Travel Senior Project Manager - Mission Critical

Abbott Construction•Kansas City, MO

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager leads individual construction projects of larger size or greater complexity and may supervise other Project Managers, ensuring their performance and project completion comply with Contract Documents and exceed Owner expectations. The role guides assigned Project Teams and may serve as their leader. It works closely with a Senior Superintendent through Layton’s “Two in the Box” approach to support successful delivery and strong client relationships. The Senior Project Manager is accountable for projected project costs and profits, helps prepare estimates and budgets, leads development of the Project Management Plan, and plans and coordinates project execution from pre-construction through closeout. Responsibilities include managing contracts, schedules, procurement, site performance, change orders, payments, regulatory requirements, and owner relationships. The role also supports project reviews and warranty activities. Layton Construction is a privately held national general contractor headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with 16 offices and more than 1,500 construction professionals. It delivers commercial construction projects across markets including healthcare, education, commercial office, industrial, hospitality, and multi-unit residential. Layton emphasizes honesty, unity, safety, and quality. It is part of the STO Building Group family of companies, which has more than 4,000 employees across the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field.
Minimum of eight years of project management experience in mission critical construction projects.
Experience demonstrating the ability to manage complex projects.
Ability to work effectively as a team member and delegate to achieve organizational and customer goals.
Skill in verbal and written presentations and communications.
Understanding of estimating concepts sufficient to verify bids, understand market rates, and process change orders.
Understanding of contractual language and concepts, construction laws, and practices, including how to protect the company while providing quality client service.
Understanding of building codes and design requirements, as well as plans, blueprints, and specifications.
Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to resolve issues with coworkers, owners, and subcontractors.
Excellent negotiation skills and at least one year of experience negotiating contracts.
Integrity in job-related activities, including maintaining ethical and conduct standards and organizational policies and delivering predictable outcomes to internal and external customers.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of eight years of project management experience in mission critical construction projects.
Experience demonstrating the ability to manage complex projects.
Ability to work effectively as a team member and delegate to achieve organizational and customer goals.
Skill in verbal and written presentations and communications.
Understanding of estimating concepts sufficient to verify bids, understand market rates, and process change orders.
Understanding of contractual language and concepts, construction laws, and practices, including how to protect the company while providing quality client service.
Understanding of building codes and design requirements, as well as plans, blueprints, and specifications.
Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to resolve issues with coworkers, owners, and subcontractors.
Excellent negotiation skills and at least one year of experience negotiating contracts.
Integrity in job-related activities, including maintaining ethical and conduct standards and organizational policies and delivering predictable outcomes to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

Champion “The Layton Way” by delivering predictable outcomes for internal teams, external teams, and customers.
Promote “Constructing with Integrity” through honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.
Work with the Senior Superintendent through the “Two in the Box” approach to deliver projects successfully and strengthen client relationships.
Supervise Project Teams and provide advice on project management techniques, plan specifications, company culture, and procedures.
Be directly responsible for projected costs and profits for each assigned project.
Assist with preparing project estimates.
Participate in negotiating the project prime contract and prepare the project budget.
Lead the project team in preparing the Project Management Plan.
Participate in value engineering as appropriate.
Organize and hold pre-construction planning and pre-mobilization meetings.
Participate in negotiating project subcontracts, obtaining permits, and resolving regulatory requirements as necessary.
Prepare project schedules and milestones with the Project Superintendent.
Obtain and review Contract Documents and determine their completeness and consistency.
Plan successful execution of the construction contract.
Manage procurement of project materials and equipment within budget and in accordance with the delivery schedule.
Visit the project site regularly and monitor quantities, costs, safety, quality, and schedule performance with the Project Superintendent and Project Manager.
Negotiate owner and subcontractor change orders and manage their cost and profit impacts.
Control payment of job costs through document review and approval, coordinating with the job cost accountant on payments and lien releases.
Coordinate project closeout, including as-built drawings, punch lists, final billing, occupancy permits, owner acceptance, project manuals, warranty letters, subcontractor closeout, and completion and recommendation letters.
Hold a post-completion project review and provide information to Estimating and Marketing for their database.
Participate in the 11-month warranty walkthrough with the owner and maintain owner relationships.