Project Manager III

41 NORTH CONTRACTORS, LLC • Chicago, IL

4d • $110,000 - $145,000 • Onsite

About The Position

41 North Contractors is a general contracting company serving both the Chicago, Illinois and Phoenix, Arizona markets. We are a company of construction professionals offering combined, in-depth career experience in retail, restaurant, and commercial development. We have built our reputation on quality, value, and delivery of projects to our customers, on schedule and within budget. An entrepreneurial spirit allows us to be competitive in today’s market, and our value engineering provides clients with economic alternatives and cost efficiency. Each of our clients can expect direct interaction with the owners of the company and ongoing personal attention from a member of our executive team. Client satisfaction and long-term relationships are priorities. 41 North Contractors promises to bring comprehensive performance, intelligent consulting, and value engineering to all our customers.

The Project Manager III leads, plans, and directs construction management for all assigned projects from start to finish. Ensure that the goals and objectives of each project are accomplished on schedule and within budget. As a vital member of our team, we require an individual who can quickly assume responsibility, take charge of projects, and meet 41 North Contractors’ standards. Project values cumulatively $8M plus annually.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or equivalent
• 8+ years’ proven project management experience in a wide range of commercial projects, including restaurants, retail and offices
• Working knowledge of Procore, Spectrum or related software
• Excellent computer knowledge of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
• Construction or building / facilities management background
• Excellent communications, organization, and negotiations skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• A highly motivated, self-starter and team player
• Interpersonal skills to manage clients, design team, subcontractors, facility owners and assigned superintendents

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in construction management or equivalent
• 10+ years’ proven project management experience in a wide range of commercial projects, including restaurants, retail and offices
• Expert knowledge of Procore, Spectrum or related software
• Have been a direct mentor/coach to train others
• Knowledge of OSHA Requirements of construction
• Excellent ability to manage jobs to completion, on time, on budget, and with complete client satisfaction
• Experience in ground-up, TI work, medical facilities, restaurants, and high-end finishes.

Responsibilities

• Attend hand-off meeting with Director of Operations and Estimating team
• Review client – 41 North contract
• Review client project manual and requirements
• Confirm any oddities (schedule, safety, reporting, job project management)
• Attend estimating to operations formal turn over meetings.
• Review project with assigned superintendent.
• Review and maintain master project schedule
• Buy subcontractors out – LOIs – Contracts – SOWs
• Send LOIs
• Review scopes with superintendents before issuing
• Eliminate scope of work gaps
• Contracts out and executed
• Coordinates with project coordinator and superintendent on internal documents.
• Confirm project insurance requirements with client and project coordinator.
• Submittal logs
• Review Procore Access
• Job cost and CO logs completed
• Continual updates
• Continual tracking
• Safety plans and insurance tracking and follow up.
• Internal coordination with accounting team for financial payment and documentation.
• OAC agendas and minutes
• Submittal logs, submittmits, and submittal packages
• Assist with superintendents initiated RFIs
• Confirm receipt of insurance, safety
• Assist in site management and superintendent management
• Overall schedule management
• Tracking and assisting when needed
• Attend foreman coordination meetings
• Weekly site visits in addition to OAC
• Daily calls with superintendent
• Update Procore
• Submittals and RFI logs are up to date
• Daily journals
• Review and add input to weekly client updates
• Confirm completion
• Manage day and time they are sent out by Superintendent
• Review Three-week schedule
• Confirm completion
• Manage day and time sent out
• Ensure schedules stay on track
• Safety reports and toolbox talks
• Confirm completion
• Manage day and time they are sent out
• Budget – Money and project management
• Continual review – tracking – documenting
• Maintain or better project percentage throughout project
• OCO and ICO’s
• OCOs must be executed before work is performed
• ICO’s must be reviewed with Director of Operations and approved by Director of Operations prior to work being performed
• Project length changes
• Internal and on-site expense
• Approved superintendent purchase
• PM and Super timecard tracking
• Confirm days are being allocated to the proper job.
• Confirmation that 41 N site supervision is present as directed per client contract and Director of Operations.
• Time of arrival and departure while traders are on site.
• Monitor presence of superintendent while trades are present.
• Payment applications
• Set up job cost 9 days before payment app is due to ownership
• Review all subcontractor’s payment applications
• Approve or comment
• Review progress payment application to ownership
• Approve or comment
• Coordinate and inquire about past due payment statuses with the accounting department when needed
• Close out financials’ confirmation
• Subcontractor $$
• ICO and OCO’s
• Amounts – fully executed
• General Conditions
• Vendor invoicing complete and correct
• Job personnel costs confirmed
• Job costs and CO logs are confirmed and complete
• Confirmation of substantial completion date of projects confirmed with Ownerships / clients
• Subcontractors request for close out docs made after substantial completion date has been confirmed
• Work with project coordinator
• Subcontractor and client final payment applications review and approved
• Final job cost close out completed.
• Confirm status – assist with gathering information for project coordinator
• Confirm that required close out documents are sent with final payment application
• Close out meeting with Director of Operations – Estimating and superintendent
• Punchlist complete and signed by ownership or owner’s representative

Benefits

• Medical Insurance: 70/30 employer split starting the 1st of the month after first 60 days
• Life/Dental/Vision: 100% employer covered starting the 1st of the month after first 60 days
• 40 Hours of paid sick time
• 80 Accrued Vacation hours through the year
• 8 Paid Holidays
• 401K Match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior