Creative Project Manager Jobs in Tennessee (NOW HIRING)

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Construction Knowledge

• Has solid construction base; can offer creative solutions for field problems, utilizing all contract documents.
• Manages and leads the project team in overall construction process with the superintendent.
• Establishes construction controls for project team.
• Develops creative solutions for construction methods and sequences to resolve field problems.
• Has overall oversight to keep team focused and can implement course correction and direction as necessary.

Quality

• Establishes the QA/QC program for the project and any necessary controls with the superintendent; can solve complex QA/QC issues and develop solutions needed; works with the superintendent to ensure overall compliance and resolve field issues.
• Ensures testing and inspection correction measures are performed.
• Ensures punch list is complete.

Safety

• Works with superintendent and safety manager to establish, monitor, and manage necessary project safety controls.
• Working knowledge of building life safety codes.
• Overall safety culture leader (along with the superintendent), and takes any and all measures necessary to ensure project meets safety program established as well as spirit of Building Group culture.
• Ensures basic Doster safety requirements are included during procurement.
• Ensures safety program is sound and takes measures to ensure compliance and corrective means required.
• Verifies subcontractor compliance with HSE requirements for Experience Modification Rate (EMR) and Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) including implementation of Safety Mitigation Plan as required.

Leadership Mgmt. & Organization Skills

• Ability to recognize project team staffing needs.
• Defines team members' roles and responsibilities, can lead team effectively, and promotes teamwork.
• Ability to conduct productive meetings; can lead OAC, staff, and subcontractor meetings.
• Is the team communication leader and is capable of effective and professional communication with staff, subcontractors, and O/A (verbal and written).
• Oversees and ensures all technical logs and controls are in place and managed, takes necessary measures to correct as needed, and ensures that all systems are in place.
• Able to develop project processes for the project team and to monitor adherence.
• Prepares monthly reports in a timely and professional manner; ensures monthly reports are performed.
• Effectively delegates certain aspects and responsibilities to the project team members and conducts regular follow-ups on delegates' tasks.
• Can correct and adjust job processes as necessary.
• Oversees all project processes to ensure proper project execution; evaluates project team performance and adjusts as needed.

Schedule Management

• Can schedule his/her own project with sufficient detail, logic, and sequencing; manages and monitors conformance to schedule and can update or adjust as needed; coordinates schedule with subcontractors and team members.
• Oversees show drawings, submittals, and material deliveries to meet schedule.
• Establishes procurement schedule to meet construction project schedule and buys and manages accordingly.
• Expedites the work of all subcontractors as needed; works with superintendents to ensure conformance to schedule.
• Understands the impact of changes on the schedule and obtains necessary time, adjusting overall schedule as needed; understands methods to overcome scheduling obstacles and delays; can re-sequence schedules to meet overall master schedule and end dates.
• Identifies creative approaches to reduce overall project schedule; understands key drivers and critical impacts.
• Proactively forecasts and evaluates project schedule and makes resources adjustments as needed using past experience as cross check.

Project Planning

• Establishes occupancy and turnover process for the project; manages in coordination with superintendent.
• Ability to obtain design and consult information to satisfy schedule requirements.
• Coordinates with project team to define project logistics and subcontractor mobilizations; ensures and oversees that logistics plan and schedules are completed.
• Works closely with superintendent to monitor work progress and make corrections as necessary to facilitate changes and field conditions.
• Establishes and conducts transition and preconstruction start-up meetings.
• Ensures all permits are in place in coordination with superintendent.
• Anticipates and recognizes problems and helps plan ahead for such; ability to adapt and adjust project planning as needed including schedule, logistics, and occupancy.
• Serves as the overall team planner for all project specific needs.

Risk Management & Problem Solving

• Can identify and document risk and plan to avoid or mitigate.
• Responsible for project procurement plan and schedule plan; buys and writes subcontract and PO to that plan; adheres to procurement policy.
• Responsible for execution process of procurement including negotiation of contract comments; facilitates terms and condition adjustments with bond/risk department.
• Monitors and reviews project documents and field conditions to determine risk areas; implements plan to mitigate risk using previous experience.
• Ensures that all insurance certificates, bonds, licenses, and other documents are on file in corporate office.
• Provides proper notice and documentation of any and all delays or impacts according to contract requirements and pursues resolution.
• Establishes and manages change order process for project; writes and negotiates resolution of change orders.
• Manages dispute resolution between project members including owner, designers, contractors, subcontractors, and inspectors.

Finance

• Responsible for project budget, cost, profit, and cash flow; manages profit to the approved PPA forecast.
• Develops the master cost budget from the estimates and establishes cost and budgets for each item of work.
• Ability to deliver project within budget.
• Performs monthly cost and profit forecasting and any needed budget adjustments to the cost system (includes general condition budgets).
• Reviews and approves subcontractor and vendor invoices.
• Performs the monthly pay application process, submits owner pay application and monitors payment, approves subcontractor payments, and maintains positive cash flow.
• Manages the change order process- prices, submits, and negotiates owner change orders; prices, submits, and approves subcontractor change orders.
• Manages the process for disputed costs, extras, or claims, tracks within the budget, and is able to resolve.
• Manages and approves all cost items including payroll, time sheets, labor, purchase orders, subcontracts, miscellaneous purchases, and expense reports.
• Develops achievable PPA for the project.

Preconstruction/Estimating

• Reviews project documents (RFP, Plans, and Specifications) and assists pre-construction team with estimating strategy and implementation.
• Identifies risk and constructability concerns from review of project bid documents.
• Ability to lead the procurement effort and define buyout packages and strategy; makes proper subcontractor awards in negotiations.
• Integrally involved in design phase as applicable to identify changes from base bid documents and provide overall guidance to maintain project goals and objectives.
• Accurately prices general conditions.

Sales/Client Development

• Represents Company in sales presentations speaking effectively with regard to safety, quality, schedule, cost controls, and basic construction knowledge.
• Assists pre-construction/sales team in reviewing project RFP/scope documents and developing project/proposal specific write-ups (safety procedures and project procedure manuals).
• Looks for sales opportunity on current projects and repeated/continued services to current clients.
• Maintains relationships with prior project contacts to facilitate involvement on future opportunities.

Technology

• Working knowledge of systems available for project controls, including cost system, schedule software, project control software, and office software suites.
• Maintains accurate archives of project documents and correspondence.
• Establishes project standards with regard to systems being utilized by team members during the course of the project.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education / Certification

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Construction Science, Construction Engineering Technology, or Construction Management

Recommended Work Experience

5 to 10+ year relevant experience in construction

Recommended Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of computer programs such as Microsoft Office, scheduling software, internet, and project management software; Knowledge of industry trends, innovations, market, and geography; Knowledge of corporate and industry practices, processes, and standards; Highly skilled in communication, public relations, organization, teamwork, accuracy, attention to detail, time management, conflict resolution, cost management, training, forecasting, and management of others.