Construction Manager

Gordie Howe

Detroit, MI

Full-Time

Principal/Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Coordinate with professional staff responsible for project construction.
Manage all field operations and work sequence in conjunction with the Project Manager
Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget
Assist subordinate supervisors in maintaining production on budget and schedule
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
Understand project documents ie: completeness or inadequacies.
Anticipate project needs with sufficient lead-time to avoid delay of production
Establishes work plan and staffing for each phase of project, work closely with Human Resources in recruitment efforts as necessary
Oversees 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
Follow-up on directives to be continuously on the alert for situations that are not progressing productively and for opportunities to improve project performance
Confer with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems
Work closely with Company employees, project supervisors, owners, external teams and support people to get commitments regarding PM's managerial and supervisory requests
Provide positive safety leadership to the project
Review field operation and ensure that the project provides a safe workplace
Coordinate the preparation and updating of the formal project construction schedule as required by the contract documents
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 documentation
Coordinate material purchases, assure that subcontractor agreements are prepared and change orders are
accurate and issued to owners, subcontractors and suppliers
Develop, maintain business relationships and manage subcontractor, client/owner, engineers, JV partner(s) and unions if applicable
Maintain relationships with contracting and regulatory agencies & executive management
Participate in project presentations to elected officials, general public and other stake holders
Responsible for project closeout. Secure loose ends by finishing paperwork, obtaining retainages, supporting supervisors and expediting claims
Debriefing of project to review all positive and negative aspects after completion
Able to confidently negotiate any & all matters on behalf of the Company as they relate to cost, schedule & contract matters with Owner/Sub suppliers

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in a related field from an accredited four-year college or university, Civil Engineering or Construction Management preferred
Five (5) to ten (10) years of related experience; construction and management experienced required
At least 2-4 Roadway projects with the DOT. High traffic arterial projects will be value

Preferred

Professional Engineer License valued
Federal, state and local knowledge and experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, Competencies

Knowledge and experience with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Knowledge with Primavera P6 Scheduling Software is a plus
Knowledge of the DOT Standard Specifications
Communication - excellent oral presentation and written skills
Goal oriented - able to set goals and achieve them
Interpersonal - able to work well and persuade people at all organization levels
Organizational ability - able to plan, prioritize, organize and monitor activities and projects. Able to work well in a group environment and foster a team approach

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)