Construction Project Manager

Cornerstone Detention Products•Sioux Falls, SD

68d•Onsite

About The Position

Cornerstone is a detention equipment supplier and contractor serving federal, state, and county correctional and detention facilities. The on-site Construction Project Manager is responsible for the entire project life cycle, coordinating project engineers, field resources, material vendors, subcontractors, and customers. The role plans, prioritizes, and schedules construction tasks and manages project documentation, change orders, costs, schedules, and coordination with field teams and other project stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, building science, or a relevant field.
Five years of experience as a construction project manager or equivalent experience in construction management.
Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
Able to manage a team of employees and multiple projects.
Experience compiling and following strict budgets.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Accurate and precise attention to detail.
Goal-oriented, organized leadership.
Ability to analyze problems and develop better solutions.
In-depth understanding of the construction industry.
Self-motivated and self-directed.
Proficient with Microsoft Office.
Organized and able to create multiple timelines, budgets, and schedules.
Able to build solid relationships with team members, vendors, and customers.
Basic computer hardware and software skills; customer service and relations skills.
Knowledge of building codes, spreadsheets (Excel), word processing (MS Word), and manpower planning and scheduling techniques.
Ability to read blueprints for all trades, particularly detention, security, mechanical, electrical, and structural.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of detention equipment.
Experience with Microsoft Project and project management software.
Eight or more years of equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain project records and files, including job costing, billing information, schedules of values, and change orders.
Schedule manpower and assist with coordinating material and equipment deliveries.
Report project progress and status.
Identify change orders from field operations, architects, or customers, and log them as change management items.
Request pricing from applicable vendors or subcontractors to help resolve change-order issues.
Manage change issues according to requirements, submit proposed change orders to customers under contract requirements, and obtain written approval, including contract modifications.
Coordinate schedule changes with the Contract Manager, scheduler, procurement, and project engineer after a change is accepted.
Review and re-execute applicable startup procedures.
Conduct kickoff meetings with Field Operations Management and the Project Superintendent to review contract documents, the field binder, issues, and project needs.
Visit the site before project start to confirm readiness and resolve coordination issues with the general contractor.
Coordinate with the Project Superintendent to meet project profitability targets, including use of field overtime as needed.
Communicate with field management through daily field reports and other documentation.
Review the need for field supplies.
Review timesheets and expense reports weekly for accuracy and timely submission to accounting.
Review project costs monthly to support accurate and timely accounting.
Obtain the substantial completion date from the contractor or architect for warranty documentation.
Create Cornerstone warranties using the standard form.
Identify required waivers and affidavits and ensure they are executed and submitted on time.