Project Manager - Excavating

Project Manager

We are looking for a talented Project Manager who has passion for quality construction. This position is responsible for providing leadership and support to all aspects of the company's excavating operation to include safety, operations, P&L, planning, scheduling, cost monitoring, cost reporting, customer reporting, performance tracking, budgeting, estimating, change orders, billing, marketing, staff development, business development and bid development.

What You'll Do

• Provide day-to-day oversight, support, and technical expertise to a portfolio of excavating projects
• Assure crews and contractors are coordinated to work efficiently and meet customer requirements, budgets, forecasts, and schedules
• Manage staff, prepare budgets, and prepare work schedules and assigning specific duties
• Demonstrate safety leadership by supporting the implementation and management of the MJE Safety Management System and ensuring best practices are being followed.
• Integrate safety into project plans, establish safety goals, reinforce safety policies and procedures, support safety training, and monitor safety metrics.
• Support and coach supervisors and employees, provide feedback to encourage learning and create awareness, set priorities, and focus on continuous improvement
• Support the development of technical scopes of work and independently develop cost estimates and resource requirements for excavating related construction projects
• Provide support to request for proposal (RFP) preparation and evaluations, project specifications, and pricing schedules for the excavating construction projects
• Work with Project Managers with project scope development and project authorization through completion
• Ensure that MJE Senior Management is kept current on the progress of excavating construction projects, business opportunities and industry trends
• Systematically and regularly appraise and evaluate project progress against established goals, timelines, and objectives. Support Project Managers to correct deficiencies in these areas
• Consult with Utilities, Clients and Owners regarding design requirements, job specifications, bid requirements and offer technical expertise regarding construction solutions
• Assist with the development of common systems and processes to provide for proper accounting, reporting of project costs, customer billing, scheduling, material procurement, subcontractors, record keeping, documentation and budgeting
• Assist with the tracking of key performance and financial metrics that will optimize performance, productivity and reduce costs
• Assist in the preparation of proposals and estimates, including drawing take-offs
• Work with Project Managers to set up job structure from beginning i.e. safety, scheduling, document control plan, cost codes, job cost spread, material/tooling plan, equipment, billing, etc.
• Assist in job hand off from estimating to field project supervision
• Work with purchasing on material orders and required submittals
• Travel to project(s) on a regular basis
• Provide weekly updates on project progress to the Operations Manager
• Assist with the quotation of change orders from drawing changes, RFI's, etc.
• Oversee Assistant Project Managers to assure the monthly financial bridge, job forecasts and monthly reporting requirements are met and are accurate
• Work with customer and field management on schedule development and assist in maintaining during course of project
• Ensure the project has adequate resources to maintain schedule, budget and exceed safety expectations
• Interact with customer on project with positive long-term relationship in mind
• Ensure billing is timely submitted along with payment follow through

What You'll Bring

• Strong knowledge of project management principles and practices
• Strong Knowledge of business, financial and management principles, and practices
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Ability to anticipate and meet internal customer needs
• Proven communication, organizational, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Can read / interpret Geo Technical reports
• Functional computer skills including familiarity with Bluebeam, Microsoft, Access, Excel, other takeoff software such as Trimble, Insite, Civil 3D
• Ability to frequently travel to job sites
• Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management or related field experience with excavation preferred
• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management or Business Administration preferred
• Experience in one or more of the following preferred: transmission access road and pad building, grading, storm sewer installations, precast foundation installation, and/or anchor installation such as solid bar, hollow bar, helical anchors, precast anchors

What You'll Get

• 401(k) with company match (Traditional & Roth)
• Paid Holidays and PTO
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity…