Position Overview

The Project Manager (Construction) manages the overall project direction, completion and financial outcome and administers both the owner and subcontractor relationships for assigned projects. The Project Manager is responsible for directing and mentoring on-site staff. The position requires business management acumen and must demonstrate strong leadership, organizational and time management skills, as well as have strong communication and client service skills.

Is recognized as an expert with specialist/authority level understand and application in:

• Contract Management: Reviews, executes and manages the client's prime contract as well as subcontracts and vendor agreements. This includes facilitating, administering and participating in contract discussions, reviews and negotiations with all relevant contracting parties.

Has advanced knowledge and ability to coach/guide others in:

• Risk and Opportunity Management: Identifies potential risks related to operations, contracts, or project execution. Develops mitigation plans and strategies to control the impact of negative situations or to maximize opportunities throughout the life cycle of a project.

• Change Order Management : Follows financial implications of contracts and agreements to protect the company’s interests and rights. Identifies compensable changes and follows the contract provisions to timely resolution.

• Project Cost Management: Monitors, tracks, and forecasts self-perform and subcontractor project costs and quantities, including labor, equipment, and materials to ensure projects are successful and profitable.

• Subcontractor Oversight: Monitors, inspects and ensures subcontractors are performing the work safely, are adhering to schedule, and are producing quality work in line with subcontractor agreements and our client contract obligations.

• Building and Construction Knowledge & Planning: Applies building and construction knowledge, utilizing experience and current developments in the industry to prepare detailed construction sequence plans including all necessary material, equipment and labor.

Has demonstrated proficiency in:

• Plans and Specifications: Reads and interprets construction plans and the technical specifications to aid in constructability review. Ensures submittals are approved prior to proceeding with work.

• Safety: Ensures the safe execution of all work activities and ensures adherence to our safety regulations to protect all individuals. Verifies and coordinates work activities to comply with Skanska EHS program and corrects unsafe activities, actions and conditions.

• Design Management: Manages design development process and interfaces between design and construction to ensure and issue determinations on the constructability of deliverables

• Quality Management: Establishes processes to meet quality standards. Monitors work practices to identify concerns or issues that do not meet these quality standards. Follows contract provisions for necessary corrective action.

• Schedule Development: Develops, communicates and follows schedules and timelines. Tracks information important to maintaining schedule adherence.

• Schedule Management - Civil: Manages and prioritizes project-wide activities. Mediates and reconciles conflicting or competing project activities. Leverages the schedule as a tool in external party negotiations.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilties

Organizational Impact:

• Manages a team with focus on policy and strategy implementation.

• Establishes operational plans with measurable contribution towards the achievement of results of the job function with focus on short term operational plans (eg, less than 1 year or one full project cycle).

• Provides measurable input to new products, processes or standards in operational plans that will have some impact on the achievement of overall function results.

• May have budget or P&L accountability but may also manage certain processes or projects within a defined budget set by management.

Innovation and Complexity:

• Responsible for making moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of job area.

• Problems and issues faced are numerous, undefined, and moderately complex and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem.

• Problems typically impact multiple departments or specialties. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues.

Communication and Influence:

• Communicates with parties within and outside of own job function, which may include external customers or vendors depending upon the job function.

• Explains policies, practices, and procedures of the job area to others within the organization.

• Influences and gains cooperation of other parties within and outside own job area on practices, policies, practices, and procedures.

Leadership and Talent Management:

• Manages a small to mid-sized team consisting of experienced professionals. Leads, directs, and reviews the work of a team who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments.

• Typically, has hiring, firing, promotion, and reward input within own area, in accordance with manager review and approval.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree – [INSERT RELEVANT AREAS] or equivalent experience and minimum 7 years prior relevant experience.

• Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, and tactics within one project or job area.

• Typically has advanced knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization.

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