Senior Project Manager, Construction

Chesapeake Contracting Group Raleigh , NC 27624

Posted 6 days ago

The Senior Project Manager develops, coordinates, implements, and manages all activities necessary to construct one of more projects safely, within schedule and budget, and to the quality specified. The Senior Project Manager is accountable for directing project teams, providing general administrative and technical leadership for the project, scheduling and facilitating project meetings, maintaining all project records and monitoring correspondence, as well as supervising the close out of a project. The Senior Project Manager may delegate project activities to members of the team while providing oversight, guidance, and clear direction.

The Senior Project Manager works in partnership with the Site Superintendent(s) to lead the largest, most complex or most challenging construction projects and reports to Senior Vice President - South East Region.

The Senior Project Manager will have proven entrepreneurial skills that will ensure the individual is capable of positively fulfilling a leadership role for Chesapeake’s SEC in 12-24 months from date of hire.

Estimating:

  • Participate in preconstruction phase: attend meetings, gather subcontractor pricing, and prepare scopes of work for all trades.
  • Review drawings, identify conflicts, and prepare RFIs.
  • Proactively develop cost-effective solutions and prepare preliminary preconstruction and construction schedules.

Budgeting:

  • Collaborate with the Estimating team to develop project budget.
  • Analyze project requirements, verify scope, and review subcontractor estimates.
  • Implement ongoing controls for real-time tracking of cost impacts and analyze cash flow requirements.
  • Oversee value engineering and prepare soft cost budgets.

Procurement:

  • Schedule material purchase and delivery of project-related materials, and long lead subcontractor items.
  • Review plans and specifications, schedule and budget, and award commitments to subcontractors.
  • Carefully review owner contract and understand contract qualifications.
  • Oversee set up of project in Procore.

Project Execution:

  • Regularly monitor project progress for adherence to schedule using metrics such as resource utilization compared to percent complete.
  • Monitor project scope for changes affecting budget and/or schedule making corrections and adjustments as required to maintain the project schedule. Identify root cause of changes, negotiate fee modifications, and notify client as appropriate.
  • Perform monthly job reviews and weekly site visits to assess project needs and ensure proper resources are allocated to overcome issues and challenges.
  • Organize and lead OAC meetings and prepare monthly owner billings.
  • Oversee project closeout, evaluate change orders, and prepare owner change orders.

Developing People:

  • Manage, mentor, and foster a positive working environment for support staff consisting of Project Coordinators, Project Engineers, Assistant Project Managers, Project Managers, and/or Interns.

Stakeholder Relationships :

  • Maintain responsibility for the overall health of the client relationship with the goal of establishing a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership.
  • Understand stakeholder pain points and motivators, and what they need from the general contractor to complete their tasks.

Entrepreneurial Builder:

  • Build and maintain successful relationships with clients, design teams, vendors, subcontractors, and user groups to reflect and support Company core values and exceed the client’s expectations. Demonstrates a clear understanding of client’s business model.
  • Develop and execute strategies for obtaining new project opportunities. Identify potential clients and project leads in targeted segments, research background data, prioritize pursuits with other VP’s and Project Executives, and coordinate efforts with Business Development and Pre-Construction groups.
  • Enthusiastically engage in recruiting, mentoring, and team development.
  • Demonstrate a clear vision for sustainable growth.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 15+ years of progressive experience with a general contractor managing ground-up commercial or multi-family construction projects in various market sectors.
  • Experience managing negotiated or hard bid projects in various market sectors and with contract values of $10 - $50M+.
  • Demonstrated expertise in project management, estimating, scheduling, budget/cost control, negotiation, field logistics, and financial reporting.
  • Prior experience with successfully leading, coaching, and training team members, monitoring their work for quality and completeness, and fostering a positive work environment

Benefits

  • 📌 A flexible work environment
  • 📌 State-of-the-art technology to get the job done
  • 📌 New office spaces designed for today’s working environment
  • 📌 Great benefits including healthcare, 401K match, wellness programs
  • 📌 Opportunities for advancement and leadership training
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