Project Manager - Commercial - Columbia, SC

HarperGC•Columbia, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Harper General Contractors has a proud 75-year legacy of building trust and community across the Southeast and we are expanding our office in Columbia, SC. We are actively seeking a Project Manager to join our growing Columbia team as long-term colleague, committed to building our presence in the region. This is a unique opportunity to become a cornerstone of our team, helping shape its culture, growth, and reputation from the ground up. With a strong pipeline of local, secured work and a focus on delivering meaningful, high-quality projects of all sizes, we’re looking for individuals passionate about construction and community impact who want to help build something that lasts.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience.
Includes 5+ years as an APM.
Understand and create an Overall Project Schedule.
Includes understanding critical path and milestone dates.
Understand and update an active Construction Schedule.
Includes understanding the critical path and its changes.
Lead a pull schedule and update Work Plan.
Understand material delivery dates and when they are required.
Can effectively navigate and resolve conflicts regarding design.
Knows when to RFI an issue or resolve effectively.
Can effectively run a Trade Partner coordination meeting.
Can effectively run OAC meeting.
Can effectively solve clashes and conflicts of building systems in a manner that does not compromise the engineered basis of design.
Knows when documentation is required related to drawing and specification updates and/or cost impacts.
Manage a project utilizing BIM technologies.
Coordinate a 3D design for conflicts.
Coordinate a 3D design layout in the field.
Utilize BIM Glue and Navisworks software when appropriate to assist in the BIM process on a project.
OSHA 30 certified.
Proven track record of a strong safety culture on the jobsite – is a leader in safety.
Has experience building from the ground up on more than 2 projects minimum.
Understands construction means and methods for all scopes of work.
Can communicate and develop relationships with City, Local Agencies and Utility representatives.
Demonstrates a thorough and detailed understanding of: Plans, Specs, General conditions.
Authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Executive Summary.
Schedule of Values.
Qualifications and Clarifications.
Allowances.
Project Schedule.
General Conditions.
Three quotes on each scope.
Value Engineering.
Includes collections and payments.
Schedule.
Deliveries.
Logistics, staging and phasing.
Quality control.
Employee staffing levels.
Understanding issues and assisting in resolving issues.
Knowing the proper time to involve Owners and Arch/Engineers.
Exterior skin systems meetings.
No strike utility plan.
Pre-installation meetings.
Visual and documents inspections of work in place.
Project site specific logistics/use including associated rules.
Scheduling of each trade (who goes where and when to start).
Developing and implementing recovery strategies to maintain project schedule.
Clarifications of design versus installation (RFI’s).
Schedule for the trades (durations and commitments of durations).
Assistant PMs, Project Engineers, and Interns.
Assisting in the development of Superintendents and Field Staff.
Assist the Superintendent on implementation of inspections for the project.
Owner monthly reports.
Monthly job costs status reports.
Read commitment scopes of work and understand content.
Navigate and understand how to utilize directory.
Utilize and understand all functions of the drawings tab.
Recent drawings.
Overlay function of previous drawings.
Attachments to drawings.
Create inspections.
Know where and how to utilize information from meeting minutes.
Create and track an Observation.
Utilize the photos application.
Create and maintain the punch list.
Create an RFI for review by Superintendent and seek RFI information where applicable.
Know where to find the schedule, read and understand.
Understand how to navigate and seek information from the Specs tool and Submittals.
Enter your timesheet in Procore.
Can affectively lead the project including communication with: Owner, Designers, Harper Team & Trade Partners.
Can “Make the Call”.
Must be flexible and accept change often.
Must be detail oriented when required.
Must manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines consistently.
Excellent listening skills.
Ability to solve complex issues.
A “Can Do” attitude.
Read and understand people and their intentions.
Build relationships with project teammates and trade partners.
Knows how a project goes together better than anyone else and effectively communicates that plan throughout the team.
Includes setting an agenda and maintaining the agenda.
Understands critical issues for meeting.
Runs the meeting effectively.
Assist in running the meeting effectively where required.
Includes setting an agenda and maintaining the agenda.
Understands critical issues for meeting.
Assist in running the meeting effectively where required.

Responsibilities

Serve as the main point of contact for the Owner, Engineer, and Architect.
Oversee the project to make all critical project decisions.
Effectively assist in Harper’s efforts regarding estimating, scheduling and interviewing trade partners, etc.
Responsible for the project preconstruction deliverables and estimates while working alongside Estimating.
Produce, collect and process all pay applications and invoices for the project, for trade partners, vendors and Owners.
Ensure the creation, approval, and management of Owner contracts, Subcontracts, POs, and FSAs, and Cost controls/project financials.
Project engineering – submittals, RFI’s, document management, etc.
Ensure proper project decisions with Superintendent to ensure timely and appropriate decisions related to the field.
Responsible for communication with Owner and Architect/Engineer related to office and field issues.
Leadership regarding BIG 6: Safety/SOAR, Core, Procurement/scheduling, Pre-Install meetings, Exterior skin systems meetings, No strike utility plan.
Oversee the project safety requirements along-side the Superintendent.
Ensure Harper safety requirements are explained, implemented, and demonstrated.
Project specific safety pre-planning.
Development of project site-specific SOAR orientation document.
SOAR implementation (if allowing other Harper staff to conduct orientations ensure proper message and execution of the document.)
OSHA standards are understood and followed.
Weekly Toolbox Talks with all active trades.
Safety stand down training as necessary.
Participate in the timely and effective investigations of all incidents including injuries, property damage, behavioral issues and near misses.
Weekly site safety inspections in Procore.
Ensure and is responsible for creating and updating Schedules along-side Superintendent.
Ensure and is responsible along-side the Superintendent to determine the sequencing of the work.
Develop and manage – takes the lead – on project QAQC (has passion).
Support Superintendent in the coordination of all trade partner's scopes of work.
Manage office personnel to ensure staff development.
Ensure proper project set-up in Procore.
Ensure project data is kept current and accurate.
Develop and implement working relationship with Safety Manager.
Assist Owner and Design teams in obtaining required permits.
Assist the Superintendent on implementation of inspections for the project.
Project reporting: Owner monthly reports, Monthly job costs status reports.
Ensure proper project close out including required documentation to Owner.
Ensure by documenting and executing a proper Harper punch list prior to inviting Owner and design team punch list.
Have knowledge and enforce compliance of local building codes per documents.
Have knowledge of the required compliance of all ADA code requirements.
Read commitment scopes of work and understand content.
Navigate and understand how to utilize directory.
Utilize and understand all functions of the drawings tab.
Create inspections.
Know where and how to utilize information from meeting minutes.
Create and track an Observation.
Utilize the photos application.
Create and maintain the punch list.
Create an RFI for review by Superintendent and seek RFI information where applicable.
Know where to find the schedule, read and understand.
Understand how to navigate and seek information from the Specs tool and Submittals.
Enter your timesheet in Procore.