Sr. Project Manager - Datacenter​/Mission Critical

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The Senior Project Manager (SPM) is responsible for managing all aspects of the project beginning with the preconstruction phase and continuing through final owner sign-off. The SPM serves as the day-to-day contact for the overall project team and leads the in-house and field teams for Yates. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for shop drawings and submittal reviews, as well as accurately tracking the budget and executing the schedule with all trades of work.

The SPM provides monthly cost reports and owner billings and oversees communicating with local government officials regarding permitting and inspections to ensure that subcontractors maintain the proper focus on quality and safety.

• Leading Safety Culture for project.
• Responsible for controlling costs and maintaining profitability for the project(s), utilizing extensive heavy construction experience.
• Manage field construction activity, engineering, and other field project(s) support activities.
• Supervises the development of project(s) schedules and monitors production to assure timely project(s) completion.
• Reviews cost reports and makes analysis to assist in reducing costs and maintaining productivity.
• Establishes project labor requirements and reviews these requirements with divisional management.
• Conducts regular project inspections and advises project supervision of work progress, quality of work and conditions requiring attention regarding safety.
• Coordinates work with subcontractors to ensure all subcontract work is within project scope and specifications.
• Administers project policies and procedures.
• Coordinates with architects, inspectors, and clients/owner representatives to isolate project issues and assists in developing solutions.
• Regularly conducts safety meetings and aid supervision in addressing areas and conditions requiring attention.
• Continually monitors project to assure company and regulatory procedures are adhered to. Monitors project purchasing activities to assure quality material and timely delivery at competitive costs.
• Conducts regular meetings with project supervision to review project progress and to plan future construction activity.
• Determines the necessity of construction equipment and assures equipment is properly maintained.
• Oversight of Quality Control.
• Demonstrate Yates Core Values and Principles.
• Follow Yates Code of Conduct.
• Other related duties as needed and assigned by Management in support of the successful completion of the project.

• Responsible for refusing unsafe work and for carrying out all work in accordance with the established Yates Safety Procedures and Work Practices.
• Report all incidents, near hits and hazards to management.
• Required to wear and maintain personal PPE.
• Advise fellow employees of hazardous situations.
• Participate in workplace inspections.
• Comply with statutory requirements, including duty of care.
• Participate in required and/or assigned training.
• Provide suggestions to improve Safety.
• Present a mature approach to working safely.
• Attend prestart and Safety meetings and contribute.
• Assists with administering the site safety program as required and ensuring Trade Partner compliance with OSHA standards and Yates Site Specific Requirements and all applicable safety codes and regulations.

• An undergraduate University degree or higher (preferably in Construction Management, Engineering, or a closely related field) is desirable.
• Other relevant education, training or work experience may substitute for bachelor’s degree.
• Ten (10) years previous construction management experience is required.
• Medium to large project experience ($100M+) is required.

• Strong working knowledge of programs such as Primavera, Excel, Word, and MS…