Senior Project Manager - Commercial Construction

About the role

The McDonnel Group is a values-driven organization that prioritizes its talented team of professionals as its greatest asset. We invest in ongoing professional development and education, encourage industry and professional involvement in our community, offer competitive compensation that rewards employees for performance, and provide bonus opportunities for all employees through employee referrals and business development efforts. Our mission is to provide comprehensive construction services and deliver the highest standards to our valued clients. We achieve this through our people, whose innovative and motivated approach to the work is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Preconstruction
• Organize, coordinate, and lead team meetings
• Prepare meeting agendas for all project meetings
• Review and issue contracts
• Review and issue AIA A141 and attachments for accuracy prior to execution
• Assemble contract documents and attachments for subcontracts
• Send out contracts and PO's to subcontractors and vendors for execution
• Negotiate prime and subcontracts as necessary to execute a favorable contract
• Budget management/adherence
• Communicate the budget to engineering and design team
• Schedule updates and adherence
• Develop the initial project schedule, from Preconstruction through project closeout
• Revise the project schedule (both Preconstruction & Construction) as changes are made and design updated
• Write up scopes for each trade
• Send work scopes to Preconstruction Manager to issue to subcontractors and vendors for pricing
• Update scopes as design changes occur to ensure that the correct pricing is received for budget updates
• Prepare bid packages to be issued for pricing
• Assemble packages containing all pertinent project information to be distributed to subcontractors for pricing
• Compose and issue letters (proposal, notification, requests)
• Cook up and issue letters (proposal, notification, requests)
• Coordinate permitting and regulatory approvals
• Local municipality coordination
• Program and document review
• Construction
• Generate and Update Project Schedule
• Collect durations, sequence, and lead times from subcontractors and suppliers
• Generate schedule with assistance from VP of Operations
• Distribute schedule and regular schedule updates to subcontractors, suppliers, and owner and VP of Operations
• Job procurement
• Issue all subcontracts and purchase orders
• Cook up and issue letters (proposal, notification, requests)
• Coordinate materials delivery and subcontractor mobilizations with project schedule
• Generate shop drawing and submittal log
• Prime Contract Administration
• Coordinate all required administrative submittals
• Generate monthly applications for payment
• Hold regularly scheduled coordination meetings with the owner, architect, and consultants
• Provide update of project schedule
• Communicate issues requiring immediate action
• Provide proper notifications of delay and/or additional cost
• Generate pricing for and submission of RFC’s (Requests for Change)
• Subcontract Administration
• Review and approve monthly applications for payment
• Verify evidence of insurance is up to date
• Resolve disputes with subcontractor regarding scopes of work
• Provide assistance to Project Superintendent with regard to subcontractor performance in field
• Review problems with subcontractor’s project manager
• Provide proper notifications
• Supplement work force when required
• Prepare subcontractor back-charges when required
• Hold regularly scheduled project management meetings to address administrative issues with subcontractors/suppliers
• Attend weekly superintendent’s subcontractor coordination meeting as may be required
• Review subcontractor progress with regard to project schedule
• Review RFI’s and submittals from subcontractors/suppliers, coordinate with/forward to Project Engineer for processing
• Quality Control
• Schedule required pre-installation meetings
• Ensure subcontractors have complete and proper scope of work prior to mobilization
• Review field activities on a regular basis for problems
• Relate any QC problems noted by architect to Project Superintendent for action
• Cook up and issue request for substitutions to owner
• Job Cost Review/approve all material and equipment invoices
• Maintain accurate accounting of job cost vs. estimate
• Monitor field labor costs as related to estimated and projected costs
• Provide accurate monthly projection of remaining cost and job profit
• Project Staff Review timesheets for correct cost coding
• Meet regularly with project staff
• Provide update of schedule, status of changes, any other project related issue

Qualifications

• Must be a motivated team player
• This position requires risk analysis, critical thinking, and the ability to provide solutions to the benefit of the company and projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Operationally focused; detailed oriented but able to grasp big picture
• Excellent people skills, able to manage, motivate and discipline if necessary
• Must possess a strong work ethic and be able to lead by example
• Education/Experience
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business Administration, Construction / Project Management, or equivalent required
• 8+ years general construction experience in the commercial space or the like
• Proficient with MS Excel, MS Word and project management software; familiarity with P6 and Procore is a plus
• The candidate will have a track record of proven leadership abilities (communication, relationship building, training & development, employment decisions) as well as commercial project management experience

Competencies

• Risk analysis
• Critical thinking
• Provides solutions to the benefit of the company and projects

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to make use of close vision to read engineering blueprints and reduced size black and white drawings, specifications, fine print, reports, schedules, estimates, spreadsheets, summaries and other documents in either hard copy or computer monitor
• Must be able to converse on the telephone and in person, use hands and fingers to write and type, prepare email messages with attached files and use personal computers and calculators
• Periodically need to lift and/or carry heavy documents such as specifications and/ or equipment, weighing up to 75 pounds

EEO Statement

The McDonnel Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Individuals who require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to participate in the search process should notify Human Resources.