Senior Construction Project Manager

Buckingham Companies is seeking a driven and experienced Senior Project Manager for a high-profile project in Indianapolis/Fishers. The ideal candidate brings a proven track record across multiple commercial construction sectors, with preferred experience in recreational/sports facilities and office/corporate environments.

The primary function of the Senior Project Manager is the successful execution and completion of complex, large-scale, high visibility projects. The Senior Project Manager is responsible and accountable for a range of duties included but not limited to buyout, scheduling, contract document management, budget/forecasting site coordination, problem solving and delegation of project tasks to team members.

Requirements

Training/Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in construction related field highly preferred
• High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience/Skills

• Proven experience in multi-family and/or commercial construction management, including scheduling and contract execution
• Advanced knowledge of construction management processes means and methods
• Advanced knowledge of building products, relevant codes and regulations, and quality standards
• Ability to interpret and manipulate construction details
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, BlueBeam, Procore, Sage & MS Project, AutoCAD, SketchUp or Revit experience a plus

Special Requirements

• Demonstrates a passion for winning.
• High-energy, enthusiastic
• High learning agility
• Coachable
• Provides and solicits feedback
• Embraces change
• Values and promotes teamwork
• Customer-centric; puts customer needs first
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills
• Close attention to detail, strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Ability to manage multiple assignments with changing priorities
• High degree of accountability, sense of urgency, flexibility and adaptability
• High degree of professionalism and integrity

Additional Requirements

• High Level of Accountability – Accepts responsibility for the consequences of their actions; avoids placing unnecessary blame on others; maintains commitment to objectives regardless of the success or failure of their decisions; applies lessons learned from past failures to moving forward in achieving future successes.
• Problem Solving – Uses deductive reasoning to analyze and solve problems; defines the cause, effect, and impact of realized issues; evaluates the impact of possible solutions; prioritizes steps to the solution: utilized all resources (i.e., design team, field team) to solve complex problems
• Decision Making – Demonstrates an ability to make difficult decisions in a timely manner; gathers relevant input and develops a rationale for making decisions; evaluates the impact or consequences of decisions before making them; acts decisively despite obstacles, resistance, or opposition; accepts consequences of decisions; willing to correct erroneous decisions when necessary.
• Customer Service – Consistently places a high value on customers both internal and external; objectively listens to, understands, and represents customer feedback; anticipates customer needs and develops appropriate solutions; meets all commitments made to customers in an acceptable timeframe; ensures awareness and adherence to the Buckingham Standard.
• Self-Discipline – Independently pursues business objectives in an organized and efficient manner; prioritizes activities as necessary to meet job responsibilities; maintains required level of activity toward achieving goals without direction supervision; minimizes workflow disruptions to complete high quality work within a specified time.
• Leadership – Inspires team members with strong principles and work ethic; builds trust and demonstrates integrity with accomplishing tasks; demonstrates optimism and positive expectations of others; delegates responsibility and authority; involves people in decision that affect them; addresses team conflicts promptly, fairly, and consistently.

Essential Functions

• Act as representative or advisor to the customer/owner and is the first point of contact for addressing all project-related questions, clarifying, and resolving project design issues, changes in scope of work, quality concerns or project delays.
• Holds project team accountable for meeting performance standards and successfully delivering on project objectives.
• Establishes areas of accountability and performance objectives, monitors execution and provides ongoing feedback to project team, subcontractors, etc.
• Instructs and trains employees, subcontractors, and others in approved/appropriate methods and processes of construction administration.
• Serves as resource for answering project team questions and assisting with solving problems. This extends outside of the project team to company-wide issues, if applicable.
• Responsible for all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Position Responsibilities

• Read and interpret established scopes of work, plans, specifications addenda, and meeting minutes to ensure complete understanding of all project requirements and oversees and operates the administrative process.
• Develops project phasing, detailed schedules, and project logistics; communicates plan and schedule changes, alternate work assignments, change order and scope revisions to the project team including all project delays.
• Identifies project constraints and opportunities for improvement specifically as it relates to schedule and cost.
• Monitors project status and maintains appropriate administrative control and on-site representation to ensure the project is completed on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with the contract documents and the owner’s expectations.
• Initiates, attends, and follows up on pre-construction, pre-install, scheduling, safety and progress status meetings.
• Assists in enforcing all jobsite procedures and safety polices with the lead superintendent.
• Revies quality control standards and monitors outcomes
• Investigates potentially serious situations and implements corrective measures.

Organizational Responsibilities

• Negotiates and issues commitments within limits of authority. Fair bidding practices are to be followed and always maintained.
• Review and approve monthly vendor pay applications.
• Review and execute monthly progress pay applications produced by accounting to the owner.
• Review and execute project change orders produced by project engineers.
• Produces monthly project cost detail reports that accurately reflect how the project is tracking for completion. This includes cost to complete, current buyout percentage, and a listing of potential remaining exposures on the project.
• Executes the complete project turnover including all required closeout documentation within one month of project turnover.