Commercial Project Manager Jobs in Decatur, GA (NOW HIRING)

Description

At Corvant, we provide specialty HVAC, plumbing, and mechanical services to mission-critical commercial and industrial environments. Our teams support essential facilities across data centers, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and education.

We deliver end-to-end solutions across the facility lifecycle, including design, prefabrication, installation, controls integration, and ongoing service. As one of the fastest-growing platforms in our space, we are focused on operational excellence, technical expertise, and building a high-performing team.

The Project Manager, under direct supervision of the Plumbing Operations Manager, is responsible for managing all phases of commercial plumbing projects from planning to execution to close-out. This position requires very strong planning, management, and communication abilities. Responsible for all deliverables of the project.

Requirements

Project Management

• Responsible for ensuring standardization by following processes and holding accountability in the initiation, planning, execution, and closeout phases
• Facilitates team communication, ensuring consistency and accountability
• Gives feedback to the estimating team on project(s) under construction
• Knows our customers, specifically, what is required, what is the customer's desired result, and where our customers work, and what type of work they do
• Oversees technical functions on projects, including electrical verification and confirmation, steel layout and coordination, wall, roof, and floor layout and coordination, material and equipment take-off, lead/release tracking, and punch of the job through the project
• Minimizes warranty exposure and callbacks
• Improving, growing, and leading subcontractor, vendor, and employee relations by centering on inclusion and retention
• Enters and updates project information in project management software, including job status reports, projections, change order requests, submittals, cost tracking, and RFI's
• Creates, monitors, tweaks, and improves internal systems, and makes decisions for effectiveness and efficiency
• Ensures that all project team members are well informed by updating them on all critical communications, including continuous improvement through processes
• Demonstrates efficiency in a well-run meeting, including the ability to clearly communicate and navigate agendas and participation
• Works with the field team to create the job site safety plan
• Reviews the turnover package in detail to identify inefficiencies in the estimate, proposal, and contract documents, and sets the project budget
• Prioritizes, reviews, and expedites submittals initiated by the Preconstruction team
• Reviews and understands the general contractor's scope of work
• Develops project business plan and manages the construction to identify and implement all contract deliverables, quality testing, reporting requirements, and labor procurement
• Develops the project business plan to maximize fees, minimize waste, strategize buyouts, establish contingencies, and determine schedule improvements
• Develops a project phasing plan, equipment utilization plan, and a site logistics plan with the field and project teams
• Works with the preconstruction team to transition the project from estimating to project management
• Works with preconstruction and the field team to identify and implement all contract deliverables, quality testing, and reporting requirements
• Plans and coordinates the preconstruction meetings with the field and project team
• Manages buyouts and the purchasing of all equipment and materials from vendors
• Reviews and estimates project contract changes, including drawing revisions, and ASI's to coordinate with delivery requirements
• Develops and administers subcontractor and purchase orders, including change orders for work outside of scope
• Coordinates, reviews, and approves all material and equipment according to schedule requirements
• Schedules the delivery of materials and equipment to the job site, identifies long lead times, and plans for
• Updates quantity updating and works with the field to maintain labor forecasts
• Facilitates subcontractor startup meetings
• Monitors, controls, and produces project costs to meet estimates and budget
• Produces accurate pay applications and manages through communication and collections
• Oversees electrical confirmation, steel, sleeve, and block out coordination, and roof type, slope, and thickness
• Issues and administers subcontracts and payments for multiple trades
• Checks all shop drawings and submittals to ensure compliance with the contract, and identifies field install items
• Participates and leads all relevant project meetings
• Monitors the productivity for all trades on the project
• Resolves scheduling issues that result from inclement weather, emergencies, or other delays
• Controls inventory to include warranty returns and special part orders
• Prepares payment requests
• Performs site visits to monitor budget, job progress, quality control, quality assurance, safety practices, and continuity between company installers and general contractors
• Meets with city and state agencies to review the project and inspections
• Negotiates and executes written task agreements with subcontractors and manages the percentage of completion and pay application approval
• Authorizes all "other direct costs" (crane, life, etc.), including rental
• Works with the general contractor to obtain job permits and coordinates inspections
• Oversees job commissioning, scheduling of required personnel (included in site visits)
• Serves as the main point of contact for the engineer and the architect
• Manages job close-out documentation, including closeout documents, final job report, and final accounting
• Procurement of all close-out documents before job completion
• May mentor and train assistant project managers or interns

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Able to comprehend and speak English
• Demonstrates interdepartmental collaboration skills and the ability to manage cross-functional relationships
• Demonstrates working knowledge of the company's financial goals and how to build profitability
• Ability to maintain confidential information and exercise discretion
• Effective communication skills, prioritization, and organizational skills
• Strong problem-solving and research skills
• Proficiency in MS Suite, MS Project, Adobe, Vista, Bluebeam Revu, OneDrive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Salesforce, and Vista

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in construction, engineering, or related field preferred
• 5+ years of experience in the commercial plumbing industry
• Understanding of project management
• Experience with driving financial results
• Willingness to travel
• PMP preferred
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record

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