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The role of the Construction/Engineering Project Manager is to manage, coordinate, and direct construction activities as assigned by the General Manager-Operations. They will plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. The Construction/Engineering Project Manager will also define the project’s objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Evaluates and approves design changes, specifications, and drawing release in collaboration with the Engineer.
  • Provide proper scope of project paperwork for the sub- contractor bidding process.
  • Review and analyze all submitted bids for completeness and accuracy.
  • Controls expenditures within limitations of project budget.
  • Prepares interim and completion project reports.
  • Analyzes daily job costs for comparison to estimate. Identifies problem areas and works out solutions. Implements changes in crew and/or procedures if necessary. Documents results and advises estimators of possible changes to correct negatives and/or take advantage of positives.
  • Promotes and enforces a total safety culture in all aspects and during all phases of construction; sets a good example for employees.
  • Studies specifications to plan procedures for construction on basis of starting and completion times and staffing requirements for each phase of construction, based on knowledge of available tools and equipment and various building methods.
  • Confers with and directs personnel and subcontractors engaged in planning and executing work procedures, interpreting specifications, and coordinating various phases of construction to prevent delays.
  • Inspects work in progress to ensure that work conforms to specifications and that construction schedules are adhered to.

Qualifications:

  • Requires a four-year degree in construction, construction management, or engineering.
  • Previous experience in project management and plant engineering preferred.
  • Additional experience in sand or industrial work is helpful but not required.
  • Excellent understanding of construction project management process, excellent planning and scheduling skills.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products and Microsoft Project.
  • Must be able to meet deadlines and successfully handle time pressures and stress.
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees and the general public.
  • Ability to maintain the integrity of confidential business information.
  • Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time.

 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 15 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

 

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions (wet, hot, cold, dusty, windy, dry, etc). The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold, extreme heat and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Revised: August 14, 2017

This description is not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed. It is understood that this is not a contract. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position without notice at any time.