Project Manager

About the role

The purpose of this role is to ensure the completion of one or more field projects in accordance with design, specifications, budget, and schedule. This role has responsibility for establishing administrative and technical direction, and providing oversight management of assigned field projects. This role works to develop and maintain positive customer relationships in an effort to develop new business opportunities, and for maintaining safe and profitable construction projects.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Ensures projects 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).
• Manages financial aspects of contracts/subcontracts (i.e. fee payment, rental equipment, income/expenses) to protect the company’s interest and simultaneously maintain good relationship with customers.

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 7 years of experience in construction industry or equivalent combination of technical training and related experience. Minimum three to five years of experience supervising others.

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.
• Ensures projects 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).
• Manages financial aspects of contracts/subcontracts (i.e. fee payment, rental equipment, income/expenses) to protect the company’s interest and simultaneously maintain good relationship with customers.

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 7 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. Ability 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.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Physical: 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.

Base Salary Range

$182,000.00 - $254,800.00

The range displayed reflects the range the company reasonable expects to pay for the position. The actual base salary is subject to variation due to the role, level, geographic location, relevant education, training, or experience, among other factors.