Project Manager - General Construction

J.E. Dunn Construction Group Inc P•Kansas City, MO

About The Position

The Project Manager 1 provides overall direction and leadership for an entire project or part of a larger, more complex project, working in concert with the Project Superintendent. The role fully implements and manages project operations and administration, and builds and maintains lasting relationships with clients, design teams, and subcontractors. Work supports JE Dunn’s strategy, vision, and values. The position makes decisions within defined limits of authority and consults a supervisor on other decisions. Its stated career path is Project Manager 2. The Project Manager leads project safety, prestart, preconstruction support, buyout, submittals, stakeholder coordination, change management, meetings, pay applications, scheduling, documentation, reporting, forecasting, budget management, and closeout. The role also coordinates with logistics and risk management and interfaces with legal counsel as appropriate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
At least 5 years of construction management experience.
Valid and unrestricted driver’s license.
Ability to perform work accurately, completely, and in a timely manner.
Intermediate verbal and written communication skills and ability to conduct effective presentations.
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Ability to apply construction management means and methods and thorough knowledge of project processes.
Ability to build relationships and collaborate with internal and external teams.
Advanced proficiency in project management and accounting software, required construction technology, and scheduling software.
Intermediate ability to apply Lean processes and philosophy.
Ability to manage budgets, maximize profitability, and generate future work through relationship building.
Ability to build lasting relationships with team members beyond an individual project.

Responsibilities

Lead the company’s safety culture, promote an injury-free environment, investigate safety incidents, and retrain staff as needed.
Manage the JE Dunn prestart process.
Support preconstruction activities, including quantity takeoff, trade coordination, scope development and review, bid package and schedule development, bid list creation, and bid advertisement.
Lead and implement the buyout schedule; verify pricing and scope, identify successful bidders, analyze scope gaps, and manage subcontract issuance.
Set up and manage the submittal schedule; coordinate priorities and review and approve shop drawings and samples before submission to architects or engineers.
Ensure approved submittals are returned to subcontractors and available to the project team according to the project schedule and contract.
Coordinate with Logistics to obtain pricing for materials and equipment.
Work with risk management on subcontractor approval and bonding requirements, review decisions with the project leader, and conduct ongoing subcontractor risk analysis.
Coordinate project stakeholders, including subcontractors, the owner, field personnel, the design team, and vendors.
Distribute change requests to subcontractors for pricing and schedule input; evaluate pricing for accuracy; and prepare change requests for owner/architect approval.
Lead project reviews, progress meetings, and Owner Architect (OAC) meetings.
Complete monthly subcontractor and owner pay applications.
Prepare and update project schedules with the Project Superintendent, gather project-team input, apply Lean principles as appropriate, and manage materials, labor, and procurement logs.
Identify potential schedule impacts and facilitate mitigation plans.
Document decisions affecting project budget, schedule, legal matters, quality, and safety using current best practices.
Provide regular project status and profitability reporting and analysis.
Prepare monthly cost and margin forecasts, participate in budget development, review costs against budget, and highlight discrepancies.
Lead project closeout, including punch lists, financials, subcontracts, and warranties.
Interface with regional or company legal counsel as appropriate.