Project Manager

Plan, direct, and coordinate construction of heavy civil/heavy highway construction projects to ensure goals or objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters. This will be achieved by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

• Manage professional staff responsible for project construction
• Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget
• Review project estimate or plan to determine schedule, estimated job cost, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project
• Oversee coordination with project staff to outline work plans, assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority
• Review status and modify schedules or plans as required and prepares project reports for management, owners, and subcontractors
• Provide positive safety leadership to the project
• Coordinate resource use with project superintendent; for example, craft assignment, crew sizes and project layout for offices, traffic flow, and material storage
• Responsible for claims management and documentation
• Coordinate material purchases, assure that subcontractor agreements are prepared and change orders are accurate and issued to owners, subcontractors and suppliers
• Approve subcontractor billing. Generate pay estimates
• Conduct performance reviews with subordinates
• Manage subcontractor, owner and public relations
• Participate in project presentations to elected officials, general public and other stake holders
• Responsible for project closeout to include finishing paperwork, obtaining retainages, supporting supervisor and expediting claims

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field from an accredited institution and 3 + years of heavy civil/heavy highway construction management experience
• Heavy civil construction, estimating and project management experience required