Project Manager (Construction)

Job Summary

The Project Manager plays a critical role in overseeing projects and ensuring their successful execution, with a strong emphasis on scheduling and financial oversight. This individual will be responsible for developing and managing project timelines to ensure all deadlines are met, coordinating with subcontractors to facilitate an efficient workflow, and overseeing project budgets through cost monitoring and financial analysis. In addition, the Project Manager will work closely with estimators to aid in gathering information and streamline the review process of bids, ensuring that all relevant data is considered for informed decision-making. Throughout the project lifecycle, the Project Manager will collaborate with Superintendents and clients to maintain satisfaction and track progress. Ultimately, this role is focused on guiding projects to successful completion in partnership with Superintendents and the Operations Manager.

Essential Functions

• Results Matter. Planning and coordinating field operations and administrative work across multiple projects at once while continuously seeking to improve our value proposition.
• Respect and engage. Communicate frequently and professionally with the general manager, superintendents, foreman, suppliers, and customers regarding items such as job cost analysts and job progress regularly.
• Protect family and friends. Maintain a Safety Culture that fosters a zero-incident environment for people to come to work every day and perform their best.Communicate with openness, innovation, idea sharing, messaging and actions that keeps safety and first and foremost in people’s minds.
• Humility. Foster teamwork and a “one-company” sense of purpose for the team under your management.
• Innovation. Remain open to a new way of doing things. Prioritizing the ability to drive profit and consistently build better than bid
• Measurement. Develop a standard operating procedure to enable performance and growth with key responsibilities such as driving a consistent 2-week lookahead schedule process, orchestrating successful bid submissions to meet deadlines, orchestrating project schedules and hand offs, attending regular meetings with field employees monthly and approving project specific invoices
• Visit sites to inspect projects before bids and during construction
• Mastery. Understand regional market dynamics and assist in the execution of tactics to enhance performance – continuously seek to improve.
• Dedication. Utilize job cost reports to monitor job financials closely and swiftly identify any gains or losses on a project-specific basis.
  
  

Requirements, Education And Experience

• 5 years of relevant construction experience
• 4-year degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering, preferred
• Strong understanding of milling, reclamation, paving, and chip seal operations
• Strong knowledge of mathematics, estimating, bidding
• Production and processing knowledge of raw materials, processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Experience with B2W Track and XBE software systems, preferred
• Proficient verbal and written English
• Track record of strong organizational skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Must have valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Legal right to work in the U.S.
  
  

Other Duties

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Travel

Position may require up to 40% travel by personal vehicle to offices throughout New England based on the needs of the business.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

This is mostly sedentary outside of traveling to construction sites. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers. The job will require frequent traveling in the field and various construction sites. This would require the ability to sit at a desk, frequent walking, bend, or stand as necessary. Heavy work that includes moving objects up to 50 lb. or more. This position works on or near moving mechanical parts and loud equipment. Requires the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time as well as lifting, pulling, bending, kneeling, squatting, climbing, walking, reaching, driving, and repetitive motion.

Values

At Peckham, you will experience our values wherever you work: corporate offices, plants, quarries, or paving operations. We share a common set of values - safety, integrity, dedication, and efficiency which are embedded in how we show up every day. Ours is a culture where we protect family and friends, our word is our bond, we are committed to serve and results matter. Our values are the foundation of our growth, and we believe will pave the way for future success.