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Project Manager - Mission Critical

Project Manager - Mission Critical

SKENDER GROUP LLCChicago, IL, US
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Job Description

Job Description

Annual salary range noted above based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this role are also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, up to 13% of their base salary, dependent on both individual performance and company financial results.

Hey! We’re Skender, nice to meet you.

At our core, we are builders — of communities, relationships, dreams, and careers. If you asked us to describe Skender, we’d say we’re ambitious, humble, and compassionate. We’re focused on building lasting partnerships with the right people. Our success starts and ends with our people. That’s why we seek out dynamic, high-energy teammates who are eager to learn, ready to take ownership of their careers, and excited to have fun along the way.

Who is Skender?

About 70 years ago, Skender got its start in the basement of our founder’s family home. Now, Skender has two locations, our Chicago headquarters and our Indianapolis office, with nearly 400 employees helping us raise the bar year after year.

From humble beginnings to now, Skender has become one of the nation’s top 100 construction firms building dream spaces for many of the world’s leading brands. In more recent history, we’ve won 30 best-place-to-work awards from three different organizations, each based on comprehensive workplace evaluations and employee input.

Our team is driven by three core values :

  • Proactive : You take initiative, stay curious, and aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves to get the job done.
  • Refreshing : You celebrate team wins, show appreciation freely, and always give credit where it's earned.
  • True Partner : You thrive on collaboration, ask thoughtful questions, and are fully present and engaged with your team.

If our values align with yours, this could be a great match. We love meeting new people, so we can’t wait to hear about you!

Who are you?

We’re looking for a Project Manager who is ready to take their career to the next level. Do you know about project management best practices, establishing budgets, and innovating through construction technology - specifically in a Mission Critical construction environment? Great. Are you someone with a go-getter attitude who can assume responsibility and communicate effectively with your team, partners, and clients? Even better.

What will you do as a Project Manager?

Our Project Managers are the foundation of our Operations team. In tandem with Senior Project Managers and Project Executives, you’ll be responsible for maintaining project profit, quality, safety and schedule for your assigned project workload. You will also nurture professional working relationships with owners, architects, and other related project players. Specifically, we are looking for someone with experience building data centers to join our Mission Critical market.

  • Provide guidance and ensure compliance for your team’s project documentation, carefully review contract documents and shop drawings, oversee document control entities, lead preconstruction efforts, and track + communicate milestones throughout the project life cycle
  • Review shop drawings for compliance with contract documents, accuracy, and coordination of interfacing materials
  • Prepare, maintain, and distribute various document control entities, including : submittals, RFIs, drawings / specifications, meeting minutes, punchlist / closeout, and issue logs
  • Submit shop drawings and samples of all pertinent materials and equipment to the architect or engineer, expedite approval of them, coordinate the distribution of shop drawings and expedite delivery as necessary to avoid project delays
  • Maintain dates published in procurement log for project duration
  • Maintain and distribute weekly construction status reports
  • What education and experience are required?

  • 4 year degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or another construction-related field
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in the built construction world – with at least 3 years in data center construction
  • What skills will we require?

  • Proactive and pleasant communication habits with internal and external stakeholders
  • Strong documentation tendencies – organized, prompt, and meticulously detailed
  • Understanding of contract language as it relates to construction activities and planning
  • Advanced knowledge of project management and scheduling software for estimating and project management
  • Proficient in building construction components and systems for conceptual budgets
  • Fluency in the bidding process based on contract documents
  • Strong understanding of quantity take-offs, qualification of subcontractor bids, scheduling, general conditions, and any project constraints or coordination issues
  • Uses production management principles based on Lean philosophies, and coaches team members on best practices of Lean philosophy
  • Possesses a fundamental understanding of planning phase schedules, lookahead schedules, and the key concepts of the last planner system
  • Understands planned percent complete (PPC) to track daily tasks
  • What's included in our Employee-First Benefits package?

  • Skender pays 100% of the premium for health insurance (medical, dental, & vision)
  • Annual deposit into health savings account
  • Retirement plan with 100% match up to 5% of gross earnings
  • Tuition reimbursement for continued learning opportunities
  • Employee referral program
  • Wellness incentives
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave for mothers and fathers
  • Free employee assistance program services
  • Free short- & long-term disability insurance
  • Community involvement
  • EEO

    At Skender, our values guide our behavior and shape our actions. Our promise is an authentic commitment to equality, opportunity, and a respectful work environment for all. We embrace individuality and listen to diverse voices. We believe that hiring those with different experiences and backgrounds, ultimately enhances our expertise as an organization. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

    This statement applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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