Travel Senior Project Manager - Mission Critical

Summary

The Senior Project Manager leads individual projects of larger size or greater complexity, supervising other Project Managers and providing guidance to Project Teams. Key responsibilities include championing "The Layton Way," ensuring "Constructing with Integrity," managing project budgets, and overseeing project completion.

Responsibilities

• Champions “The Layton Way” by delivering predictable outcomes for internal teams, external teams, and customers.
• Ensures “Constructing with Integrity” by working with honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.
• Works well with Layton’s “Two in the Box” application, collaborating with the Senior Superintendent for successful project delivery and client relationship strengthening.
• Supervises Project Teams, offering advice and counsel on project management techniques and adherence to plan specifications, company culture, and procedures.
• Is directly responsible for projected costs and profits for each assigned project.
• Prepares project estimates, assists in negotiating prime contracts, prepares project budgets, and leads the project team in preparing the Project Management Plan (PMP).
• Participates in value engineering services as needed, organizes and holds pre-construction planning and pre-mob meetings, negotiates subcontractor subcontracts, obtains permits, resolves regulatory requirements, prepares project schedules, reviews Contract Documents, and manages project materials and equipment procurement.
• Maintains regular site visits, monitors project performance, negotiates change orders, controls job cost payments, coordinates with the job cost accountant, and oversees final close-out procedures including as-built drawings, punch lists, final billing, occupancy permits, owner acceptance, project manuals, warranty letters, subcontractor close out, letter of substantial completion, and letter of recommendation.
• Holds post-completion project reviews and provides data for Estimating & Marketing databases. Participates in the 11-month warranty walk-through with the owner and maintains owner relations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum of eight years project management experience in mission-critical construction projects.
• Strong ability to manage complex projects.
• Effective teamwork and delegation skills.
• Verbal and written communication skills, including presentation abilities.
• Understanding of estimating concepts, contract language, and building codes.
• Excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Integrity and adherence to ethical standards.

Skills

• Project management techniques
• Contract negotiations
• Building codes and design requirements
• Construction law and practices
• Team collaboration and leadership
• Communication and presentation skills

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Long-term Disability Insurance
• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Home & Auto Insurance
• Family Support
• Pre-tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation
• Paid time off
• Time Away Benefits
• Paid holidays
• Group Legal
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Identity Theft Protection
• Group Legal
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

About Us

Layton Construction is a privately held national general contractor, delivering predictable outcomes in commercial construction since 1953. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Layton operates from 16 strategic offices across the United States, employing more than 1,500 construction professionals who serve diverse markets including healthcare, education, commercial office, industrial, hospitality, and multi-unit residential. Layton's core values of honesty, unity, safety, and quality have built a reputation for excellence in complex project delivery while maintaining strong partnerships with clients, architects, and trade partners nationwide. The STO Building Group family of companies—Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, LF Driscoll, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, and RC Andersen—includes over 4,000 employees located in offices throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. We provide a complete range of construction services, from site selection analysis, design constructability review, and aesthetic enhancements to interior fit-outs, new building construction, and building infrastructure upgrades and modernization.