Senior Project Manager – Science & Technology

About the role

Celebrated as one of Minnesota’s Top Workplaces! Knutson Construction is accepting applications for a Senior Project Manager to join our team in Minneapolis, MN.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and lead effective teams to produce results while providing successful oversight and direction for project teams.
• Be a leader in Knutson’s Zero Incident safety culture to drive compliance and continuous improvement.
• Effective relationship management with all stakeholders: Owners, Design Teams, Subcontractors, & Knutson employees.
• Responsible for the overall pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and closeout phases of a project.
• Develop and implement the overall construction schedule with the entire project team.
• Collaborate with estimating and marketing departments during the preconstruction and pursuit phase of projects.
• Assume responsibility and appropriately administer cost management for each project.
• Accountable to management for monthly project team meeting (PTM) reporting and accuracy.
• Schedule and conduct internal and external project meetings in coordination with the project teams.
• Responsible for oversight of the procurement process by the project team.
• Accountable to lead and manage project specific QA/QC plans.
• Independently manage and lead the pursuit of a project with pursuit team and Business Development team.
• Initiate, grow and utilize professional networks.
• Actively participate in community and industry events and activities to build professional network and promote Knutson Construction.
• Manage self-perform trades such as demolition, carpentry, concrete, and masonry scopes of work.
• Review the performance of Operations employees working on assigned projects and collaborate with the Director of Operations, and General Manager regarding staffing developmental needs and evaluations.
• Responsible for providing positive and constructive feedback on an ongoing basis to your Operations team members that are on your assigned projects.
• Effectively lead project teams that deliver “The Knutson Experience” while complying with Knutson’s standard operating procedures.
• Participation and completion in scheduled and as-needed safety training, as determined by the company

Requirements

• Exemplary commitment to personal integrity and ethical standards.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, teams, and direct reports simultaneously.
• Lead by example through consistent ethical decision-making that reflects Knutson’s core values.
• Foster and lead a culture of collaboration both internally and externally to strengthen and uphold Knutson’s outstanding reputation.
• Motivate, collaborate, and effectively lead teams to produce results.
• Effectively build and maintain strong relationships.
• Demonstrated expertise in leading high-performing teams and managing the complete lifecycle of large-scale, complex Life Science & Technology projects from preconstruction through closeout.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a dispute resolution process with support from Leadership.
• Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, and computer skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Industry Experience: 10 to 15 years of responsibility for the total execution of large life science and technology construction.
• Experience in the management of and collaboration with Superintendents, Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Project Support staff.
• Construction-related certifications and additional relevant training are highly desirable.
• Prior experience in managing self-perform trade scopes is highly desirable.

Skills

• Exemplary commitment to personal integrity and ethical standards.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, teams, and direct reports simultaneously.
• Lead by example through consistent ethical decision-making that reflects Knutson’s core values.
• Foster and lead a culture of collaboration both internally and externally to strengthen and uphold Knutson’s outstanding reputation.
• Motivate, collaborate, and effectively lead teams to produce results.
• Effectively build and maintain strong relationships.
• Demonstrated expertise in leading high-performing teams and managing the complete lifecycle of large-scale, complex Life Science & Technology projects from preconstruction through closeout.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a dispute resolution process with support from Leadership.
• Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, and computer skills.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Pay
• Performance Based Career Advancement
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Time Off
• Life and Long-Term Disability Benefit with no premium cost to employee
• Mentorship Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Flex Fridays
• 401k w/Company Match
• Annual Discretionary Bonus Program
• Successful Annual Discretionary Profit-Sharing Program
• Paid Parental Leave

Pay

Projected Minimum Base Salary per year $133,000 Projected Maximum Base Salary per year $207,000

Schedule

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