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Chesapeake Contracting Group · 15 hours ago

Senior Project Manager

Baltimore, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$120K/yr - $190K/yr

15+ years exp

Chesapeake Contracting Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee the construction of complex projects while ensuring safety, budget adherence, and quality standards. The role involves directing project teams, managing budgets, procurement, and maintaining stakeholder relationships, all while fostering a positive work environment for team members.

B2BConstructionHome RenovationInterior Design

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Develop, coordinate, implement, and manage all activities necessary to construct one of more projects safely, within schedule and budget, and to the quality specified

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

Delegate project activities to members of the team while providing oversight, guidance and clear direction

Work in partnership with the Site Superintendent(s) to lead the largest, most complex or most challenging construction projects and reports to Senior Vice President - SER

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

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

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

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

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

Maintain responsibility for the overall health of the client relationship to establish a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership

Understand stakeholder pain points and motivators, and what they need from the general contractor to complete their tasks

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 PreConstruction groups

Enthusiastically engage in recruiting, mentoring, and team development

Demonstrate a clear vision for sustainable growth

Qualification

EstimatingBudgetingSchedulingProject ManagementField LogisticsFinancial ReportingNegotiationTeam DevelopmentStakeholder RelationsCoachingPositive Work Environment

Required

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