Temporary Creative Project Manager Jobs in Jackson, MS

CEC is one of the top specialty subcontractors in the country. With our rapid growth, we’re looking for passionate, talented, and creative individuals to join our team. If you’re ready for a challenge that will elevate your career, this is the right place, right time, right people.

This position works under minimal supervision and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of assigned projects from commencement to completion. Accountable for developing and building strong teams for each project while delivering quality output, meeting customer expectations, managing to scope, delivering on time, and delivering within budget.

• Responsible for all financial reporting, tracking and projection of all labor, material, job expense, and changes for each project assigned.
• Assume primary leadership responsibilities for each assigned project.
• Manage all financial aspects of contracts (costs, billings, and collection) to maintain profitability goals and positive cash flow while simultaneously maintaining a good relationship with the client.
• Manage risks and investigate potentially serious situations to circumvent problems or promptly implement corrective measures as required.
• Actively pursue additional work through change orders.
• Ensure project document controls are in compliance with contract requirements and CEC standards.
• Attends job progress meetings as required. Develop and maintain viable long-term relationships with customers, consultants, general contractors, and subcontractors.
• Drive division profitability through effective project execution.
• Manage, mentor, and develop direct reports and supervise indirect reports.
• Ensure schedule requirements are met for all projects. Readily adjust priorities and milestones based upon changing customer needs, resource availability, and job requirements.
• Interact with the customer to validate expectations are understood and met before, during and after project completion.
• Develop and lead project management technical and schedule goals, procurement, and contractual requirements, personnel assignments and capacity planning.
• Monthly financial projections for each project assigned.
• Schedule and track material releases. Coordinate with GC, project schedule, and Superintendent as needed.
• Weekly jobsite visits and attend all jobsite meetings as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective processes, completion of projects and smooth operation of department.

• BSEE or Construction Management preferred, high school diploma required.
• 5+ years of extensive experience/knowledge of trade-specific contracting, constructing design, finance and management.

• Strong project management skills including documentation, cost control, procurement, scheduling, change order pricing, negotiating skills.
• Superior communication and intrapersonal (tact, diplomacy, influence, etc.) skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships and assist in winning projects. Field experience coordination with construction management.
• Proficient in Windows, Excel, Word, Outlook, Bluebeam, and Accubid.
• Extensive knowledge of project scheduling, bids, take-offs, change orders, and contracts.
• Field experience effectively coordinating with construction management.
• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written.
• Exceptional analytical, motivational, and leadership skills.
• Working knowledge of safety procedures and a true believer in safety.
• Current and valid drivers license and clean driving record.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job may work inside or outside with possible exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures and weather elements in restricted or confined spaces, and on slippery or uneven surfaces. This job may have exposure to working on ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and other exposures typical of heavy construction. This job also operates in an office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Must be able to travers and inspect all areas of jobsite in all types of weather; this may include walking, climbing reaching, bending crawling, standing or stretching.
2. Must be able to occasionally lift up to 40 pounds. Move about on the feet regularly. Sit for extended periods of time.
3. Requires the ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time.
4. May require travel.
5. Exposure to characteristic construction site dangers.
6. Talk and hear, ability to communicate with others both written and orally and by telephone.
7. Possess good vision, normal or corrected. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
8. Possesses good hearing, normal or corrected. Wear personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest), as needed.
9. Must be able to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night shifts, as needed. Must be on-call to address delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues at the jobsite.
10. Must be able to work in the presence of customers and their representatives with little or no interference or disruption to the customer while maintaining a professional and courteous image.

CEC Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are committed to attracting and retaining the best-qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.