Project Manager, Construction Manager​/ Foreman

Project Manager (Full-Time)

US-SC-Charleston

Category Construction Management

Type Full-Time Regular

EXPERIENCE

QUALIFICATION:

MBP is seeking a qualified Project Manager with a minimum of ten (10) years of experience managing large-scale capital design and construction projects. At least three (3) years of this experience should be focused on higher education, municipal, and/or K-12 school facilities projects. The successful candidate should demonstrate experience delivering projects with construction values ranging from approximately $25 million to $150 million, with responsibility for managing projects through the planning, design, procurement, construction, and closeout phases.

This role is responsible for project management and design oversight for a diverse portfolio of architectural, building, and infrastructure projects. Major responsibilities include management of consultants and contractors; design oversight; procurement support; construction monitoring and oversight; coordination with campus stakeholders, municipal agencies, school system representatives, community partners, and other client departments; and a range of additional responsibilities necessary to ensure the successful delivery of projects.

The ideal candidate will have experience navigating the planning, design, and construction challenges of active educational and public-sector environments while maintaining project objectives for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and stakeholder satisfaction. Experience delivering complex facility projects within occupied campuses, municipal facilities, and K-12 environments is highly desirable.

Duties include providing pre-construction and construction-phase owner representation for medium- to large-scale projects, either as part of a team or independently, depending on the project's size and complexity. Responsibilities include managing cost, schedule, and/or quality on behalf of the client/owner. Typical duties include:

• Working collaboratively with the project delivery team to proactively identify risks and issues and develop mitigation strategies.
• Reviewing project schedules to verify they are complete, feasible, and reasonable. Specific scheduling experience is not required, but it is desired.
• Reviewing and tracking progress against the accepted schedule.
• Participate and/or lead progress meetings. Prepare meeting minutes or review meeting minutes prepared by others to verify completeness and accuracy.
• Provide quality management, including participation in preparatory/pre-installation meetings, and perform or oversee the performance of Quality Assurance (QA) inspections to verify that work is being performed in compliance with contract requirements.
• Document and track issues until resolution, including working collaboratively with the contractor, designer, and owner to resolve issues as they arise.
• Review change order proposals for entitlement and price, and lead or assist in negotiations.
• Coordinate reviews and testing with accreditation authorities and authorities having jurisdiction.
• Coordinate reviews or installations by third-party specialty stakeholders, consultants, or installers as related to electronic security, doors and hardware, and IT/AV system.
• Coordinate punchlist and acceptance with the designer and other project stakeholders.
• Monitor and verify completion of closeout requirements, including owner training, operations and maintenance manuals, warranties, and stock materials.

EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE:

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, or a construction-related field is required.
• Licensed Architect or Engineer desirable but not required
• LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) or Green Globes certification preferred but not required
• Must possess OSHA 10-hour or OSHA 30-hour certification or obtain within 3 months of hire.
• Knowledge of the South Carolina Office of State Engineer (OSE) and the Office of School Facilities (OSF).
• Developing or rehabilitating building infrastructures and systems
• Higher Education and K-12 School Construction knowledge preferred.
• Working knowledge of basic mathematics, including computations based on field…