Senior Project Manager

Summit Line Construction, Inc.•Draper, UT

13d

About The Position

Summit Line Construction, a subsidiary of Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR), is one of North America's premier utility construction companies. Headquartered in Heber City, Utah, we offer powerline and substation construction and maintenance services in a variety of utility markets. Like many Quanta operating companies, Summit Line continues to experience significant growth. As our national operations expand, we seek motivated individuals to join the team! Company Overview: Summit Line Construction is headquartered in Heber City, Utah with additional Utah locations in Sandy and Provo. You can also find our offices in Northern California, Reno, Las Vegas and Phoenix with project locations across the western region. We offer our team members competitive pay and benefits, rewarding work, growth opportunities, and a constructive and collaborative work environment. Position Overview: The Senior Project Manager will provide overall direction and leadership and owns project outcomes for significantly complex projects and/or multiple projects. This position will fully implement and manage the operation, profitability and administration of projects. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of Summit Line. This is a traveling role (75%+) supporting Data Center projects throughout the Western Region.

Requirements

Minimum of 7-10 years of project management experience in high-voltage electric transmission and distribution construction or a related field.
Must be proficient with Microsoft Office suite, particularly strong Microsoft Excel skills. Experience with project management software is preferred.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize work effectively.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, switch directions as needed, and demonstrate adaptability.
Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or business, or a related field is required.
Must pass mandatory drug and alcohol screenings.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., PMP) is preferred.
Experience with project management software is preferred.

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 Summit Line 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 submittals 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.
Leads and participates in all aspects of the project-specific safety plan and creates a culture of safety awareness by demonstrating commitment to an injury free environment through individual actions and mentoring others. Investigates safety incidents and retrains staff as needed.
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 Summit Line. Understands Summit Line’s policy of non-discrimination and ensures positive, proactive implementation throughout the organization.