Project Manager

Overview

Bonitz, Inc., founded in 1954, is an employee-owned company specializing in custom flooring, walls, ceilings, and cladding systems. We offer terrazzo and other specialty flooring services, along with floor care. Bonitz adheres to strict quality standards set by the National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association (NTMA).

Essential Duties

• Communicate with Bonitz team, customers, vendors, and project team members.
• Act as a single point of contact for all terrazzo and specialty flooring installation projects.
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee all tasks, critical dates, client and third-party interfaces, and performance quality and customer satisfaction.
• Manage General Contractor (GC) relationships, attend construction meetings, and coordinate with GC to maintain project schedule.
• Plan, budget, oversee, and document all aspects of terrazzo projects, including poured-in-place epoxy terrazzo, cementitious terrazzo, and precast terrazzo systems.
• Oversee field operations (manpower and installations) to ensure work is done per plans, project specifications, NTMA standards, manufacturers standards, and completion schedule.
• Prepare and issue Installer work orders.
• Recognize and mitigate potential safety concerns on all active jobsites.
• Manage continuing education and training requirements, such as job-specific, industry-specific, and safety-specific.
• Meet and exceed all safety requirements.
• Manage, evaluate, and coordinate payments to Tiered-Subcontractors.
• Coordinate multiple installation crews and maintain job schedules across overlapping terrazzo phases.
• Verify quality of installation, work performance, and work order completion against NTMA specifications and project documents.

Job Responsibilities

• Pre-Construction Work:
• Assess the suitability of various sites for terrazzo and specialty flooring work.
• Lead the scope review for projects, vetting the project by reviewing construction plans, terrazzo shop drawings, divider strip layouts, color/aggregate samples, reviewing safety/risks of projects, collecting labor rates, determining materials, and determining job timeline.
• Review substrate conditions, moisture testing requirements, and slab depression specifications to ensure compatibility with the specified terrazzo system.
• Contract review - Understand expectations and understand the process of change orders, termination of contract, and contractual exclusions.
• Establish and maintain a schedule of multiple installation crews and projects.
• Communicate purchasing needs to Project Specialist and Warehouse and schedule deliveries with assistance of Project Specialist, including coordination of epoxy resin, marble/glass/recycled aggregate, and divider strip materials.
• Negotiate with potential subcontractors to perform on projects - Schedule and Pay.
• Congestion Management:
• Manage General Contractor (GC) relationships, attend construction meetings, and coordinate with GC to maintain project schedule and ensure ongoing compliance with the construction contract.
• Afford assistance in the mobilization of jobs and the removal of materials on jobsites.
• Oversee field operations (manpower and installations) to ensure work is done per plans, project specifications, and completion schedule, including divider strip placement, pour consistency, grinding sequence, and final polish.
• Manage installation methods and material usage to ensure jobs are installed per plans, specifications, and estimate sheets, with adherence to NTMA standards.
• Prepare and issue Installer work orders.
• Ensure the appropriate profitability of each project.
• Perform all required safety inspections.
• Document and perform all change orders for your projects.
• Regularly meet with team members internally to update them on the current status of the project.
• Post-Construction Management:
• Manage the completion of Punch-list and issuance of the warranty and maintenance files to the General Contractor, including terrazzo care and maintenance documentation.
• Analyze design, construction, and cost trends on completed projects to identify potential areas of improvement and savings and ensure integration into future pre-construction processes.

Travel

Travel to various project sites is required. A monthly car allowance will be provided as a company benefit. Potential overnight stays for projects may be required based on the travel distance and time spent on site.

Education/Experience

• Associate degree or 2-5 years' experience in general contracting, construction management, or construction administration preferred.
• Project management experience in terrazzo (epoxy or cementitious, poured-in-place or precast) strongly preferred.
• Candidates with project management experience in adjacent specialty trades — including resinous flooring, epoxy flooring, polished concrete, decorative concrete, cementitious self-leveling, urethane cement, or stone and tile — will also be considered.
• Familiarity with NTMA standards and specialty flooring specifications preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong creative and critical thinking skills.
• Self-starter.
• Strong time management and organization skills.
• Strong relevant computer skills, including proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Outlook, Excel, Power Point.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Bilingual in Spanish is strongly preferred given the nature of terrazzo and specialty flooring crews.
• Must be able to comply with the Sexual Harassment policy.
• Must be able to pass a background, drug, and motor vehicle check.