Project Manger II, Metals / Steel

As a Project Manager with Graycor Industrial Constructors’ Metals division, you will have the authority to drive successful project results, moving your projects from preconstruction through final closeout in the safest manner possible while maintaining the highest quality standards.

Our Metals division provides construction and industrial maintenance services to steel mills and other metal producers.

At Graycor, You Will Have the Opportunity to:

• Ensure all safety compliance and quality programs are being executed on the project site. Safety is one of our core values.
• Actively participate in bidding and pre-construction services.
• Represent Graycor as the client’s contact. Openly and confidently communicate with all other parties involved with the project, establishing trust and rapport with owners, engineers, subcontractors, and local union officials.
• Manage the performance of the professional support personnel on the project site. This typically includes Project Engineers, Field Superintendents, and administrative staff.
• Maintain strict control over the budget and keep project on schedule, ensuring ongoing profitability.
• Execute subcontracts and purchase orders, and approve subcontractor invoices and change requests. Negotiate contract changes with the client. Complete close-out requirements for projects.
• Mentor and train Project Engineers to ensure their ongoing career growth and development.
• Implement new ideas. Be an active member and leader within the Graycor Industrial Constructors, actively participating in committees, make recommendations for new initiatives, and embrace new policies related to Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement Programs, and Lean Construction.

To Be Successful in this Role, You Will Need:

• A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant heavy industrial construction operations experience within the steel and metal producing industries.
• A bachelor degree is preferred but not required.
• Strong leadership skills with the desire to succeed. Our best Project Managers are self-starters who drive excellence and meet high standards with the ability to inspire commitment, monitor performance, coach and develop people, negotiate positive outcomes, create a collaborative environment, reduce liability, solve problems and issues.
• Effective communication skills to motivate your team, delegate tasks, and present proposals to clients with competence and confidence. Ability to communicate with highly technical individuals.
• The fortitude to juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Multi-tasking with a sense of urgency while maintaining strong attention to detail and accuracy is crucial.
• Must be familiar with a “self-perform” project environment and be used to working in a unionized labor environment.
• Must be familiar with lump sum, competitive bid environment.