Project Manager (Site Based; Travel Required)

Alberici Constructors•Overland, MO

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

Alberici is a diversified construction company with over 100 years of experience, building challenging and important projects for leading organizations across North America in various industries including automotive, commercial, civil, energy, food & beverage, healthcare, heavy industrial, industrial process, and water. The company is committed to quality, safety, and trust, and focuses on investing in its employees through training and resources for growth and advancement. The Project Manager is responsible for developing, updating, and managing estimates, overseeing project performance, managing change orders and billing, supervising subcontractors, ensuring project quality and regulatory compliance, managing project start-up, reviewing costs against estimates, and updating labor productivity reports. This role requires extensive knowledge of cost accounting and reporting systems, and involves travel across North America for project-related duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree related to the construction industry
5 years’ experience in project engineering, construction project management, or related activities
Exposure to projects in excess of $20 million
Willing to travel to project locations anywhere across North America for extended periods of time (up to 85%)
Candidates may permanently reside anywhere in the US

Responsibilities

Develops, maintains, updates, distributes, and manages estimates.
Informs the Vice President/Project Director of needed change orders.
Develops or ensures the development of a detailed schedule with milestones and a critical path that meets contractual obligations and the time requirements of the client.
Identifies project-staffing needs and assigns actual operational personnel to the project.
Plans with the Superintendent to obtain the number and type of craft workers needed.
Ensures a project management plan incorporating the client’s requirements and expectations is developed and implemented.
Develops the overall plan for constructing the project, including methodology, means and master schedule.
Ensures a smooth flow of financial information to support functions.
Ensures billing is done accurately and in a timely fashion to ensure a positive cash flow for the organization.
Monitors accounts receivable based on aged receivables reports and contacts clients or subcontractors to determine reasons for non-payment.
Regularly studies the labor productivity report and budget status, and takes action as required to keep the project on budget.
Reviews and approves charges to the project.
Travels to Company and subsidiary offices; offsite client, subcontractor, and supplier meetings; and other locations across North America to fulfill the essential duties of the role as required.
Ensures daily logs, test reports, inspection reports and permits are maintained.
Reports and documents issues giving rise to potential claims and keeps VP/PD informed of these issues on a timely basis.
Ensures reporting and maintenance of all safety-related and quality management documentation.
Coordinates support functions including project start-up with internal and external team members.
Manages the project according to The Company systems, policies and procedures to ensure it is effectively and efficiently constructed and coordinated.
Manages risk exposures on the project.
Manages and monitors the critical path on the master schedule.
Conducts daily meetings with the Project Engineer(s) and Superintendent to ensure coordination of the project.
Conducts regular meetings with subcontractors to coordinate activities, review progress and address issues.
Reviews change orders and schedules them into the project.
Defines the roles and responsibilities of each member of the project team that is a direct report.
Develops and maintains an effective working relationship with employees and the workforce on the project site.
Builds a positive, results-oriented culture among the project team.
Observes and monitors the performance of the Project Engineer(s) and Superintendent, providing ongoing feedback and coaching.
Conducts performance reviews with direct reports.
Identifies personnel with the potential to assume more responsibility.
Demonstrates ability to effectively create, interpret and execute contracts.
Effectively manages change order and billings process, and directs meetings.
Successfully manages subcontractors including dispute resolutions and timely processing of pay requests.
Develops and maintains an effective working relationship with subcontractors.
Ensures subcontractors are clear about the scope of work for which they are accountable.
Ensures subcontractors have the information needed to fulfill their obligations.
Monitors subcontractor performance.
Holds subcontractors accountable for fulfilling their obligations to the client and the Company.
Approves subcontractor invoices for payment.
Manages all labor relations and jurisdiction.
Effectively implements the Company buy out procedures (bid packs).
Ensures the project meets quality and performance specifications and regulatory requirements.
Conducts daily inspections of the project to ensure work is being done appropriately.
Serves as a liaison with local inspectors.
Builds and maintains a positive working relationship with the client and the client’s agents.
Understands key issues of the client’s business and factors critical to the operation of the facility/processes on site.
Ensures the project is constructed and delivered as contracted.
Ensures all systems and equipment function properly at the conclusion of the project.
Ensures the construction experience is positive from the perspective of the client and employees of the client who may be on the site.
Keeps the client apprised of developments in the project, including any change orders that may be needed, change in timelines, etc.
Maintains high accessibility to the client and the client’s agents through regular meetings, calls and correspondence.
Positions The Company for repeat business with the client.
Communicates effectively with owner top management when required.
Knows, practices and enforces the Company safety policies and procedures.
Models and reinforces safety as the top priority on the project site.
Uses Risk Management and Safety Departments as a resource in managing a safe project.
Leads safety meetings.
Establishes clear safety expectations for all on the project site, including subcontractors and visitors.
Implements safety incentive program, if there is one for the project.
Monitors the project site for compliance with safety policies and practices and corrects any safety violations.
Takes appropriate action (including disciplinary action) when adequate safety measures have not been taken.
Ensures accidents are reported and investigated in accordance with Company policy.
Documents safety violations.
Meets or exceeds target profits on assigned projects.
Reviews costs against estimates for each total project and tracks variances weekly.
Approves invoices within a five-day period and validates cost codes for payment.
Responsible for monthly project projections to include pending items and keeps expense and projections up to date—reviews weekly.
Approves subcontractor extra work timesheets.
Verifies and approves salary and contract personnel timesheets weekly.
Fulfills MBE requirements.
Manages and directs Project Engineers, Superintendents and non-supervisory administrative employees.