Project Operations Assistant Jobs in Cranston, RI

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Civil Project Manager will report directly to the CSA Operations Manager as well as Senior Leadership. The position encompasses a variety of responsibilities relating to project management, strategic planning, and client customer service.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Civil Project Manager

• Project Management for various project assignments as assigned by the Operations Manager or Director in charge;
• Provide a pro-active and positive Client interface throughout the delivery of services;
• Initiate continuous improvement objectives and embrace technology enhancements;
• Promote, foster and maintain open communication among all project team members, consultants inspectors, applicable agencies, and the supporting subcontractors and trade participants;
• Adherence to Corporate Environmental, Health, and Safety Policies and Best-Practices in the deployment of all work related activities;
• Maintain all Corporate Standards with applicable Project Control requirements to ensure financial and administrative responsibility, in conjunction with risk management. All project documentation shall be in accordance to the associated master contract terms and conditions;
• Provide project finance management for all applicable project commitments, contract changes, and claim resolution for all out-of-scope services to be performed in accordance with Corporate Standards;
• Assist the Marketing Department with formal proposal development and presentation requirements, as required;
• Monitor market influences and subcontractor/vendor participation in support of competitive solicitation requirements;
• Assist the Procurement and Estimating Departments with the distribution of contract bid documents with subcontractors and specialty vendors to support competitive bidding efforts to ensure a fair market response;
• Review bid documents for the development of trade contractor scopes of work and pricing breakdown structures;
• Implement and maintain project estimate document control in accordance with Corporate Standard Operating Practices;
• Evaluation of client/project specific concerns, site protocols, safety requirements, logistic planning or other influences that may affect productivity, scheduling, working hours, staffing levels, subcontractor prequalification, vendor utilization or the like;
• Participate in required peer reviews with project team members providing insight and confirmation regarding productivity factors, assembly breakdown structures, constructability evaluations, alternative means and methods, general condition build-up factors, and scope of service definition for associated qualifications, clarifications, and conditions in support of project proposals;
• Provide the necessary project information to accurately complete conceptual or work-in-process performance schedules in an organized and controlled project approach;
• Assist the Corporate Quality Control Manager in the development of the project specific written QA/QC Program;
• Quality Control accountability to ensure field compliance with all associated project specifications and technical requirements;
• Coordinate and support all project close-out, start-up and training in accordance with facility management best practice standards and technical requirements that are outlined within the project performance specifications;
• Participation in lessons learned sessions, operational development initiatives, and best practice training to support a continuous improvement working philosophy;
• Initiate continuous improvement objectives and embrace technology enhancements;
• Maintain a willingness to reinvest in yourself with continuing education and professional development initiatives (i.e. LEED Certification, 30 Hour OSHA Certification, etc.) as recommended by the Company.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Business Development Support

• Actively and regularly follow up with clients to identify opportunities, work closely with the client and A/Z management to develop project specific project pursuit and execution strategies;
• Active participation in RFP response deliverables, including but not limited to Project Approach, Project Logistics, Schedule Development, support of Estimate Development, staffing recommendations, and other items as required for each response;

A/Z Corporation is an AA/EOE Employer