Traveling Assistant Project Manager - National Building Group

About the role

This position requires relocation to the project site. The listed location does not reflect the project location.

Responsibilities

• Assists in planning, management, and execution of assigned construction projects; may manage one or more projects at a time.
• Manages projects to meet quality standards, owner expectations, and profitability.
• Assesses and responds to customer needs and cultivates customer relationships.
• Promotes Layton business philosophies and assists in training project personnel.
• Champions “The Layton Way” by delivering predictable outcomes for internal teams, external teams, and customers.
• Ensures “Constructing with Integrity” is delivered by working with honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.
• Assists in preparation of estimates, project budgets, and unit cost reports.
• Organizes and conducts pre-construction planning meetings.
• Participates in successful negotiation of project subcontracts.
• Assists the project team in preparing the project management plan and planning execution of the construction contract.
• Participates in value engineering services as appropriate.
• Obtains and reviews plans and specifications and determines completeness and consistency.
• Assists the project owner in obtaining permits and participates in resolving regulatory requirements.
• Assists in preparation of project schedule and develops milestones to complete the project in concert with the Project Superintendent; participates in schedule updates.
• Develops monthly client pay requests and follows up on collection of billings to ensure timely payment per contract terms.
• Controls payment of job and subcontractor costs based on construction progress, document review and approval; coordinates with job cost accountant for payments and lien releases.
• Participates in monthly job cost reviews to declare project status, increase profitability, and promote Layton objectives and goals.
• Manages project material and equipment procurement within budget constraints and consistent with delivery schedule.
• Develops and monitors project quality, safety, and risk management plans.
• Negotiates owner and subcontractor change orders and manages resulting schedule, cost, and profit impacts.
• Attends and may direct project team meetings, including weekly Owner/Architect meetings and subcontractor coordination meetings.
• Coordinates final close-out procedures including as-built drawings, punch lists, final billing, occupancy permit, owner acceptance, project manuals, warranty letters, subcontractor close-out, letters of substantial completion, and letters of recommendation.
• Participates in post-completion project review and provides Preconstruction with information for their database.
• Trains and mentors project and field engineers and other team members as needed.
• Manages project engineers to assure project construction compliance through reviewing, submitting, and following up on submittals, RFIs, document revisions, and other documentation to avoid delays and additional risk.
• Updates and implements software programs for collaboration, quality, and document management.
• Develops and maintains owner relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of experience in ground-up commercial projects, preferably in the light industrial and/or cold storage sector.
• Excellent communication skills; expresses ideas clearly and effectively; strong negotiation skills.
• Understands construction laws and practices; applies building codes and design requirements correctly; reads blueprints correctly.
• Maintains Layton standard of ethics, conduct, and organizational policies.
• Excels in problem solving; finds relationships between data from different sources to formulate alternative solutions.
• Works well with others; helps co-workers, customers, and others achieve their goals and assignments.
• Plans effective courses of action for self and others; allocates resources and assigns personnel; uses time efficiently and is well-organized.
• Manages events to achieve goals; is a self-starter and works well without close supervision; achieves aggressive goals.
• Professional affiliations (e.g., AGC member) and credentials (e.g., PE) preferred.
• Ability to speak basic Spanish commands, questions, and instructions regarding construction preferred.
• Strong computer and technical skills; ability to learn new software programs quickly and apply them to processes.

Benefits

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