Senior Project Manager

Adolfson & Peterson Construction•Tempe, AZ

7d•$116,000 - $192,000

About The Position

Adolfson & Peterson Construction is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to manage and control assigned construction projects, including safety, budgets, contracts, schedules, and coordination with trade contractors and suppliers. The role works with the Superintendent to lead the project team. Projects are generally valued up to $15 million, or the position may manage designated components of larger, complex projects. All team members are responsible for working safely within the company’s Incident and Injury Free culture. The Senior Project Manager provides leadership from preconstruction through closeout, overseeing project quality, schedule, costs, procurement, contracts, cash flow, and stakeholder coordination. The role reviews project documents, manages trade contractor and owner changes, maintains project records, leads meetings, supports timely project acceptance, and contributes technical expertise to proposals and preconstruction. The listed estimated pay range is $116,000 to $192,000.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or a related field and at least 6 years of experience running construction projects with contract values greater than $5 million; alternatively, an associate’s degree in construction management and at least 8 years of relevant project management experience.
History of progressively more responsible leadership experience and proven results.
Proficiency with scheduling, spreadsheets, cost control, and project management software.
Solid understanding of value engineering, life-cycle costing, and project profit and cost processes.
Record of achieving and recognizing high-quality construction standards.
Thorough experience with multiple contract types under CMR and Design-Build delivery methods.
Current OSHA 30 certification or ability to become current, and ability to meet company safety requirements.
Ability to travel.
Willingness to work in varied, sometimes extreme, climate conditions.
Demonstrated integrity and ethical standards.
Experience participating in a complex business and driving growth, change, operations, and execution of plans.
Experience promoting accountability for financial and operational effectiveness, aligning team efforts, monitoring results, and addressing problems directly.
Ability to cultivate relationships, collaborate, build alignment, relate well to colleagues, and connect with employees at all levels.
Ability to analyze complex issues and provide insightful, constructive feedback.
Developed written, oral, and listening skills to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Prolog, Microsoft Project, P6, Procore, Bluebeam, or other construction programs.

Responsibilities

Take personal responsibility for working safely within an Incident and Injury Free culture.
Provide project leadership to ensure timely, high-quality results.
Review shop drawings, RFIs, and ASIs/change orders for coordination and implementation of project requirements; maintain current project logs.
Work with the Superintendent to prepare and update the detailed construction schedule and support early closeout and final owner acceptance.
Lead project estimate review, startup, monthly interim, and closeout meetings; attend or lead weekly site progress meetings and prepare meeting minutes.
Initiate and review closeout procedures with the Superintendent, owner, and architect before trade contractor work begins, and maintain a zero punch list.
Prepare letters of intent and manage trade contract processes, clarifications, changes, and contract language.
Ensure timely submittals and review and execution of project changes by the owner and trade contractors.
Manage material procurement, including submittal approval, fabrication status, and delivery status.
Set deadlines and establish procedures for O&M manuals, closeout documents, and warranties before work is 50% complete.
Ensure project quality in accordance with AP quality management programs; review the QC plan, ensure compliance, and report findings.
Facilitate collaborative processes among the design team, owners, subcontractors, and other project participants.
Incorporate project management principles into proposals and provide technical expertise during preconstruction.
Review plans for constructability and cost feasibility, complete risk assessments, and prepare scopes of work matrices and performance expectations.
Prepare scope matrices, schedules, and workforce utilization goals for trade contractor and supplier contracts before award.
Expedite trade contractor and supplier buyout and assist with bid reviews for completeness, exclusions, and conformity to specifications.
Analyze and manage project progress, costs, budgets, and cash flows; create cost codes, budgets, and cash flow reports.
Manage and control project costs, maintain accurate cost projections, and ensure budgets, including contingencies, tie to the contract amount.
Prepare monthly owner pay applications, ensure timely collection of amounts due, and manage project cash flow.
Review and approve trade contractor and supplier payment applications and collect lien waivers to ensure proper disbursement of payments.
Prepare a written final analysis of project profitability, profit enhancers, profit busters, and project problems for closeout discussion and permanent records.
Explain significant project cost variances by cost code on the company intranet.
Communicate field and office policies, instructions, and procedures to project team members, including trade contractor personnel.
Perform other responsibilities as assigned.