Construction Project Manager (Concrete Services)

Western Specialty Contractors•Glendale Heights, IL

About The Position

The Construction Project Manager oversees construction work and coordinates all project segments with the project team. Working with Senior Management and reporting to the Branch Manager, the role performs and coordinates administrative, technical, and professional project work; helps create and review project documents, cost estimates, and schedules; and monitors projects to ensure compliance with objectives, budgets, schedules, internal controls, and applicable guidelines. The Project Manager assists with change-order estimates and reviews, works directly with the Project Superintendent, Project Foreman, customers, and customer representatives, and is expected to be on-site regularly. The position involves managing project contracts, schedules, costs, procurement, personnel coordination, safety planning, quality, customer relationships, project documentation, and close-out. It also includes monitoring financial performance and collections, coordinating project information among field teams and project partners, and providing updates and briefings to the Branch Manager, clients, subcontractors, and the Western project team.

Requirements

10+ years of experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel, Word, and Project.
Experience with or ability to use Procore software or an equivalent is essential.
Demonstrated ability to manage projects and work closely with in-house Sales/Project Managers to review bids and develop proposals.
Strong leadership skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage others and project management skills.
Good communication skills.
OSHA-30 certification.
First Aid/CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

Masonry and/or concrete restoration experience.
Demonstrated experience managing projects involving structural concrete repair, waterproofing, façade repair, masonry repair, and/or historic restoration.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing, reviewing, and executing contract documents; prepare contracts and negotiate revisions with support from internal contracts teams as needed.
Create and maintain each project's schedule of values; monitor retainage and seek reductions where possible.
Manage accounts receivable and collections, following up with clients to support timely payment.
Act as liaison among architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and field employees throughout projects.
Develop and maintain strong customer relationships.
Plan each task with the immediate team with regard to safety.
Monitor, maintain, and obtain required project permits.
Estimate and price change orders accurately, supporting volume and profitability without compromising job integrity or safety.
Help clients develop proposals for unforeseen or changed conditions using project-specific change-order processes, and monitor change-order work.
Evaluate and control project costs throughout each project to meet budgetary restrictions and stated objectives.
Maintain profit-and-loss responsibility and other project financials, including projections, and provide monthly cost-to-complete updates to the Branch Manager.
Track project timelines and provide concise, accurate briefings to subcontractors, the Western project team, and the Branch Manager.
Monitor project deployment to ensure quality and timely execution; coordinate with the Branch Superintendent and Project Foreman on production requirements and timelines.
Document, coordinate, and communicate project change orders to field teams and customers.
Oversee and assist with procurement of project materials.
Review finish samples, mockups, schedules, catalog cuts, shop drawings, fabrication tickets, layout drawings, surveyor reports, and other project reports for accuracy.
Establish work plans for each project phase and arrange project personnel recruitment or assignments through the Project Superintendent.
Create and maintain a master CPM schedule for Western, subcontractors, and the client, and provide client lookaheads of two to three weeks.
Provide technical advice to project personnel and help resolve problems.
Review product designs for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, contract requirements, and specifications.
Ensure proper project close-out, including contract-required attic stock.