirements

• 6-10 years of experience as a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager, particularly in Heavy Civil, DOT Projects, or governmental agencies.
• Ability to manage schedules, budgets, look-aheads, and construction paperwork.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Bluebeam or Procore, RFI, and Change Order processes.

Skills

• Experience with DOT governmental agency client work.
• Expertise in landscape construction sitework.

Work Environment

The role requires presence in the office from 8 AM to 5 PM, with 20 percent travel to job sites as needed.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $62.00 - $67.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Schedule

This is a Contract position based out of Paramus, NJ, and is fully onsite.