Program Director

Employee-owned Kitchell seeks an experienced and dedicated Program Director to join our Bay Area region based out of the San Mateo of the West Bay and build a long-term career at one of the most innovative and growth-oriented building companies in the United States.

Overview

Provide Regional Leadership and PM/CM Services over Education Market Sector projects (k-12 and Community College) from San Francisco to San Jose on the peninsula side of the Bay Area.

Responsibilities

• Provide construction management services as an Owner’s Representative for large multi-year education capital programs
• Responsible as onsite liaison with contractor and oversight of progress of construction
• Coordinates, directs, and monitors activities of contractors/subcontractors, engineers, architects, and related performing entities
• Manages project controls, cost, schedule, performance activities, and procedures or as required by the client
• Conducts project meetings and provides meeting minutes, documentation, administration, and tracking of relevant information
• Ensures contractors, architects, and engineers will adhere to contractual requirements on areas of safety, performance, project staff, and equipment
• Ensures project closeout to obtain guarantees, warranties, and related provisions for turnover to the owner, including DSA closeout requirements
• Performs other duties as required to ensure project success

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or Architecture is preferred
• 15 years of experience in Management of Construction Project is required, with 5 of those years in the Education Market Sector of California is required

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong knowledge of contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications to ensure compliance with project requirements for Division of the State Architect (DSA) projects are required
• Strong user skills with the MS Office Suite of products, Bluebeam, Procore, and construction industry budget and scheduling tools is required
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential is preferred
• Ability to commit to a long duration project is seen as ideal and strong preferred

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly work in an office and/or construction environment. Conditions regularly include exposure to outdoor elements, hot/cold temperatures, wet conditions, noise, atmospheric conditions, and cramped quarters. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, or hear and use hands to finger, feel and handle; frequently reach with hands and arms; occasionally climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must frequently lift and or move 10 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.

Travel Requirements

This position is region specific to the peninsula side of the San Francisco Bay Area. Home base should be within the region to allow for onsite-based work assignments that are (and will be) located from San Francisco to San Jose., CA.

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Kitchell is an employee-owned company founded in 1950. We provide general contracting, construction management, development, facilities management, engineering and architecture and myriad other services within the built environment. Our employee-owners manage projects from main offices in Arizona, California, and Texas. We offer an entrepreneurial environment that fosters personal and professional growth with in-house education programs, formal and informal mentoring, and cross-training opportunities. We prefer to grow from within, building careers and financial stability through long-term ownership. We are consistently ranked among the top places to work, attributable to our tenured staff and outstanding benefits including profit sharing, discretionary stock options, incentive bonuses, health and life insurance, health savings accounts (HSA) with wellness incentives, 401(k), college savings plans, business travel assistance and insurance, discounted auto and homeowner’s insurance, identity theft protection, rewards programs and much more.

Kitchell is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

The annual base salary range for this role is currently $170,000 - $180,000. The Company’s salary ranges are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of various factors, including job-related skills, relevant education and experience, abilities of the applicant and equity with other team members. The annual base salary range listed here is subject to change at any time, in the Company’s discretion, and does not alter in any way the at-will nature of the employment relationship.