Project Manager - Commercial Construction (Federal)

Job Description

We are seeking a Project Manager - Commercial Construction, to join our team. You will oversee project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. Successful candidate will have a business development attitude.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required for this role!

• 4+ years’ experience in the construction industry with a commercial or industrial general contractor

• Previous experience managing and coordinating multiple projects and subcontractors/vendors

• Proficient in producing detailed fixed price estimates; has the ability to use RS Means or other published unit price books to produce detailed line item estimates

• Strong knowledge of construction means and methods

• Proficient with Microsoft Office; Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.

• Experience with and/or ability to learn project specific software such as RSMeans, MS Project, or similar

• Must be able to develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with clients, subcontractors, all levels of personnel, and more

• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to frequent changes and work in a fast paced environment

• Possess effective negotiating skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, to include clear, concise and professional presentation of information

• Ability to manage all resources, to include operations support staff, vendors, subcontractors, time, and more, as well as, prioritizing tasks in order to meet tight deadlines and successfully deliver high quality projects

• Ability to work well in a team environment

Scope of Responsibility:

Position requires management of multiple projects concurrently. Responsible for CPM and/or MS Project scheduling and project cost control and risk management. Performs estimating duties as required. Coordinates with Project Architects, Engineers, Superintendents, and other operations support members. Responsible for job order contract administration, data entry, scope of work development, cost estimates, proposals development, subcontractor buyout and coordination, scheduling, coordination with project architects and engineers, project meetings, project records and documents, managing customer relations and expectations.

Position Duties:

• Plans, coordinates, and manages all facets necessary to complete projects within budget, on time, and deliver quality work

• Create and manage project budgets

• Collaborate with project team effectively and continuously throughout projects

• Manage delivery order execution in accordance with contract requirements and project management procedures

• Attend pre-issuance site visits to determine existing conditions and client needs

• Develop detailed project scope of work to include drawings, renderings, preliminary approximations of types of materials to be used and basic quantity counts

• Review the proposal scope of work, specifications, and drawings to ensure they clearly define the project requirements and client expectations

• Prepare estimates based on technical specifications, scope of work and drawings or sketches; to include detailed quantity take-offs for each job order and enter line items into on-site computer containing the Unit Price Book software

• Confirm that all necessary line items are included in the estimate and any unnecessary items are excluded

• Prepare quantity take-offs and enter line items into on-site computer containing the pre-established unit prices using RS Means or other line item estimating tools

• Develop pricing for non-scheduled line items

• Solicit detailed proposal information from at least 3 vendors and/or subcontractors with all supporting documentation on equipment, material and labor costs for materials or equipment not covered in an industry standard manual or for work to be performed by subcontractor

• Evaluate vendor and subcontractor proposals to confirm compliance with scope of work; negotiate delivery order subcontractor agreements based upon this information

• Coordinate subcontractor buyout; to include arranging and attending site visits with subcontractors, tracking subcontractor proposals and entering required data in project management software.

• Review subcontractor proposals to ensure compliance with project requirements

• Prepare a detailed proposal package based on the scope of work and the line item estimate; submit to client and attend negotiations to support the proposal as submitted. Negotiate with the client as necessary

• Negotiate with subcontractors and prepare detailed subcontractor agreements

• Establish logs and track required submittals and RFI’s; review for compliance with the contract documents

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules for use by the customer, subcontractors, and field superintendentsCompany Description

A national search firm, specializes in the recruitment and placement of highly qualified Construction, Energy, Information Technology (IT), Accounting, Finance, Human Resource and other office professional personnel on a direct placement or retained executive search basis.

Element Professionals, LLC.