Senior Project Manager

About the Role

The Senior Project Manager will provide overall direction and leadership, owning project outcomes for significantly complex projects and/or multiple projects. This position fully implements and manages the operation, profitability, and administration of projects, all in support of JE Dunn’s strategy, vision, and values.

As part of the Advanced Facilities Group (AFG), you'll work on cutting-edge construction projects across the country, including Industrial & Manufacturing, Data Center, and Semiconductor projects, growing your career alongside a diverse team of industry professionals.

Responsibilities

• Leads all aspects of the company’s safety culture, demonstrating commitment to an injury-free environment through individual actions and mentoring others. Investigates safety incidents and retrains staff as needed.
• Manages the JE Dunn prestart checklist form.
• Supports the preconstruction team including quantity takeoff, trade coordination, scope of work development, scope review, bid package development, schedule development, bid list creation, and bid advertisement.
• Leads plan and implementation of buyout schedule. Verifies pricing and scope, identifies successful bidders, provides gap analysis against initial scope, and manages issuance of subcontracts.
• Manages the submittal schedule setup. Coordinates priorities with the team; reviews and approves all shop drawings and samples prior to submittal to architects or engineers.
• Ensures approved submittals are returned to subcontractors and available to the project team per the project schedule and contract.
• Coordinates with Logistics to obtain pricing on materials and equipment.
• Confers with risk management to ensure approval and/or bonding requirements for subcontractors. Reviews decisions with project leader and provides ongoing risk analysis of subcontractors throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinates various project stakeholders including subcontractors, owner, field, design team, and vendors. Disseminates change requests to subcontractors for pricing and schedule input, gathers and evaluates subcontractor pricing, and prepares, submits, and obtains owner/architect approval for change requests.
• Leads meetings such as monthly project reviews, progress meetings, and Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings.
• Completes monthly subcontractor and owner pay application process.
• Prepares project schedule with the Project Superintendent, utilizing Lean principles. Develops and updates the project schedule for both preconstruction and construction activities. Manages materials, labor, and procurement logs.
• Identifies potential schedule impacts including scope, weather, manpower, and changes, and facilitates mitigation plans.
• Provides appropriate written documentation for decisions affecting project aspects such as budget, schedule, legal, quality, and safety, employing current best practices.
• Provides regular reporting and analysis to communicate overall project status and profitability.
• Prepares monthly cost and margin forecast with input from the superintendent and reviews with the project team. Participates in project budget development and regularly reviews costs relative to the budget.
• Leads the overall project closeout process using best practice standards, tools, and processes such as the close-out punch list, financials, subcontracts, and warranties.
• Leads and participates in all aspects of the project-specific safety plan, creating a culture of safety awareness.
• Understands the preconstruction process from conceptual phase through GMP development, completing estimating and productivity analysis.
• Leads or supports senior management for preconstruction discussions with clients and oversees the project team during preconstruction estimates.
• Identifies, understands, and actively manages project risks.
• Assists with the development and management of the project business plan to maximize financial success.
• Implements and manages components of the operation and administration of complex and/or multiple construction projects.
• Utilizes awareness, experience, and knowledge to identify problems and recommends solutions for review and implementation by the team.
• Manages deliverables provided by internal resources and functions such as IPS, logistics, and self-perform.
• Engages in business, industry, and community activities to build and strengthen external relationships.
• Reviews and approves expense reports.
• Negotiates project issues including change orders, contingency expenditures, and appropriate fee enhancements.
• Completes scope review and bid analysis, including award of subcontracts.
• Collaborates with the marketing team on related presentations and marketing activities.
• Leads, supports, and promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion within JE Dunn.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or related field. Equivalent relevant experience will be considered in lieu of the above requirements.
• 10+ years of construction management experience.

Skills

• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, in a timely manner.
• Advanced communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Advanced ability to conduct effective presentations.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office.
• Ability to apply fundamentals of the means and methods of construction management to projects.
• Thorough knowledge of project processes and how each supports the successful completion of a project.
• Ability to build relationships with team members that transcend a project.
• Intermediate proficiency in project management and accounting software such as CMiC.
• Intermediate proficiency in required construction technology.
• Intermediate proficiency in scheduling software.
• Intermediate proficiency in BIM (Building Information Modeling).
• Intermediate ability to apply Lean process and philosophy.
• Intermediate ability to manage budgets, maximize profitability, and generate future work through building relationships.
• Ability to construct a project from start to finish.
• Ability to prepare the project budget, GMP, or hard bid.
• Ability to complete range estimates.
• Ability to assist the Marketing team with presentation and marketing activities.
• Ability to develop and manage a project team.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.

Working Environment

• Valid and unrestricted driver’s license required.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
• May require periods of travel and/or relocation.
• Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet project needs.
• May be exposed to extreme conditions (hot or cold).
• Assignment location may include project sites and/or in the office.
• Frequent activity: Sitting, viewing computer screen.
• Occasional activity: Standing, walking, bending, climbing, reaching above shoulder, pushing, pulling.

Benefits

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Click here for benefits details.