Project Manager

**Note - this role will be based out of the Greenville Office and working in Columbia, SC**

Summary/Objective: Promotes the company mission statement by joining the Superintendent to form a team who work together to create a safe work environment, build a quality project, and keep projects on schedule while earning a fair and reasonable profit.

Essential Functions:

• Serves as the main point of contact for the Owner, Engineer, and Architect
• Oversee the project to make all critical project
• Estimating and Preconstruction:
  • Can affectively assist in Harper's efforts regarding estimating, scheduling, and interviewing
  • Is responsible for the project preconstruction deliverables and estimates while working alongside Estimating. This includes:
    • Executive Summary
    • Schedule of Values
    • Qualifications and Clarifications
    • Allowances
    • Project Schedule
    • General Conditions
    • Three quotes on each scope
    • Value Engineering
  • Produces, Collects and Processes all pay applications and invoices for the
    • Includes collections and
  • Ensure the creation, approval, and management of:
    • Owner contracts
    • Subcontracts, POs, and FSAs
    • Cost controls/Project Financials
    • Project engineering - submittals, RFI's, document management,
  • Ensure proper project decisions - (responsible to ensure Superintendent is making timely and appropriate decisions related to the field.)
    • These involve the following:
      • Schedule
      • Deliveries
      • Logistics, Staging & Phasing
      • Quality Control
      • Employee staffing levels
    • Responsible for communication with Owner and Architect/Engineer related to office and field
      • This includes:
        • Understanding issues and assisting in resolving issues
        • Knowing the proper time to involve Owners and Arc/Engineers
      • Leadership regarding BIG 5:
        • Safety/SOAR
        • Core
        • Procurement/Scheduling
        • Pre-Install Meetings
        • Exterior Skin Systems Meetings
      • Oversee the Project Safety Requirements
        • Ensure Harper safety requirements are explained, implemented, and demonstrated
          • Project specific safety pre-planning
          • Development of project-site specific SOAR Orientation document
          • Soar Implementation - if allowing other Harper staff to conduct orientations ensure proper message and execution of the
          • OSHA standards are understood and
          • Weekly Toolbox Talks with all active trades.
          • Safety Stand down Training as
          • Participates in the timely and effective investigations of all incidents including injuries, property damage, behavioral issues and near
          • Weekly site safety inspections in Procore
        • Ensure and is responsible for creating Schedules along-side
        • Ensure and is responsible along-side the Superintendent to determine the sequencing of the work.
        • Develop and manage - takes the lead on project QAQC (has passion)
          • QA example:
            • Pre-installation meetings
          • QC example:
            • Visual and documents inspections of work in place
          • Oversee coordination of all trade partners
            • These involve the following:
              • Project site specific logistics/use including associated
              • Scheduling of each trade (who goes where and when to start)
              • Developing and implementing recovery strategies to maintain project schedule.
              • Clarifications of design versus installation (RFI's)
              • Schedule for the trades (durations and commitments of durations)
            • Manage office personnel to ensure staff development.
              • This includes Assistant PMs, Project Engineers, and Interns
              • Also includes assisting in the development of Superintendents and Field Staff
            • Ensure proper project set-up in
            • Ensure project data is kept current and
            • Develop and implement working relationship with Safety Manager
            • Assist Owner and Design teams in obtaining required
            • Assist the Superintendent on implementation of inspections for the
            • Project reporting:
              • Owner Monthly Reports
              • Monthly Job Costs Status Reports
            • Ensure proper project close out including required documentation to
            • Ensure by documenting and executing a proper Harper punchlist prior to inviting Owner and Design Team
            • Have knowledge and enforce compliance of local building codes per
            • Have knowledge of the required compliance of all ADA code requirements
            • Procore
              • Fill-In Daily Log
              • Read commitment scopes of work and understand
              • Navigate and understand how to utilize
              • Utilize and understand all functions of the drawings
                • Recent Drawings
                • Overlay function of previous drawings
                • Attachments to drawings
              • Create Inspections
              • Know where and how to utilize information from meeting
              • Create and track an
              • Utilize the photos
              • Create and maintain the punch
              • Create an RFI for review by Superintendent and seek RFI information where
              • Know where to find the schedule, read and
              • Understand how to navigate and seek information from Specs
              • Understand how to navigate and seek information from
              • Ability to enter timesheet in

Competencies

• Can affectively lead the project including:
  • Owner
  • Designers
  • Harper Project Team(s)
  • Trade Partners
• Can "Make the Call"
• Must be flexible and accept change
• Must be detail oriented when required.
• Must manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Excellent listening skills
• Ability to solve complex
• A "Can Do"
• Read and understand people and their
• Builds relationships with project teammates and trade
• Knows how a project goes together better than anyone else and effectively communicates that plan throughout the team.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Work Environment: This position is required to work in a variety of conditions relative to construction jobsite environments and must be able to perform the physical requirements of the job, as assigned. Exposure to weather, heat, etc. is expected.

Physical Demands:

• Weather and climate conditions will vary throughout the progress of a project and the PM must be able to inspect all ongoing construction activities over the duration of the assigned
• This role requires walking over varied terrain, climbing, stooping, bending, and lifting. Lifting requirements vary from minimal loads to heavy; but help is always available with heavier
• Inspection for quality, consistency and completeness of work frequently requires climbing ladders, stairs, and

Travel Required:

• Travel to/from multiple jobsites, projects, and offices. Little overnight or weekend travel
• Driving a company-owned vehicle is required to perform the duties of PM. The PM is required to have a valid state-issued license, a satisfactory motor vehicle record, safe driving behavior, and must adhere to our Driving and Truck

Education and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience
  • Includes 5 plus years as an APM.
• Scheduling:
  • Understands and create an Overall Project Schedule
    • Includes understanding critical milestone
  • Understand and update an active Construction Schedule
    • Includes understanding the critical path and its
  • Leads a pull a schedule and update Work Plan
  • Understand material delivery dates and when they are
• Can effectively navigate and resolve conflicts regarding
  • With Trade Partners
  • With Arch/Engineers
  • Knows when to RFI an issue or resolve effectively without
• Can effectively run a Trade Partner coordination
  • Includes setting an agenda and maintaining the
  • Understands critical issues for
  • Runs the meeting
• Can effectively run OAC
  • Includes setting an agenda and maintaining the
  • Understands critical issues for
  • Assists in running the meeting effectively where
• Can effectively solve clashes and conflicts of building systems in a manner that does not compromise the engineered basis of
  • Knows when documentation is required related to drawing and specification updates and or cost
• Develops and manages an effective QAQC
• Manages a project utilizing BIM technologies:
  • Coordinate a 3d design for
  • Coordinate a 3d design layout in the
  • Utilize BIM Glue and Navisworks software when appropriate to assist in the BIM process on a project.
• OSHA 30 certified
• Proven track record of a strong safety culture on the jobsite - is a leader in
• Has experience building from the ground up on more than 2 projects minimum?
• Understands construction means and methods for all scopes of work.
• Can communicate and develop relationships with City, Local Agencies and Utility
• Demonstrates a thorough and detailed understanding of:
  • Plans
  • Specs
  • General Conditions

Additional Eligibility Requirements:

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements: Authorized to work in the United States.

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