Project Manager

About the role

Adolfson & Peterson Construction, one of the nation’s top contractors, is recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to work on a Data Center near Alexandria, LA. Travelers are provided with per diem, trips, and additional incentives. This position will manage and control assigned projects, including safety, budgets, contracts, schedules, and trade contractor and supplier coordination while working in conjunction with the Superintendent to lead the project team. Project scopes are generally up to $15 million or for designated components on a large, complex project.

Responsibilities

• Take personal responsibility for working safely within an Incident and Injury Free (IIF) culture.
• Provide leadership throughout a project to ensure timely and quality results.
• Review shop drawings, RFI’s, and ASI’s (all change orders) for coordination and implementation of project requirements.
• Work with the Superintendent to prepare and update the detailed construction schedule.
• Lead the project estimate review, start‑up, monthly interim, and close‑out meetings.
• Initiate and review close‑out procedures with the project superintendent, owner, and architect before trade contractor work starts; maintain a zero punch list.
• Prepare letters of intent with trade contractors.
• Manage the trade contract process and all clarification or change issues.
• Ensure a timely submittal process, review, and execution of project changes by the owner and trade contractors.
• Keep project logs (shop drawings, RFI, ASI, OCO, etc.) updated and current for every progress meeting.
• Manage and monitor material procurement for the project, including submittal approval, fabrication status, and delivery status.
• Work with the Superintendent in adhering to the schedule for early project close‑out and final acceptance by the owner.
• Set firm and realistic deadlines so that the procedure and schedule for submittal of O&M manuals, close‑out documents, and project warranties are in place before the work is 50 % complete.
• Ensure project quality based on AP’s quality management programs.
• Facilitate collaborative team processes among project participants including design team, owners, and subcontractors.
• Lead or attend the weekly site progress meetings held with the owner, design team, and key trade contractors; generate minutes from the meetings.
• Incorporate project management principles into the proposal process.
• Communicate field/office policies, instructions, and procedures to all project team members, including trade contractor personnel.
• Review project plans for constructability and cost feasibility; complete project risk assessments and prepare scope‑of‑work matrices.
• Provide technical expertise on projects in the pre‑construction phase.
• Prepare the scope‑of‑work matrix for all trade contractor and supplier contracts, construction schedule, and performance expectations prior to award.
• Expedite project trade contractor/supplier buy‑out; assist in review of bids to ensure completeness and conformity to specifications before award.
• Draft and/or edit owner and subcontractor contract language.
• Analyze and manage project progress, costs, budgets, and cash flows.
• Create all project cost codes, budgets, and cash‑flow reports.
• Manage, review, and control all project costs and maintain accurate cost projections.
• Confirm that total cost budgets, with contingencies, tie to the project contract amount; ensure budgets are maintained.
• Prepare all monthly pay applications to the owner and ensure timely collection; manage the project’s cash flow.
• Review and approve all trade contractor/supplier payment applications; collect lien waivers to ensure proper disbursement.
• Prepare final written analysis on project profitability, profit enhancers, profit busters, and project problems for the close‑out meeting and permanent records.
• Provide explanations for all significant project cost variances, by cost code, on the Intranet.
• Review the project’s QC plan and ensure compliance; report findings to the project team and management.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• History of progressively more responsible leadership experience and proven results.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or related field and 6 + years of experience running construction projects with contract values greater than $5 million; or associate’s degree in construction management and 8 + years of relevant project management experience.
• Proficiency with scheduling, spreadsheets, cost control, and project management software; experience with Prolog, Microsoft Project, P6, Procore, Bluebeam, and other construction programs a plus.
• Solid understanding of value engineering, life‑cycle costing, and project profit/cost processes.
• Recognition and achievement of high‑quality construction standards.
• Thorough experience with multiple contract types under the CMR and Design‑Build delivery methods.
• Current or ability to become current with OSHA 30 and company safety requirements.