Project Manager
WASKEY · Baton Rouge, LA · 1 wk ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Preparing, maintaining, and sharing project progress reports and schedules
- Create and manage budgets throughout a project lifecycle and ensure cost efficiency
- Front end management of client relationships
- Coordinate and participate in weekly meetings with clients
- Manage outside material suppliers and coordinate production and deliveries of their scope
- Update clients on schedule changes/logistics changes
- Coordinating with internal Operations Mgmt., Engineering, Drafting, QC, and Logistics to ensure timely production and delivery
- Manage drafting priorities and ensure timely submittals of calculations and shop drawings to ensure production/delivery schedules can remain on time
- Daily calls with clients to discuss priorities and updates to priorities or timelines
- Setting and managing client expectations
- Create and manage a project team on certain larger projects
- Problem solving, dealing with specific issues that arise within each project and finding efficient solutions for those issues
- Try to anticipate potential issues before they arise and mitigate issues on the front end
- Manage changes and expansions to a project’s scope
- Keep good records of any highlights or issues throughout the project in order to plan for similar issues on future projects
Skills & Abilities
- High school diploma or equivalent; BS in Construction Mgmt. or equivalent preferred
- Proficient in MS Office
- 5+ years as a Project Manager in the construction industry; fabrication or concrete experience preferred
- Demonstrated understanding of how effective planning, scheduling, client management and deadline adherence drive project success and overall business performance
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively work independently or with others
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, time management and organizational skills
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills, including but not limited to, strategic thinking, decision making, emotional intelligence and adaptability
- Timeliness and ability to meet deadlines
- Strong understanding of construction materials, methods, and vendor/supplier networks
Functional Requirements
- This position requires constant (70-100%) use hands to finger, hearing (listening) and observing (vision), hand/eye coordination, walking and sitting.
- Requires occasional (40-69%) lifting up to 50lbs, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling and feeling.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, peripheral vision and ability to adjust & focus.
- Employee shall be able to be medically qualified by a NON-DOT or other job specific physical.