Project Manager - Fargo, ND

Responsibilities

• Take personal responsibility for working safely within an Incident and Injury Free (IIF) culture.
• Provide leadership throughout a project to ensure timely and quality results.
• Review shop drawings, RFI’s, and ASI’s (all change orders) for coordination and implementation of project requirements.
• Work with the Superintendent to prepare and update the detailed construction schedule.
• Lead the project estimate review, start-up, monthly interim, and close out meetings.
• Initiate and review close-out procedures with the project superintendent, owner, and architect before trade contractor work starts; maintain a zero punch list.
• Prepare letters of intent with trade contractors. Manage the trade contract process and all clarification or change issues.
• Ensure a timely submittal process, review, and execution of project changes by the owner and trade contractors.
• Review shop drawings, RFI’s, and ASI’s (all change orders) for coordination and implementation of project requirements; keep project logs (i.e. shop drawings, RFI, ASI, OCO, etc.) updated and current for every progress meeting.
• Manage and monitor material procurement for the project, including submittal approval, fabrication status, and delivery status.
• Work with the Superintendent in adhering to the schedule for early project close-out and final acceptance by the owner.
• Set firm and realistic deadlines so that the procedure and schedule for submittal of O&M manuals, close-out documents, and project warranties are in place before the work is 50% complete.
• Ensure project quality based on AP’s quality management programs.
• Facilitate collaborative team processes among project participants including design team, owners, and subcontractors.
• Lead or attend the weekly site progress meetings held with the owner, design team, and key trade contractors, project estimate reviews, start-up, monthly interim, and close out meetings; generate minutes from the meetings.
• Incorporate project management principles into the proposal process.
• Communicate field/office policies, instructions, and procedures to all project team members, including trade contractor personnel.
• Review project plans for constructability and cost feasibility; complete project risk assessments and prepare scope of work matrices.
• Provide technical expertise on projects in the pre-construction phase.
• Prepare the scope of work matrix for all trade contractor and supplier contracts, construction schedule, and performance expectations including workforce utilization goals prior to the award of the contract.
• Expedite project trade contractor/supplier buy-out; assist in review of bids to ensure that all items are included, exclusions are understood, and the bid is complete and conforms to the specifications before award.
• Draft and/or edit owner and subcontractor contract language.
• Analyze and manage project progress, costs, budgets, and cash flows.
• Create all project cost codes, budgets, and cash flow reports.
• Manage, review, and control all project costs and maintain accurate project cost projections.
• Confirm that total cost budgets, with contingencies, tie to the project contract amount; ensure project budgets are maintained.
• Prepare all monthly pay applications to the owner and ensure timely collection; collect, in accordance with the contract, all invoiced project amounts due from the owner and manage the project’s cash flow.
• Review and approve all trade contractor/supplier payment applications; collect supplier and trade contractor lien waivers to ensure all payments are properly disbursed.
• Prepare final written analysis on project profitability, profit enhancers, profit busters, and project problems for discussion in the close-out meeting and the permanent project records.
• Provide explanations for all significant project cost variances, by cost code, on the Intranet.
• Review the project’s QC plan and ensure compliance; report findings to project team and management.

Requirements

• History of progressively more responsible leadership experience and proven results including:
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or related field and 6+ years of experience running construction projects with contract values greater than $5 million.
• Or, completion of an associate’s degree in construction management and 8+ years of relevant project management experience.
• Proficiency with scheduling, spreadsheets, cost control, and project management software.
• Prolog, Microsoft Project, P6, Procore, Bluebeam, and other construction programs a plus.
• Solid understanding of value engineering, life cycle costing, and project profit/cost processes.
• Recognition and achievement of high-quality construction standards.
• Thorough experience with multiple contract types under the CMR and Design-Build delivery methods.
• Current or ability to become current with OSHA 30 and company safety requirements.
• Ability to travel.
• Willingness to work in various (sometimes extreme) climate conditions.
• Demonstrated integrity and ethical standards.
• Experience in a complex business as an active participant in driving growth and change; demonstrated effectiveness in driving operations and executing plans.
• Experience in driving accountability for financial and operational effectiveness, integrating and aligning efforts within team, monitoring results, and tackling problems directly.
• Experience cultivating an active network of relationships, driving collaboration and alignment, relating well to colleagues, and connecting with employees at all levels.
• Ability to drive to the core of complex issues and provide insightful and constructive feedback.
• Developed skills (written, oral, and listening) in order to effectively communicate with diverse audiences.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus

Pay

Estimated Pay: $87,000.00 - $140,000.00