Project Manager

Focus & Scope

• Actively supports the achievement of construction goals and objectives.
• Stays abreast of evolving industry trends and best practices, including new techniques and equipment.
• Ensures team stays focused on long-range priorities and uses customer feedback to make improvements to day-to-day processes and procedures.
• Collaborates across area offices and builds consistency in construction and safety practices and procedures on all project efforts.
• Ensures policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to as well as protect the company’s interests.
• Prepares the workforce for changing business needs.
• Makes sure the workforce is motivated through innovative and effective management techniques.
• Promotes and protects Teichert’s values including diversity, teamwork, fair work environment, and respect of others.
• Maintains a “team” spirit within the business unit.
• Works and cooperates with other disciplines (across company lines) to maximize use of resources.
• Promotes and protects the community perception of Teichert.

Technical / Specialty Area

• Aspires to achieve a zero injury culture through visible support of Teichert’s Injury Prevention and Safety program, the implementation/interpretation of safety programs, active participation in safety meetings and training sessions and ensuring required safety training for craft employees is completed.
• Proactively identifies, and communicates, safety improvements and hazardous/potentially hazardous conditions to maintain a safe, healthy work environment and meet corporate safety standards.
• Ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, adhere to commitments made to customers, and meet quality and customer expectations.
• Acts as lead liaison to initiate and maintain contact between clients, estimators, on-site superintendents, or others to facilitate construction activities and maintain a high degree of customer service.
• Prepares documentation and correspondence to clients pertaining to contracts, project issues, status, or other.
• Represents the company in project meetings and may attend pre-job meetings with prospective new clients.
• Plans, schedules, coordinates, and/or oversees construction projects through Superintendents, Foremen, and Project Engineers.
• Safeguards projects by ensuring they are built on schedule and within budget.
• Establishes project objectives, policies, and procedures within contract guidelines.
• Investigates potentially serious situations and implements corrective measures.
• May authorize project personnel transactions (i.e. hiring, transfers, wages).

Relationships, Qualifications and Requirements, & Competencies

• Reports To Area Manager
• Direct Reports May supervise the work of Assistant Project Manager, Project Engineer, and/or interns
• External Customers Owners, developers, private customers, inspectors, public agencies, state and federal regulatory agencies, union representatives, A/E representatives, material suppliers, equipment suppliers, industry peers for networking
• Internal Customers VP & Manager Field Operations, Area Managers, Estimating Managers, Estimators, General Superintendent, Superintendents, Safety Specialists, Administrative Manager, Cost Engineering Manager, Contract Administrator, Cost Analysts, Project Engineers, Administrative Staff, Precast, Readymix, Aggregates, Mobile Equipment, Quality Control, and other business units.
• Role Qualifications & Requirements
• Education Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, (or related field) or equivalent combination of technical training and related experience.
• Experience & Industry Expertise: Minimum of five years of experience in construction industry or equivalent combination of technical training and related experience. Minimum three to five years of experience supervising others
• Specific Job Requirements
• Successful completion of pre-employment drug, alcohol, and background investigation
• Valid Driver’s License
• Current on all company required safety training
• Able to preserve confidential and proprietary information and successfully avoid conflicts-of-interest
• Good working knowledge of project management and/or estimating software, specifically P6, HCSS, Plangrid
• Strong knowledge of collective bargaining agreements, personnel issues and EEO
• Thorough knowledge of construction contracts/law
• Thorough understanding of corporate and industry practices, processes, standards, technology, equipment methods, cost control, schedules, etc. and their impact on project activities – Thorough knowledge of company’s Standard Operating Policies and Procedures
• Occasional overnight travel

Competencies

• Relationship Management
• Business Acumen
• Communications
• Organization and Management
• People Management
• People Development
• Technology: Microsoft Office, project management/and or estimating software
• Technical competence in construction
• Equipment Used, Physical Demands, and Work Environment
• Personal computer, telephone, pagers, company vehicle, personal protective equipment (i.e. safety glasses, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, etc.)
• Sitting for long periods of time working at the computer or driving to job sites.
• Job site visits require walking on uneven ground, climbing, bending, stooping, and crawling in confined or enclosed spaces.
• Some lifting of materials and equipment up to 50 lbs.
• Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• May work long hours during peak seasons

Accountabilities

• Financial Revenues/Sales Gross Profit
• Customers Customer Satisfaction: External (Meeting Schedules, Billings/Change Orders, Job Close-Out, Communications)
• Customer Satisfaction: Internal
• Project Schedules Equipment Utilization
• Actual vs. Budget Costs.

Job Title

Project Manager