Construction Project Manager
Big Sky Resort · Big Sky, MT · Yesterday
Full-time
Responsibilities
- Project Planning and Preconstruction
- Evaluate deferred maintenance needs and improvement opportunities across resort infrastructure
- Develop project candidates for annual capital planning
- Evaluate project feasibility and develop preliminary budgets and schedule analysis
- Coordinate with resort department end-users to define project programming, ensure alignment with operational needs, and minimize disruption to resort operations
- Solicit and select Contractors, Architects, and consultants, prepare bid packages and scope documents, and recommend award to the VP
- Negotiate construction and design agreements on assigned projects
- Provide ROI analysis as required by leadership
- Manage permitting and entitlement for assigned projects
Self-Performed and Resort-Directed Construction
- General contractor for projects contracted directly by the resort or self-performed by in-house craftsmen/craftwomen
- Direct construction supervision on resort-directed work, including estimating, buyout, subcontractor solicitation and coordination, scheduling, material procurement, and quality control
- Manage jobsite safety, access, staging, and day-to-day coordination with resort operations on self-performed work
- Prepare, issue, and negotiate subcontracts and purchase orders on resort-directed work
Construction Administration
- Oversee and quality control to ensure compliance with the Contract Documents
- Day-to-day Architectural and Contractor contract administration for assigned project(s)
- Monitor and evaluate construction costs, pay applications and change orders
- Evaluate change order and claim entitlement against the contract
- Coordinate Fixtures, Furniture and Equipment purchases and installation for projects
- Provide construction cost and schedule recommendations to end-user groups
- Develop and monitor assigned project schedules to ensure completion goals are met
- Manage project punchlist (establish, track, monitor, sign off)
- Provide monthly project reporting on all assigned projects
Project Closeout and Warranty
- Lead project closeout procedures including Owner training, collection of as-built drawings, and warranty documentation
- Manage warranty repairs through the warranty period
- Lead post-mortem analysis meetings to track successes and identify areas for improvement
- Contribute to ongoing best-practices strategies, tools, and processes for department excellence
- Maintain and expand a library of project information including plans, costs, contractor performance, and outcomes to support future project planning
Qualifications
- 7+ years of on-site construction management experience, preferably in resort, hospitality, commercial, or mixed-use development settings
- Demonstrated experience acting as general contractor or superintendent on self-performed or owner-directed work, including estimating, buyout, and subcontractor management
- Strong project management skills: planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects of varying size across a complex, operating environment
- Technical knowledge of building systems, infrastructure, architectural plans, construction processes, and applicable regulations
- Strong cost estimating and budget management ability; able to assemble the cost and schedule inputs that support return-on-investment and feasibility analysis
- Understanding of how construction activity affects resort operations and the guest experience, and the ability to plan and sequence work around both
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate with diverse internal stakeholders, contractors, and design teams
- Working knowledge of construction contracts and standard industry forms (AIA, ConsensusDocs, or similar), with the ability to read, analyze, and negotiate terms independently
- Negotiation skills; ability to reach agreement with contractors and consultants and to resolve disputes during performance
- Problem-solving ability; skilled at identifying and resolving field-level and administrative issues that arise during design and construction
Benefits
- Full Health Plan with Company HSA Match
- 401(k) eligibility
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Cell Phone Service Allowance
- Free Ski Pass for you, your spouse and dependents
- FREE Golf Pass for you, your spouse and dependents
- Free Bike Haul/Scenic Lift Pass for you, your spouse and dependents
- FREE Basecamp activities including zip line courses and discounted passes for spouse and dependents
- Steep Lodging discounts for accommodation for friends and family (blackout dates apply)
- 25% off Food discount at all outlets with charging privileges
- 20%-30% off Retail discount at all outlets with charging privileges, gear and sponsor discounts
- Eligibility for affordable employee housing, a short walk or free bus ride away from work