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Project Manager - Heavy Civil Construction Career Arena Hoffman Estates, IL Job Details Full-time $120,000 - $150,000 a year 8 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Paid time off Vision insurance Life insurance Qualifications Estimating software Civil engineering Critical path method Microsoft Outlook Construction cost control Interpersonal skills Financial software Engineering project budget management Working on construction projects in a civil infrastructure role Construction industry experience Estimating construction project budgets Leading team collaboration initiatives Schedule creation Managing teams in a construction management role Managing projects Primavera P6
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Primary Function:
The Project Manager works closely with the Project Superintendent to plan, execute, monitor, coordinate, control, and close heavy/highway construction projects. The PM is ultimately responsible for ensuring that resources are scheduled and deployed so that all safety requirements, contract requirements, client expectations, and profitability forecasts are being met or exceeded. The PM must evaluate contracts and/or agreements, assess deliverables, and then communicate, delegate, and document responsibility for those deliverables to all other Plote team members, subcontractors, and consultants.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Identify, communicate, and document all project responsibilities within the project team. Work closely with the Project Estimator to understand the budget and scope of work. Conduct regular project team meetings and manage subcontractor performance with a keen emphasis on budget control and time management. Identify job problems and issues, initiate documented action, and verify implementation of solutions Interact with clients, architects, engineers, and local jurisdictions to incorporate project objectives, schedules, permits, costs, etc. Manages project administration and communications, including, but not limited to, RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, progress billing, logs, and reports Utilize project management tools to track project costs Prepare project-specific financial projections as necessary. Create daily, weekly, and long-term detailed progress schedules based on input from project and general superintendents. Create and/or review detailed critical path schedules for submittal and acceptance by owners in P6 or equivalent. Manages and tracks schedule progress and maintains constant awareness of schedule status. Identifies, notifies, documents, and negotiates time extension requests or schedule recovery with owners and their reps.
Additional Responsibilities:
Attend all owner pre-construction meetings Participate in estimating handoff meetings. Develop, price, prepare, and present change order proposals. Manages and reviews progress pay requests to ensure all available measures are taken to maintain positive cash flow. Identifies extra work and manages negotiations and payments for extra work with the owner's reps. Identifies and tracks project issues that have significant or potentially significant impacts on cost. Manages the resolution of these issues. Escalates appropriate issues to the VP of Project Management or VP of Operations Prepare and facilitate pre-construction strategy and execution meetings Be on call in winter to supervise snow removal operations outside of working hours when required. Answer phone calls during non-work hours, overnight, and weekends to handle job emergency communication.
Required Skill/Knowledge:
Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent related experience. Minimum of 5 years of heavy highway or airport experience in projects ranging from $5-$20 million Knowledge of construction industry practices and procedures Detailed, organized, accurate Demonstrated ability to multitask across several projects Proficient in Outlook, Excel, Word, MS Project, Viewpoint, and HCSS HeavyJob Working knowledge of estimating and scheduling software Strong verbal and written communication skills Self-directed and motivated Demonstrated leadership skills Demonstrated ability to complete projects on time and on budget Demonstrated ability to complete or supervise completion of detailed progress schedules including CPM schedules. Strong negotiation skills
Pay:
$120,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Application Question(s): Do you have at least 5 years of heavy highway or airport project experience ranging from $5-$20 million? Are you Proficient in Viewpoint and HCSS HeavyJob?
