Construction Project Manager

Title: Construction Project Manager

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: M-F

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Finance and Administration

Department: Planning, Design & Construction Mgmt.

Location: Elon Campus

The role leads projects through construction and closeout, with particular emphasis on contractor performance, schedule management, cost control, quality, and timely resolution of construction issues. The Construction Project Manager proactively identifies risks and potential delays, coordinates timely solutions to maintain project milestones and support successful completion, and monitors contractor and design team performance against contractual commitments. The position also provides construction expertise during planning and design to improve constructability, phasing, procurement, and schedule performance.

Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.
• Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses
• Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.
• Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.
• Free use of campus fitness facilities.
• Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.
• Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon’s principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one’s identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.

Minimum of eight years of progressively responsible construction management experience delivering higher education, institutional, healthcare, or schedule driven projects. Experience must include substantial direct responsibility during construction for contractor management, schedule control, cost management, change management, field issue resolution, and project closeout.

Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or related field.

Significant progressively responsible construction experience may substitute for formal education. Such as prior experience working for a construction company as a project manager, project engineer, superintendent, scheduler, or similar role requiring direct interaction with subcontractors.

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or related field preferred. PMP certification a plus.

Mastery of design and construction process. Ability to read, understand and create construction drawings including Structural, Civil, Architectural, and MEP.

Experience with AutoCAD, MS Word, MS Excel, Microsoft Project, and Procore.

FE, PE, PMP, NCARB, RA certification and/or general contractor license.

• PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  • Manage the construction, and close out phases as well as coordinate activities of designated projects to ensure that goals or objectives of project are accomplished within prescribed time fame and funding parameters.
  • Perform the full range of project management cycle from bidding to close-out: initiating, planning, budgeting, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
  • Manage the construction budgets from conception through final completion.
• CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
  • Lead the University's construction-phase management of assigned projects and serve as the Owner's primary representative in managing contractor performance and successful project delivery.
  • Monitor contractor performance against contractual schedule…