Project Manager, Mid-Level (Industrial Construction)

Job Description

Job Summary

Project Managers are Dennis Group’s primary client contact through the entire project delivery process, from design concept through bidding, construction, and start-up. As a Project Manager, your responsibility is to ensure each project’s scope, cost and schedule are successfully met. Our projects are designing and building food and beverage process facilities (industrial projects). The design/architect teams, engineering teams (multiple), and construction teams are housed within Dennis Group and the project manager is actively interacting with each group to ensure the success of the project. Project Manager’s mission is to provide project management and execution expertise for clients through the entire project life cycle.

Project Managers also play a vital role in our client relationship management program. As such, having the requisite experience, skill set, and character to successfully support our sales and marketing activities is an essential aspect of the role. This role requires excellent leadership, organization, and time management skills as you will wear many hats at once. Those finding success in the role typically have a technical background - which they apply daily - and are professional, self-motivated, and energetic with excellent communication and inter-personal skills. Typical responsibilities include but not limited to:

Responsibilities

Works autonomously on specific tasks

Managing projects from planning through commissioning including developing key success criteria for each project and ensuring the success criteria are achieved

Assisting with the development of project scope, budget, schedule, and critical path elements

Develop RFI

Prepare purchase/work authorization.

Maintain client SharePoint site

Managing in-house and consulting design teamwork product

Establishing design criteria; reviewing design and construction phase documents

Managing permit, code and regulatory approvals

Develop preliminary procurement plan (preparation of bid packages, bid tabulation, writing of purchase orders and subcontracts)

Assemble and evaluate potential project bidders

Define kick-off meeting agenda

Determine project definition deliverables

Coordinate all project communication

Develop project outline specifications

Develop conceptual layout – understanding of facility personnel and materials flows, critical adjacencies

Develop medium engineering services proposal

Manage bid process fairly and professionally and review and approve bid packages

Maintain “Outstanding Items Needs” list

Maintain Project Meeting notes

Develop and implement lessons learned for project

Develop and issue monthly reports

Determine project permitting needs

Update project forecasting tool monthly

Review and approve engineering deliverables

Develop preliminary construction cost estimates – site and building

Define project assumptions / exclusions

Review and approve monthly supplier invoices and client billing

Develop and maintain submittal and RFI processes

Develop preliminary PM/Eng/CM/Start-up support cost estimate

Facilitate and manage food safety risk assessments

Organizing construction trades and administering subcontracts

Managing project budget and expense approvals

Managing contract and change order administration

Overseeing equipment installations

Providing on-site supervision and coordinate design team on-site support activities

Facilitate project interactive planning sessions

Refine and update budget forecast

Finalize procurement plan

Managing project punch-list inspection

Assembling and maintaining complete project records and close-out documents

Facilitate and manage client and 3rd party design reviews

Interfacing with client, working in client facilities and construction sites.

Utilize multiple software programs (MS Office, CAD, Navisworks, MS Project, SharePoint, etc.)

Researching project management best practices

Supporting talent growth within our organization

Required Education Skills and Experience

Degree in Construction Management / Architecture / Engineering

4-7 years of experience within a design-build, General Contractor company working with multiple in-house engineer disciplines, architects, designers, etc.

4-7 years of experience with MEP industrial construction projects, preferably food and beverage or pharmaceutical projects.

4-7 years of experience with Building construction, Project scheduling, Construction estimating, and Construction Safety.

4-7 years as a Project Manager with proven track record of successful project management and demonstrated success delivering numerous projects delivered on time, meeting requirements, with high team satisfaction.

Basic understanding of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, and other design software

Familiarity with sanitary environments is a plus

Attention to detail, accuracy and deadlines

Must meet overnight travel requirement of not less than 50% (overnight travel of 70-120 nights out of town annually) of any given time of the year

Our projects are located throughout the United States and Canada, and this is a position that you will need to work collaboratively with owners, A/E teams, subs, building officials, etc. regularly at the client’s facilities and construction sites. Overnight travel requirement will be not less than 50% of any given time of the year.

Excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills

Physical Requirements

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

At times, standing and walking the jobsite over rough terrain can be expected

Must be able to lift-up to 15 pounds at times.

Travel Requirement

Our projects are located throughout the United States and Canada, and this is a position that you will need to work collaboratively with owners, A/E teams, subs, building officials, etc. regularly at the client’s facilities and construction sites. Overnight travel requirement will be not less than 50% of any given time of the year

About Us

We plan, design, engineer, and build food plants for major brands across the country and the world. For the past three decades, we’ve focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry, helping your favorite brands put your favorite foods in the grocery store. Simply put, food isn’t one thing we do, it’s all we do.

Dennis Group offers competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience. We provide comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off including an open vacation policy, as well as bonus, profit-sharing, and retirement plans.

Dennis Group is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.