Design|Build Project Manager

PROJECT MANAGER

This position is responsible for preconstruction and construction project management and coordination of projects from inception to completion. This position is also responsible for ensuring that the client’s requirements regarding the functionality and standards are met and ensuring that the construction project is concluded successfully by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Department:
Greek Design|Build

Location:

1 Kimberly Road, East Brunswick, NJ

Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage multiple construction projects at once.
• Participate in design-build project planning, design programming, and development of project outline specifications.
• Oversee project design team to ensure design is completed in accordance with outline specifications and overall project program.
• Responsible for management of design-build construction. Coordinate with project design team through completion of the design while projects are under construction.
• Manage construction and closeout on assigned projects with the goal of ensuring that budget, schedule, and customer satisfaction are met.
• Prepare conceptual and detailed estimates.
• Coordinate project bidding efforts, generate scopes of work, identify long lead time items, and implement project bidding plan.
• Prepare contracts for subcontractors.
• Prepare change orders for subcontractors and clients.
• Manage submittal process to ensure materials are procured in advance of being required on site.
• Monitor, review, and control project costs.
• Participate in obtaining local municipality approvals for projects.
• Responsible for coordinating drawings, budgets, schedules, and other project-related matters with the job site superintendent.
• Complete and resolve punch list items and execute the project closeout.
• Inform supervisor on ongoing basis of assigned projects and the status of each potential project.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, internal office staff and field personnel.
• Assemble members of organization (construction, superintendent, clerical, engineering, cost control, and other workers) at the start of a project and maintain close communication with these individual throughout the course of the project.
• Manage supervisory and engineering personnel, inspectors, and suppliers to resolve construction problems and improve construction methods.
• Conduct construction activities within federal, state, and local environmental rules and regulations.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in Engineering or Construction Management or Project Management
• Minimum of 5 to 10 years construction experience on commercial buildings including project management, construction, civil engineering, or related experience which must include construction inspection work and supervision of construction projects.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Excellent skills in written and verbal English.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in a formal business manner.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of the below software:

• Procore
• Bluebeam
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Suite:
  Outlook, Excel, Word

• Must have strong interpersonal skills to support leadership, management, negotiation and problem-solving functions of this role.
• Excellent judgment and discretion; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously, meet deadlines, and handle work-related stress is required.
• Friendly, courteous,…