Ardurra is seeking a Construction Management - Group Leader to join our staff in Phoenix, AZ.

Primary Duties:

The Group Leader will have operational responsibility for a portion of the business and plan, direct, and oversee construction projects. Responsibilities include overall operations and profit and loss, business development, proposal development, project management, and oversight on multiple projects. Excellent project management and written and verbal communication skills (required). In addition to leading a group, managing project inspection teams and provide exceptional client services. You will track project budgets and proactively communicate with the project owner when project schedules are extended, or additional scope was required on the project. In addition, you will be the Resident Engineer on projects that require an RE and be a resource for the inspectors to discuss and resolve project issues.

Skills include:

• Ability to monitor and evaluate the operations of the Construction Management Group.
• Have a strong background in Construction Management and working with Contractors.
• Actively involved in monitoring the budget, schedule, and quality on projects within the group
• Supervising staff and recruiting new staff when needed
• Successful experience in marketing clients and proposal writing to obtain work.
• Have strong and established relationships with agencies throughout the state of Arizona.….

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Candidate must have a BS in Engineering or Construction Management with a minimum of 15 years of management experience and is a registered civil engineer in the state of Arizona.
• Working knowledge and the capability to correctly apply civil engineering principles.
• Knowledge of local municipal and department standards and requirements.
• Ability to prepare/review technical reports, specifications, cost estimates and engineering studies.
• Ability to perform effective Quality Control (QC) for plans, estimates, technical reports, and studies.
• Experience in planning, project development, scheduling, supervising, and managing civil engineering project development team’s preparation of concept plans, engineering reports, specifications, and opinions of probable costs.
• Demonstrate evidence of successful interaction with clients on resolution of technical and management issues.
• Understanding of engineering services contract development and management to include some understanding of budget preparation, scopes and fees, billing rates, job codes, utilization, and effective multipliers.
• Ability to interpret legal documents related to engineering.
• Skilled in utilizing MS Office Suite programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, Project) and other software such as Primavera. 
• Ability to guide, direct, and coordinate with multiple professionals involved in infrastructure projects and to manage the performance of various personnel in other departments.
• Excellent written, oral, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills, including the ability to present to clients at meetings, for proposals, and the public.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, time management and organizational skills.

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home. 

Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.