What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager - Self-Perform position at C G Schmidt, Inc.?
Plans, organizes, and controls all resources (people and materials) for the successful execution of a project. Leads project teams in the construction of projects ensuring project quality, schedule, cost control, safety and customer satisfaction objectives are met. Is the primary point of contact for Owners.
In addition to managing self-perform work in concrete and carpentry trades, the Madison Self-Perform PM will be expected to develop and execute strategies to stabilize workforce staffing, reduce volatility, and create consistent work opportunities for field employees. This includes proactive networking, relationship building, and business development to identify internal project needs and external opportunities that ensure steady utilization of self-perform crews.
Expected Outcomes:
- Assigned projects are completed on time, under budget and at a profit for the company
- Safety, EEO and quality goals areachieved
- Timely conflict and/or claimsresolution
- Clients are satisfied with projectresults
- Consistent utilization and development of self-perform workforce in concrete and carpentry trades.
Key Responsibilities:
- Set safety, quality, schedule, cost, and owner relationshipgoals
- Provide input and supervise all pre-construction services such as purchase orders,subcontracts, schedules, job cost set-up and projectpre-planning
- Work with the Managing Director to obtain the personnel resources required to properly staff the project
- Review project proposal or plans to determine time frame, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of theproject
- Manage all financial aspects of contracts; assure job margin analysis is completed on a regular basis
- Develop baseline project schedule with assistance fromSuperintendent
- Monitor and report project cost and schedule performance; recommend corrective actions ifneeded
- Assist Superintendent with problem or conflict resolution; assist in driving subcontractors or work force
- Prepare and manage changeorders
- Review and advance pay requests andinvoicing
- Review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify schedules or plans as required; prepare project reports for company management, owner orothers
- Manage the scope of work and has mastery of the contractdocuments
- Manage claims; identify and resolve potential claims withsubcontractors/suppliers
- Participate in project coordinationmeetings
- Prepare bid packages from constructiondocuments
- Ensure adherence to insurance, safety, labor relations, EEO and taxregulations
- Monitor and ensure qualitycontrol
- Work with Safety Director to ensure jobs have safe working conditions and that safe workpractices are inplace
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with key owners andarchitects
- Foster team camaraderie; mentor Superintendents and Project Engineers; assure each person understands their role on theproject
- Plan, lead, and manage self-perform crews in concrete and carpentry trades to ensure safe, high-quality, and efficient execution of work
- Proactively identify gaps in field staffing and deploy self-perform resources to smooth volatility across projects
- Network with industry partners, trade associations, and community contacts to build pipelines of skilled workforce talent and potential self-perform opportunities
- Collaborate with operations leadership to forecast workload and align self-perform staffing with project demands
- Pursue business development opportunities where self-perform capabilities add value, reduce subcontractor reliance, or enhance profitability
- Maintain visibility into upcoming project needs to ensure consistent employment for field workforce and minimize downtime
- Support recruiting, training, and retention of self-perform craft professionals in collaboration with HR and field leadership
- Track and report labor productivity, workforce utilization, and profitability of self-perform operations
- Document best practices to share with other projects; ensure best construction methods are being used
- Direct and ensure timely completion of project close-outactivities
- Protect and promote the interests of the Company; ensure all compensation for work performedis received
- Champion skill development of assigned resources through training and performanceappraisals
- Communicate and reinforce the Company vision, values, and goals to divisionstaff
- Perform additional assignments per supervisor’sdirection
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or relatedfield; or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
- Ten years of managerial and supervisory experience in the constructionindustry
- Direct experience leading self-perform crews in concrete and/or carpentry trades strongly preferred
- Extensive knowledge of construction methods and materials, costing, scheduling, andestimating
- Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results throughothers
- Ability to think ahead and plan over a one-to two-year timespan
- Ability to organize and manage multiplepriorities
- Problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functionallevels
- Strong customerorientation
- Good computerskills
- Excellent interpersonal and communicationskills
- Strong teamplayer
- Commitment to companyvalues
Physical Requirements:
The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Ability to move about active construction sites, including climbing ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and walking on uneven surfaces
- Must be able to remain on feet for extended periods during site visits and inspections
- Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 25–50 pounds of materials, documents, or equipment as required
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
- Must be able to hear and understand verbal instructions, alarms, equipment signals, and normal conversation in construction environments
- Ability to handle documents, use computers, and operate office equipment effectively
- Must be able to work both indoors (office setting) and outdoors (construction site) and tolerate exposure to weather conditions, dust, noise, and varying temperatures
- Ability to travel between job sites and offices as required