Project Manager

Job Description

At Burke Construction Group, we pride ourselves on continuous evolution. The driving force behind constant business growth is the presence of skilled and dedicated project managers. We're searching for a highly skilled project manager to contribute to Burke's growth and help us maintain our position as an innovative authority. The ideal candidate will have construction experience as well as strong work plan development and progress oversight skills. The PM will be expected to prepare and present progress updates to appropriate management channels on a regular basis, ensuring the innovation we seek is being achieved.

Objectives of this Role

• Build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, providing purpose, direction, and motivation.
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and project implementation plans, including risk mitigation.
• To coordinate internal and external resources, ensuring projects remain within scope, schedule, and defined budgets, in collaboration with project staff from various functional departments.
• Analyze project progress when necessary, adapt scope, timelines, and costs to ensure that project team adheres to project requirements.
• Establish and maintain relationships with appropriate client, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities

• Lead / manage project team through all phases of the project.
• Maintain open and proactive communication with the project team, design consultants and clients.
• Assist the Project Executive and VP of Operations by managing the project through completion.
• Proactively identify design deficiencies, schedule concerns, and other project specific issues.
• Read, understand, and plan according to the work specification and contract responsibilities.
• Work with project teams to ensure proper record keeping and provide accurate reporting and metrics to support the overall program initiatives.
• Identifies required resources to achieve project goals.
• Generates preliminary assessments, technical solutions, fee proposals, presentations, studies, and general support.
• Transitions project management and engineer activities from design to construction phase and construction to completion phase.
• Supports and provides input to development strategies, goals, and objectives specific to project execution at each project phase.
• Responsible for owner billing and subcontractor and vendor billing process.
• Facilitates invoice payments from clients and to subcontractors.
• Project Controls - Assumes financial responsibility for project including accurate, timely and relevant reporting to stakeholders.
• Prepares client and subcontractor change orders and change management process, monitors, controls, and reports on the financial performance of projects.
• Monitors and proofs change issue log.
• Supervises the preparation of Submittals, Operation & Maintenance Manuals, Expediting Reports, Change Order Log, RFI log, Correspondence Log, etc.
• Assesses any potential job cost impacts, submits, negotiates, and tracks all change orders requests.
• Ensures that all material and equipment are purchased in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Monitors progress towards goals to anticipate potential problems.
• Delivers accurate and timely data to support project forecasts.
• Team Management - Coaches and mentors project team members.
• Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels as needed - escalating issues as necessary based on project work plans.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related degrees 7+ years project management experience
• 5-10 years of experience in the construction industry
• Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines
• Proven success working with all levels of management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• OHSA 30 preferred
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office Suite of products, P6