Project Manager

About the role

As a Project Manager at GLY, you are a strategic leader who guides projects from early conceptual planning through final closeout, balancing technical excellence, operational precision, and relationship-driven leadership.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Principal/Project Executive/Sr. Project Manager to maximize competitiveness of new building projects.
• Analyze new construction technologies and run competitive estimates.
• Direct all investigations and negotiations pertaining to technical aspects of conceptual estimating and building of projects.
• Demonstrate credible interface with client, design professionals, consultants and trade partners.
• Confer with clients to negotiate terms of contracts.
• Prepare instructions to bid, evaluate and level bids, ensuring full scope coverage.
• Effectively schedule all preconstruction activities.
• Develop and track budgets, leading to the estimate creation.
• Engage trade partners for craftwork such as mechanical, electrical, structural steel, concrete, and plumbing.
• Follow GLY's trade partner prequalification protocol, ensuring timely onboarding of trade partners to meet schedule or procurement deadlines.
• Create a completed project schedule for the construction team and plan for implementation.
• Show strong knowledge of GLY building products.
• Show understanding and proper administration of different contracting types, including, but not limited to: GMP, Lump Sum, GC/CM, and Design/Build.
• Dispense advice, guidance, direction, and authorization to carry out major plans and procedures, consistent with established policies and practice.
• Apply effective problem-solving skills, which are appropriately creative and decisive.
• Create budgets, allocate resources, and determine schedule of project.
• Purchase and ensure that materials for construction are on site as needed.
• Submit accurate monthly cost reports, end of job cost reports and labor forecasts in a timely manner with communication to any challenges arising.
• Inspect work at sites for compliance with terms, schedule and specifications.
• Identify and control risks, demonstrating cost control.
• Conduct effective and timely trade partner/vendor management.
• Conduct timely and accurate close out activities ~60 days from substantial completion.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ project management experience in commercial construction.
• Minimum 10 years total industry experience.
• Proven track record of winning work as the key selling resource.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• DBIA, LEED, LEAN and / or other related industry accreditations preferred.
• Strong communication skills and proven ability to navigate challenging situations for positive outcomes.
• Excellent written, verbal and other interpersonal communication skills.
• A positive attitude and ability to work well with others.
• Adaptable – you work well under pressure and adapt quickly to different situations and work environments.
• Willingness to learn and an openness to new ideas.

What It Takes

• 5+ years’ project management experience in commercial construction.
• Minimum 10 years total industry experience.
• Proven track record of winning work as the key selling resource.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• DBIA, LEED, LEAN and / or other related industry accreditations preferred.
• Strong communication skills and proven ability to navigate challenging situations for positive outcomes.
• Excellent written, verbal and other interpersonal communication skills.
• A positive attitude and ability to work well with others.
• Adaptable – you work well under pressure and adapt quickly to different situations and work environments.
• Willingness to learn and an openness to new ideas.

Total Rewards

• Salary range for this position is $120,000 to $165,000.
• Annual Merit and Performance Based Bonus Program.
• Retail Savings Account, with an annual employer matching contribution from GLY.
• Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, and Vision Insurance, with company paid premiums for the employee, and subsidized premiums for dependents.
• Health Reimbursement Account.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Life, Long Term and Accidental Death/Disability Insurance, and Supplemental Insurance at group rates.
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave.
• Mileage Reimbursement Program.
• Ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Community and Industry Engagement opportunities.

Physical Requirements

• Regular, predictable attendance is required.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand.
• Ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Ability to remain in a stationary position at a computer terminal for an extended period.
• Operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and computer printer.
• Productive in an office environment that is subject to frequent interruptions including moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
• Must be able to wear personal protective gear when required.
• Light to moderate lifting may be required, up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally move about inside the office.

GLY is an equal opportunity employer.