Project Manager - Detroit, MI

Overview

For more than 100 years, Barton Malow has been committed to Building People, Projects, and Communities. Guided by our Core Values of Integrity, Partnership, and Empowerment, we’ve built a culture that supports strong leadership, collaboration, and long-term career growth. We’re seeking an experienced Project Manager to support projects, leading teams through all phases of project delivery while ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and budget expectations are met.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Procurement
• Develop bidders list, analyze information in CPS, and manage data within CPS
• Manage distribution of bidding documents and track bidders, including solicitation of bidders
• Organize and conduct pre-bid meetings
• Manage bidder question process
• Develop front end documents for bidding based on project needs and requirements of owner contract
• Write subcontracts, both standard and more complex types
• Receive/evaluate bids and conduct post-bid reviews
• Planning
• Initiate setup of a complex project schedule and create activities and logic
• Develop site logistics plans in conjunction with superintendent
• Set up a multi-element cash flow and manpower projection analysis at varying stages of the project
• Prepare constructability reviews to determine completeness of documents
• Review estimates prepared by preconstruction group for potential scope holes
• Initiate set up of jobsite, including mobilization of trailer and setup of jobsite staff
• Field Operations
• Establish and oversee the safety plan at the jobsite; set safety culture at jobsite
• Affiliate with management of labor relations with field personnel, including interactions with unions
• Implement emergency crisis procedures and ensure staff is appropriately trained
• Manage owner equipment coordination process
• Facilitate Mechanical/Electrical overhead coordination or BIM process
• Cost Management
• Create and manage general conditions budget. Monitor and update projections monthly
• Establish non-reimbursables based on interpretation of contract; work to minimize their usage
• Set up trade budget structure and log into Prolog
• Review budget entries of others and evaluate reports for accuracy
• Regularly monitor project costs and effectiveness of change management process
• Oversee creation of cost items in prolog and issuance to contractors
• Absorb changes to owner agreement
• Support job-site cash management, including monitoring of job profitability and timeliness of payment
• Management
• Facilitate meetings with the project team
• Ensure RFIs and submittals are being appropriately processed by the engineering staff
• Ensure office procedures are implemented, including filing system, correspondence formats, start-up documents, closeout documents, and archiving
• Manage ultimate agency acceptance of the project, including serving as an interface to code officials
• Involvement in seeking repeat and new business sales
• Absorb response to RFPs and preparation of presentations for new projects
• Manage job relations and communication needs with the Architect/Engineer

Required Knowledge, Education, Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline
• 4+ years’ experience in GC/CM Construction Management
• Experience with Procore preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills