Project Manager
Overview
Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. We provide value across the entire project lifecycle through our core construction management services and complementary business lines in real estate investment, design, self-perform construction, and technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies).
We integrate data, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology through our Seamless Platform to connect design, construction, and operations, delivering smarter, more predictable results and redefining how America builds.
Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a privately held company with more than $9 billion in annual revenue, 3,000 employees, and 17 offices across key markets. We manage some of the most complex and transformative projects in the country, serving clients across healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, aviation, transportation, government, mission critical, and commercial sectors.
We believe our total rewards program supports you and your family’s needs when it matters most. Our benefits include competitive salaries, auto allowances and gas cards for certain roles, access to market-leading medical and emotional and mental health benefits, dental, and vision insurance plans, virtual care options, generous paid time off, 401(k) plan with employer match, and expert financial resources. For more information, visit www.suffolk.com.
Responsibilities
- Lead and communicate with Suffolk Field Supervision, Subcontractors and Vendors to assist them in working to the Project Schedule
- Represent Suffolk with Owner(s), Architects, Consultants, Government Authorities, Vendors and Subcontractors
- Administer financial aspects of the Owner’s contract, subcontracts, and purchase orders
- Build effective working relationships with clients and the Suffolk project team members
- Project Start-Up: Review the general contract and contract documents and confirm the budget setup and project milestones
- Create a schedule of values and project logs, plan for project safety and mobilization, including review and validation with team members
- Purchasing process and document control: Maintain the buy schedule, write scopes of work, distribute and log subcontracts, write required contract riders and purchase orders, and confirm compliance with project insurance requirements
- Maintain and manage all purchase and delivery schedules, change order processes, shop drawings, document control logs, Owner, Architect and Subcontractor correspondence
- Work with Purchasing in setting up/executing trade buyout including defining scope of work, authoring Exhibit B’s, ensuring scope coverage, coordinating buy and project schedules
- Attend all schedule and management meetings necessary to monitor and manage the project, chairing as appropriate
- Manage all requisitions and payments including lien releases and project payroll and maintains best possible cash flow throughout the project, communicating issues proactively
- Deliver all necessary manuals to the Owner, consolidate project documentation and files
- Manage subcontractor closeout, transfer of utilities, owner training, and punch list process
- Deliver all warranties, as-builts and training to the owner
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering or applicable discipline and experience relative to project size/scope
- 5+ years of related experience
- Excellent business judgment demonstrated by consistently achieving profitability objectives and strong project close-outs with client and subcontractor relationships in good standing
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail evidenced by a strong command of all applicable contract and legal provisions
- Able to consistently analyze and execute financial trade-offs which frequently involve dealing with incomplete data and ambiguity
- Able to constantly multi-task and handle competing priorities between Suffolk business needs, organizational issues, and sound customer relations
- Possess judgment to know when to appropriately escalate issues up the chain of command
- A strong sense of urgency and initiative
- Able to quickly study and react to complex issues
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to confidently and decisively take action
- Team leader with excellent diplomatic and communication skills, able to handle and resolve conflicts effectively in a firm but fair manner
Core Values
- Passion
- Integrity
- Hard Work
- Professionalism
- Caring