Senior Project Manager

W.E. O'Neil Construction•Austin, TX

84d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Project Manager, you will take the helm for the project team. You will partner with the Senior Superintendent to deliver successful projects while creating an environment where everyone flourishes.

Requirements

Four-year degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or equivalent experience in a related field and a minimum of 10-15 years of relevant project management experience, as an Assistant Project Engineer, Project Engineer, Senior Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager, Project Manager or equivalent.
Proficiency in basic computer skills (MS Word, Outlook, etc.).
Advanced understanding of scheduling, CMiC and Excel applications.
Advanced understanding of construction administration processes, including contracts, construction documents, schedules, RFIs, submittits and material procurement.
Advanced proficiency in P6 and CMiC applications.
Exceptional ability to lead and manage.
Demonstrated understanding of the importance of relationship building.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Exceptional at the art of negotiating with Owners and subcontractors.
Well developed time management and organization skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Project or P6 Scheduling Software and Project Management Software, such as Prolog, Viewpoint, CMiC or equivalent applications.
Experience using daily software tools, such as Bluebeam, Plan Grid, Safety Mojo, BIM 360 Glue, etc.
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of various construction delivery methods, various market sectors, the construction administration process, building trades, technical aspects of construction including means and methods, materials, building systems, planning, scheduling, estimating, owner and architect relations.
Completion of OSHA 30-Hour Safety Course.
First Aid and CPR certified.

Nice To Haves

Shows the desire and willingness to progress to the Project Director / Project Executive role and responsibilities.
Plays a prominent role in establishing training curriculum and volunteering your time to teach the various on-boarding and classroom training sessions.
Involvement with the various WEO committees and part of establishing procedures and policies.
Mentors, coaches and trains as necessary to help subordinates achieve their career objectives.

