Project Manager - Commercial/Religious

Big-D Careers•Des Moines, IA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Big-D Construction is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and drive the successful delivery of a commercial ground-up construction project. This individual will serve as the lead, providing direction, accountability, and support to project teams, trade partners, and stakeholders while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, budget, and client satisfaction. This specific role will work on a Temple project for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Des Moines, IA. This role will have some travel expectations and will be offered per-diem.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or similar
7+ years of related experience working on large ground-up commercial projects
Must be open to a traveling role

Nice To Haves

Religious building ground-up experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Leads their teams in such a way to maximize the contributions of each team member
Exhibits strong commitment to customer service, both internal and external
Reviews (and fully understands) prime contract with Project Director and provides red line changes
Provide detailed contractual interpretations to team regarding prime contracts and subcontract agreements
Experience managing projects in various construction delivery methods to include Design Build, Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) and Hard bid formats
Full understanding of design process and able to provide quality control review of plans/specifications
Develops solutions to ensure issues never become problems
Build strong relationships with other departments within Big-D
Oversees and provides input regarding all issues that require risk management
Develops contingency plans to mitigate potential risks to projects
Ability to recognize project issues and timely acquire/coordinate company resources to support project as required
Supervises project team’s overall administration and technical direction to single or multiple projects simultaneously
Proactively monitor the progress of the CPM schedule through updated schedules
Oversight of project safety
Holds team members accountable during all aspects of the project
Ensures project team is performing all tasks in a streamlined fashion and makes adjustments as necessary
Directs, guides, assists, plans and supports the design team as required
Clearly, concisely and timely documents all changes or deviations from the contract documents including notifying the Owner of potential issues
Technical writing for proposals
Assist in developing prequalified subcontractor bidders list, review qualifications, and award contracts
Coordinate construction activities of owners, public agencies, facility operations, tenants and utility companies in order to assure the desired project schedule, budget and quality are achieved
Negotiates subcontract modifications with subcontractors to manage risk
Ensures prime and subcontractor contractual requirements are met prior to performing work
Responsible to provide technical and procedural construction direction to internal and external shareholders
Provide prompt and accurate reporting of all required costs, changes, schedules and insurance data
Responsible for review/approval of change order requests and onsite change orders