Senior Project Manager, Industrial/Manufacturing

J.E. Dunn Construction Group Inc P•Atlanta, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

JE Dunn's Advanced Facilities Group (AFG) is a high-performing team focused on cutting-edge work for innovative clients on large Industrial & Manufacturing, Data Center, and Semiconductor projects. As part of the Advanced Facilities team, you'll work on some of the most advanced construction projects across the country, growing your career alongside our diverse team of industry professionals. This role leads all aspects of the company’s safety culture and creates awareness by demonstrating commitment to an injury-free environment through individual actions and mentoring others. It manages the JE Dunn prestart checklist form, supports the preconstruction team, and leads the plan and implementation of the buyout schedule. The role also manages the submittal schedule setup, coordinates with Logistics, and confers with risk management. It coordinates various stakeholders, disseminates change requests, and prepares, submits, and obtains owner/architect approval for change requests. The position leads various meetings, completes monthly subcontractor and owner pay application processes, and prepares the project schedule with the Project Superintendent. It identifies potential schedule impacts and facilitates mitigation plans, provides written documentation for decisions, and offers regular reporting and analysis to project teams. The role prepares monthly cost and margin forecasts and participates in budget development. It leads the overall project closeout process and interfaces with region/company legal counsel as appropriate. Additionally, this position leads and participates in all aspects of the project-specific safety plan, understands the preconstruction process, completes estimating and productivity analysis, and leads or supports senior management for preconstruction discussions with clients. It oversees project team during development of preconstruction estimates, identifies and manages project risks, and assists with the development and management of the project business plan. The role implements and manages components of the operation and administration of complex or multiple construction projects, utilizes awareness, experience, and knowledge to identify problems and recommends solutions, and manages deliverables from internal resources. It engages in business, industry, and community activities, reviews and approves expense reports, negotiates project issues, and completes scope review and bid analysis. The position collaborates with the marketing team and leads, supports, and promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.
Communication skills, verbal and written (Advanced).
Ability to conduct effective presentations (Advanced).
Proficiency in MS Office (Intermediate).
Ability to apply fundamentals of the means and methods of construction management to projects.
Thorough knowledge of project processes and how each supports the successful completion of a project.
Ability to build relationships with team members that transcend a project.
Proficiency in project management and accounting software such as CMiC (Intermediate).
Proficiency in required construction technology (Intermediate).
Proficiency in scheduling software (Intermediate).
Proficiency in BIM (Building Information Modeling) (Intermediate).
Ability to apply Lean process and philosophy (Intermediate).
Ability to manage budgets, maximize profitability and generate future work through building relationships (Intermediate).
Ability to construct a project from start to finish.
Ability to prepare the project budget, GMP or hard bid.
Ability to complete range estimates.
Ability to assist Marketing team with presentation and marketing activities.
Ability to develop and manage a project team.
Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.
Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering or related field.
In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
10+ years construction management experience.
Valid and unrestricted drivers license required
Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds
May require periods of travel and/or relocation
Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet project needs
May be exposed to extreme conditions (hot or cold)
Frequent activity: Sitting, Viewing Computer Screen
Occasional activity: Standing, Walking, Bending, Climbing, Reaching above Shoulder, Pushing, Pulling

Responsibilities

Leads all aspects of the company’s safety culture and creates awareness by demonstrating commitment to an injury-free environment through individual actions and mentoring others. Investigates safety incidents and retrains staff as needed.
Manages the JE Dunn prestart checklist form.
Supports the preconstruction team including quantity takeoff, trade coordination and scope of work development, scope review, bid package development, schedule development, bid list creation and bid advertisement.
Leads plan and implementation of buyout schedule. Verifies pricing and scope, identifies successful bidders, provides gap analysis against initial scope and manages issuance of subcontracts.
Manages the submittal schedule setup. Coordinates priorities with the team; reviews and approves all shop drawings and samples prior to submittal to architects or engineers.
Ensures approved submittmits are returned to subcontractors and available to project team per the project schedule and the contract.
Coordinates with Logistics to obtain pricing on materials and equipment.
Confers with risk management to ensure approval and/or bonding requirements for subcontractors. Reviews decisions with project leader. Provides ongoing risk analysis of subcontractors throughout project lifecycle.
Coordinates the various stakeholders of the project including but not limited to subcontractors, owner, field, design team, vendors, etc.
Disseminates change requests to subcontractors for pricing and schedule input. Gathers and evaluates subcontractor pricing to confirm accuracy.
Prepares, submits and obtains owner/architect approval for change requests.
Leads various meetings such as monthly project reviews, progress meetings and OAC (Owner Architect) meetings.
Completes monthly subcontractor and owner pay application process.
Prepares project schedule with the Project Superintendent. Gathers input from project team and utilizes Lean principles as appropriate. Develops and updates project schedule for both preconstruction and construction activities. Manages materials, labor and procurement logs to ensure appropriate resources are available to meet the project schedule.
Identifies potential schedule impacts including scope, weather, manpower and changes, and facilitates mitigation plans for these impacts.
Provides appropriate written documentation for decisions affecting various aspects of the project such as budget, schedule, legal, quality, and/or safety. Employs current best practices for documentation requirements.
Provides a variety of regular reporting and analysis to project team(s) to communicate overall project status and profitability.
Prepares monthly cost and margin forecast with input from superintendent and reviews with the project team. Participates in the development of the project budget. Regularly reviews costs relative to the budget, and highlights discrepancies to enable improved financial performance.
Leads overall project closeout process using best practice standards, tools and processes such as the close-out punch list, financials, sub contracts, warranties, etc.
Interfaces with region/company legal counsel as appropriate.
Understands the preconstruction process from conceptual phase through GMP development.
Completes estimating and productivity analysis.
Leads or provides support to senior management for preconstruction discussions with clients.
Oversees project team during development of preconstruction estimates.
Identifies, understands and actively manages project risks.
Assists with the development and management of the project business plan in order to maximize financial success.
Implements and manages components of the operation and administration of complex and/or multiple construction projects.
Utilizes awareness, experience and knowledge to identify problems and recommends solutions for review and implementation by the team.
Manages deliverables provided by a variety of internal resources and functions such as IPS, logistics, self-perform, etc.
Engages in business, industry and community activities to build and strengthen external relationships.
Reviews and approves expense reports.
Negotiates project issues including change orders, contingency expenditures and appropriate fee enhancements.
Completes scope review and bid analysis, including award of subcontracts.
Collaborates with marketing team on related presentations and marketing activities.
Leads, supports and promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion within JE Dunn. Understands JE Dunn’s policy of non-discrimination and ensures positive, proactive implementation throughout the organization.