Responsibilities

Supervising a project with a project budget range of $60M - $150M+, under various delivery methods, diversity in market sectors and varying complexities.
Working closely with the Estimator during the preconstruction phase in managing the various design phases and setting the GMP and establishing the projects General Conditions.
Working closely with the Superintendent(s) and project team in maintaining and enforcing project site safety programs.
Making Project Cost Control a priority.
Thoroughly reviewing current and future Change Orders.
Developing all cost and budget projections.
Constantly reviewing and evaluating General Condition’s costs.
Compiling and preparing accurate Monthly Reconciliation Reports.
Creating and maintaining monthly Cash Flow Reports.
Managing monthly pay applications and Subcontractor invoicing.
Being responsible for overall project profitability.
Monitoring project progress with Superintendent(s).
Working with Superintendent(s) as necessary to make schedule “course corrections” to insure project completes on time.
Working closely with the Estimating Department during preconstruction.
Being the bridge between Estimating and Operations for your specific project.
Partnering with the Estimating Department to develop bid strategy, clarifications, and qualifications.
Leading the preparation of project bid packages, i.e. writing scopes of work and creating all applicable exhibits.
Preparing comprehensive subcontractor bid packages.
Assisting the Design Team in making decisions that improve the opportunity for success.
Assisting Business Development with the preparation of responses to RFQ’s and RFP’s. Leading the effort and pulling in the appropriate staff to provide technical writing, site logistics and scheduling needs, as required.
Participating in presentations to prospective Owners.
Promoting “Best Practices” within the WEO organization.
Providing leadership to the project team to ensure quality control remains a priority throughout the building process.
Ensuring documentation of all claims are being properly handled to avoid litigation.
Overseeing and managing the project management staff on cost control measures, Change Order Requests, Invoicing, Purchase Orders and Pay Applications.
Negotiating Change Orders with subcontractors.
Leading the resolution of all project specific issues.
Overseeing the entire team to ensure CMiC is set up correctly, i.e. Submittal Registry, budget, etc.
Overseeing and managing that the entire team is utilizing PlanGrid to organize all contract documents and progress photo documentation occurs on a weekly basis and get properly achieved.
Overseeing management of the Material Procurement Log to ensure timely deliveries that correspond with the projects P6 schedule.
Managing and guiding the team with regard to the contract close out process (O&M manuals, As-Builts, etc.).
Representing WEO at Owner, Subcontractor and coordination meetings.
Leading weekly OAC Meetings and being viewed as the project leader with the Owner, architect, construction manager, etc.
Reviewing meeting minutes for accuracy and content prior to distribution.
Providing guidance to the team on desired format and content to best organize all closeout binders.
Understanding basic of insurance in the construction industry and its impact on the construction agreement and subcontractor’s agreement in particular indemnification language, liability and policy limits.
Understanding bonding procedures, and requirements, including payment and performance bonds, sub bonds, bonding over liens, Subguard, etc.
Understanding the basics of Owner’s Contract: AIA 101, AIA 111, AIA General Conditions agreements.
Attending and participating in WEO Quarterly Risk Management (QRM) Trainings.
Participating in WEO networking events.
Participating in all PM Round Tables.
Contributing to BD efforts, i.e. attending conferences, seminars, industry events, maintaining relationships with past Owners, etc.
Ensuring all administrative systems are properly set up, implemented, supervised and maintained.
Creating and maintaining a positive work environment at the project jobsite.
Promoting team bonding and extracurricular activities at the project level.
Providing the leadership, management and training to ensure all WEO project team members contribute to the successful delivery of the project.
Delegating authority and assigning supervisory responsibilities to the jobsite team.
Managing the project subcontractor and supplier community, providing leadership in their project coordination, procurement and scheduling efforts.
Taking a leadership role in resolving project claims and disputes.
Serving as the primary point of contact with the Owner; striving to build a positive relationship.
Conducting performance reviews on assigned staff.
Understanding all contract requirements and deliverables. Leading and managing the project team accordingly.
Charing project meetings, ensuring meeting minutes properly reflect issues and accountabilities.
Overseeing and providing training to your staff on preparing / processing PCI’s, SCO’s and OCO’s. Reviewing all forms of change management documents before they are issued and / or distributed.
Properly forecasting all costs and projected fee with the Monthly Reconciliation Report.
Ensuring the timely delivery to the jobsite of all project equipment and materials (procurement).
Coordinating with the project team to ensure the date subcontracts must be awarded by are in alignment with the required material on-site dates, per the P6 schedule.
Overseeing the entire submittal process with the subcontractors, PE’s, SPE’s, APM’s and design team.
Assisting with the preparation and distribution of overall project schedules and 8-week look ahead schedules.
Ensuring that the management staff is finding conflicts in the contract documents and issuing “Request for Information” (RFI) to the appropriate party / parties in a timely manner.
Working closely with your management team and Superintendent(s) to find practical solutions to field problems or conflicts found in the contract documents prior to issuing RFI’s.
Partnering with the Project Superintendent(s) in providing safety orientation to all field workers prior to their start of work on site.
Assisting the Project Superintendent(s) with generating and issuing incident reports.
Partnering with the Project Superintendent(s) to ensure all Injury and Illness Prevention Plans (IIPP) documents have been submitted by all subcontractors.
Partnering with the Project Superintendent(s) to ensure all Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) plans have been submitted by all subcontractors, as needed.
Partnering with the Project Superintendent(s) to create the first draft of the projects Site Specific Quality Plan (SSQP).
Partnering with the Project Superintendent(s) to schedule all pre-installation meetings.
Overseeing and managing the weekly Building Information Modeling (BIM) meetings to achieve a set of “clash free” documents for all MEPF trades.
Working closely with your project management team to develop an Owner training schedule, which shows when all applicable subcontractors will provide training to the Owner.
Ensuring that all video recording for training has been completed and all training videos have been formally transmitted to the Owner, as part of our close out package.
Overseeing and managing the punch list process working closely with your project management staff and Superintendent(s) to ensure we are 100% complete with all punch list items within 30-days of projects turnover / C of O.
Participating in initial and / or acceptance walks with the Architect / Owner, as needed.