Senior Project Manager

About the Position

Provide overall management, leadership and direction for multiple large projects, market segments, and/or complex projects and develop new business opportunities relative to a particular Client, group of Clients or geographical area. Provide oversight and development of Project Managers, Senior Project Engineers and Project Engineers.

• Live the company values:
  • Demonstrate competence to safety and build projects of high quality.
  • Honesty and integrity to build trustworthy relationships.
  • Work hard and do everything in your ability to support your team.
  • Create effective partnerships with clients, employees, and construction partners.
• With assistance of project superintendent and estimator – plan, organize and develop weekly detailed and Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule. Conduct periodic update of CPM schedule.
• Perform aggressive, yet ethical, buyout of project.
• Establish project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards within boundaries of corporate policy and contract specifications.
• Initiate and maintain liaison with prime client and Architect/Engineer (A/E) contacts, to facilitate construction activities.
• Monitor / control construction through administrative direction of on-site superintendent to ensure project is built on schedule and within budget; investigate potentially serious situations and implement corrective measures.
• Represent company in project meetings, negotiations / strategy meetings, etc. Regular visits to assigned project sites are required to maintain contract compliance.
• Manage financial aspects of contracts (fee payment, rental equipment, income / expenses, etc.) to protect company’s interest and simultaneously maintain good relationship with client.
• Provide support and assistance to estimating department on design build and / or negotiated projects during bidding process.
• Project Contracts including creation and issuance of subcontracts and prime contracts.
• Project Setup including involvement in Estimating Turnover, Job Cost Setup, and Project Buyout and facilitating the processes for these items.
• Submittals including reviewing and approving submittals and process time frames.
• Project Change Management including Owner changes which involve Requests for Information, Requests for Proposals, Architect Supplemental Instructions, Change Directives, Proceed Orders and Unforeseen Conditions;
  Poettker Changes which includes Back Charges, Scope Gaps, and T&M Work; as well as is responsible for meeting Process Time Frames.
• Communications including running and organizing Preconstruction Meetings, Owner and Progress Meetings, Pay Application Meetings, Subcontractor Coordination Meetings, Pre-Installation Meetings, recording and issuance of Meeting Minutes, Transmittals, Letters, Emails and Calendars.
• Estimated Cost At Completion (ECAC) including Forecasting, Cost Tracking, 400 and 900 Cost Codes, Cost Equals Revenue, Equipment Reports and Tracking.
• Pay Applications including reviewing of subcontractor billings, Certified Payrolls, Lien Waivers and review of and submission of Poettker Construction’s Billings.
• Project Close-Out Procedures including ensuring Punch list is completed, O&M Manuals are submitted, AS-Built Drawings are completed, Change Order Resolution, Training is organized and completed, Warranties are submitted and enforced, Close-Out Meetings, and Final Billings.
• Understand and be proficient at all require Project Management responsibilities in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Involvement with internal mentoring opportunities as identified to meet individual and company needs.
• Possible oversight of large client programs, managing several concurrent projects.
• If any of these responsibilities or tasks are…