Project Manager

U.S. Bridge is a bridge fabricator and general contractor with a primary focus on the public sector.  It is a company founded on family values and is committed to building quality products that exceed the expectations of the owner and the public, in the safest manner possible for the employees, while doing so in a family-friendly work environment.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this position is to coordinate and support engineering, procurement and production of all projects after retrieving relevant information from the sales department. The position will be one point contact for all the departments and sales force during the execution of the projects.

Job Duties

• Develop project scope, objectives and deliverables by reviewing project proposals, plans, specifications and contracts; conferring with management.
• Review project scope for value adding suggestions/activities in line with USB’s preferred way of project execution.
• Prepare project schedule and milestones for individual departments by studying project plans, specifications and contracts; calculating time requirements; sequencing project elements. Maintain overall project schedule.
• Assign tasks and responsibilities to individual departments along with appropriate milestones for departmental deliverables. Coordinate actions of various departments for efficient and timely project completion.
• Serve as one point contact for sales, customers and USB management for project progress. Control and document the communications on each project with the help of individual departments.
• Investigate potentially serious situations which may result in backcharges and implement corrective measures
• Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends; recommending actions. 
• Represent company in project meetings and attend strategy meetings to improve project execution.
• Manage the integration of vendor tasks and track and review vendor deliverables. 
• Provide technical and analytical guidance to project team.  Recommend and take action to direct the analysis and solutions of problems.
• Maintain product and company reputation by complying with federal and state regulations.

Job Requirements

• Civil Engineer preferred

• Project Management
• Knowledge of steel design and steel fabrication preferred 

• Familiarity with steel fabrication procedures and methods

• General knowledge about construction methods and operations is required.  Required skills include ability to use project management software like MS Project Microsoft Office Suite programs or equivalent

• Documentation skills
• Works well in collaborative and team environment
• Ability to balance aggressive initiative with professional judgment to accomplish difficult tasks through other people
• Strong analytical skills and mechanical aptitude with a very 'hands on' approach
• Ability to work in a rapidly growing and changing team environment

Education/ Experience

• 4-Year Bachelors of Science Degree in Civil (BSCE) or Mechanical Engineering (BSME) is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in steel fabrication/construction environment.

Working Conditions

• General office
• Occasional travel required (less than 20%)

The candidate must be able to focus on the customer (internal & external), leverage U.S. Bridge's process methodology as appropriate, champion a process disciplined culture, understand the importance of culture change management. Make data-driven decisions,and strike a balance among discipline, judgment, and influence.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.