Project Manager-Technology​/Life Science

Project Manager

The primary role of the Project Manager is managing all project aspects, including the responsibilities and tasks outlined below. In addition to managing projects, a PM is responsible for:

• Overall project success
• Successful management of project financials, including fee retention
• Client satisfaction
• Management of major portions of a large project or overall responsibility for smaller projects
• Mentoring and coaching Asst. PMs and PEs
• Continuing to develop skills to successfully manage projects
• Understanding scope changes and performing quantity take-offs, pricing, and tracking all project revisions
• Fostering and building relationships with owners, design partners, subcontractors and suppliers

Qualifications:

Required:

• Four-year degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related degree
• 4+ years of related experience, specifically including projects within the Technology/Life Science, Healthcare, Higher Education, Corporate, Light Industrial, Manufacturing, and K-12 sectors.
• Demonstrated experience building strong partnerships and trust with external partners, including owners, owner's representatives, design firms, and subcontractors
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Thorough and detail-oriented
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task within time constraints
• Self-starter and motivated with minimal supervision
• Strong computer skills, including Excel

Preferred:

• Estimating and field experience a plus
• Experience with projects that included self-performed scopes
• Scheduling experience preferred
• Experience working in process/production facilities, greenfield or retrofit projects.
• Instrumentation & Controls experience a plus.

Office and Travel:

Office:
Various jobsites and/or corporate/regional office.

Travel:
In addition to regional meetings, overnight travel may be involved.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

Pursuit, Preconstruction and Business Development:

• Assist pursuit team in understanding prospective projects and requirements
• Research prospective clients
• Assist pursuit team in completing responses to RFQs and RFPs
• Participate in pursuit interviews
• Assist with and participate in preconstruction meetings
• Provide management and leadership to ensure successful completion of our QA/QC page turn process
• Understand project-specific workforce and vendor participation goals and incorporate into project work plan

McGough Self-Performed Work:

• Understand and perform quantity take-offs and assist in estimating labor production, materials and equipment
• Understand warehouse equipment, rentals, small tools, services and costs
• Gather information, implement or assist in Project Assessment preparation and projections
• Scope bid materials (concrete, rebar, brick, etc.)
• Assist with creating Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules for our work

Estimating and Bidding:

• Perform quantity take-offs and assist in estimating
• Take the lead on updating estimates through SDs, DDs and CDs
• Develop bidders list and verify subcontractor qualifications
• Subcontractor procurement (prepare contracting plan, bid solicitations, bid analysis and tabulations)
• Comprehensive understanding of what is included in subcontractor package scope
• Page turn review with subcontractors and field staff prior to subcontract award
• Review bid results with owner and architect and prepare/execute Owner Notification Letter (when applicable)
• Prepare, approve, and signoff on subcontracts for review and execution
• Participate in preparation of preconstruction estimate and cost model
• Create and maintain control estimate

Scheduling:

• Assist field staff with creating CPM scheduling
• Work closely with field staff to update and distribute schedule as needed
• Co-lead Last Planner efforts in conjunction with field staff

Project Documentation:

• Review and understand all drawings and specifications
• Lead the project document page turn reviews
• Manage the Request for Information (RFI) process and work with the design team to get timely responses
• Manage the shop drawings/submittals review process and work with the design team to get timely turnaround
• Participate in BIM coordination meetings
• Manage project sustainability requirements and documentation
• Understand the requirements of our owner's contracts, as well as subcontracts

Subcontract Management:

• Maintain a thorough understanding of what is included in the subcontractor's scope
• Review and process subcontractor change requests; negotiate pricing
• Review and approve subcontractor invoices
• Track project workforce goals/vendor goals
• Assist superintendent with manpower and personnel requests
• Schedule and document pre-installation meetings

Cost Control:

• Manage distribution and pricing of project changes
• Assist superintendent in tracking labor costs
• Assist superintendent with material procurement and cost coding
• Collect and report the required information to support the Cost History Department
• Prepare and maintain monthly IBM forecasts
• Work with the project accounting team to produce monthly pay applications
• Prepare, track and review the project cost control log with the construction team
• Manage…