Senior Project Manager - Industrial Construction

The Weitz Company's Industrial Tecnico business unit is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will initially be assigned to the Fargo, ND area and must be willing to travel based on the needs of the business.

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for profitably managing all administrative and field construction activities to quality standards, while maintaining relationships with all stakeholders on assigned projects. This individual will often oversee multiple medium-sized projects, a single large-sized project, or an assigned scope on a single, large, complex project. Scale and scope of control for this position equal to $200 million.

The Project Manager is expected to demonstrate leadership by following company standards and policies, achieving shared goals, developing others and building high morale and commitment.

The Weitz Company has been Building a Better Way since 1855. We are a full-service construction company, general contractor, design-builder, and construction manager with office locations throughout the United States. We believe our employees to be our most valuable asset, and we are committed to growing a diverse and inclusive culture that inspires, motivates, and continuously improves.

• Provide leadership and management direction to project teams
• Ensure project teams implement and execute Company policies, procedures and processes
• Understand and establish contract terms, obligations and budgets; review and enforce prime contract terms and obligations
• Accept overall responsibility of risk management and mitigation for assigned project(s)
• Collaborate with project team to execute project goals and build high morale
• Coordinate with project team to create project schedule, identify and address long lead items, update or amend project plan as needed; review and assign scopes of work
• Ensure contracts, insurances, bonds and change orders are intact prior to scope execution
• Oversee project safety plan and lead site compliance
• Oversee and review inspections, compliance audits and the non-conformance log
• Ensure project team tracks material and equipment delivery status, notifies project team of any schedule or cost impacts and tracks requests for change
• Partner with project team during the buyout process and preconstruction efforts (i.e. create preliminary schedule, determine bid strategy and solicitation, detect potential constructability issues, ensure seamless transition to operations, draft subcontracts)
• Negotiate and execute change orders, subcontracts and purchase orders, within delegated authority
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of monthly project status reports (MPSR), owner billings and financial risk assessments
• Ensure assigned project(s) achieve gross profit goals and finish on time or ahead of schedule
• Manage subcontractor requests for change; solicit pricing and execute change orders, within delegated authority
• Manage the discharge process for subcontractor and owner claims
• Participate in marketing and business development initiatives, including support of project proposals and presentations
• Lead regular project meetings
• Ensure project closeout process is completed on time
• Resolve disputes among subcontractors, vendors, architects and owners
• Initiate and encourage value engineering and scope reduction opportunities
• Create and foster working relationships with all personnel involved in the construction process; initiate long term third party relationships
• Develop and mentor team members, including delegation of tasks/responsibilities for development; recommend disciplinary action when necessary; delegate job assignments; establish team member goals; recommend promotions
• Travel 50%+ depending on the needs of the business.

• Education: An industry-related college degree is required; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Experience: A minimum of ten (10) years of construction experience is required, including project management experience. Candidate should have experience managing others with a proven history of leading, teaching, developing and mentoring…