JE Dunn Construction · 10 hours ago
Traveling Project Manager
JE Dunn Construction is a leading company in the construction industry, committed to building perfection through inspired people and innovative tools. The Traveling Project Manager will provide overall direction and leadership on moderately complex construction projects, ensuring the implementation and management of operations in alignment with the company's strategy and values.
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Responsibilities
Leads all aspects of the company’s safety culture and creates awareness by demonstrating commitment to an injury-free environment through individual actions and mentoring others. Investigates safety incidents and retrains staff as needed
Manages the JE Dunn prestart checklist form
Supports the preconstruction team including quantity takeoff, trade coordination and scope of work development, scope review, bid package development, schedule development, bid list creation and bid advertisement
Leads plan and implementation of buyout schedule. Verifies pricing and scope, identifies successful bidders, provides gap analysis against initial scope and manages issuance of subcontracts
Manages the submittal schedule setup. Coordinates priorities with the team; reviews and approves all shop drawings and samples prior to submittal to architects or engineers
Ensures approved submittals are returned to subcontractors and available to project team per the project schedule and the contract
Coordinates with Logistics to obtain pricing on materials and equipment
Confers with risk management to ensure approval and/or bonding requirements for subcontractors. Reviews decisions with project leader. Provides ongoing risk analysis of subcontractors throughout project lifecycle
Coordinates the various stakeholders of the project including but not limited to subcontractors, owner, field, design team, vendors, etc
Disseminates change requests to subcontractors for pricing and schedule input. Gathers and evaluates subcontractor pricing to confirm accuracy
Prepares, submits and obtains owner/architect approval for change requests
Leads various meetings such as monthly project reviews, progress meetings and OAC (Owner Architect) meetings
Completes monthly subcontractor and owner pay application process
Prepares project schedule with the Project Superintendent. Gathers input from project team and utilizes Lean principles as appropriate. Develops and updates project schedule for both preconstruction and construction activities. Manages materials, labor and procurement logs to ensure appropriate resources are available to meet the project schedule
Identifies potential schedule impacts including scope, weather, manpower and changes, and facilitates mitigation plans for these impacts
Provides appropriate written documentation for decisions affecting various aspects of the project such as budget, schedule, legal, quality and/or safety. Employs current best practices for documentation requirements
Provides a variety of regular reporting and analysis to project team(s) to communicate overall project status and profitability
Prepares monthly cost and margin forecast with input from superintendent and reviews with the project team. Participates in the development of the project budget. Regularly reviews costs relative to the budget and highlights discrepancies to enable improved financial performance
Leads overall project closeout process using best practice standards, tools and processes such as the close-out punch list, financials, sub contracts, warranties, etc
Interfaces with region/company legal counsel as appropriate
Gains an understanding of the estimating process from conceptual phase through GMP development
Identifies, understands and actively manages project risks
Understands and manages project business plan in order to maximize financial success
Implements and manages components of the operation and administration of multiple or moderately complex construction projects
Utilizes awareness, experience and knowledge to identify problems and recommends solutions for review and implementation by the team
Manages deliverables provided by a variety of internal resources and functions such as IPS, logistics, self-perform, etc
Engages in business, industry and community activities to build and strengthen external relationships
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering or related field
7+ years construction management experience
Valid and unrestricted drivers license required
Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner
Communication skills, verbal and written (Intermediate)
Ability to conduct effective presentations
Proficiency in MS Office (Intermediate)
Ability to apply fundamentals of the means and methods of construction management to projects
Thorough knowledge of project processes and how each supports the successful completion of a project
Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally
Proficiency in project management and accounting software (Advanced)
Proficiency in required construction technology (Advanced)
Proficiency in scheduling software (Advanced)
Ability to apply Lean process and philosophy (Intermediate)
Ability to manage budgets, maximize profitability and generate future work through building relationships
Ability to build relationships with team members that transcend a project
Company
JE Dunn Construction
J. E. Dunn Construction Group is a privately-owned construction company engaging in the commercial construction industry.
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