Senior Project Manager

McGuire and Hester Senior Project Manager Bay Area, California

McGuire and Hester is a construction company that provides complete site work services : pipelines, grading paving, concrete, landscape and mechanical.

Our mission statement is, Together We Build Things Right which encompasses our business philosophy as well as our values and culture.

We have a team environment that focuses on the greater good, resulting in a fantastic place to work that positively impacts our business partners and community.

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

Job Summary

A Senior Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and finalizing construction projects according to strict deadlines and within budget.

This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members, subcontractors, truckers, and vendors in order to deliver projects according to plan.

The Senior Project Manager will also define the project’s objectives and oversee quality control through completion delivering superior value to our clients.

Reports to

Area Manager

Key Communication Partners

Area Manager, Project Engineer, Executive VP Operations, Safety and Training Manager, General Superintendents, Operations Manager, Estimator, Payroll Specialist, Human Resource Manager, All project personnel

Typical Duties

• Conduct formal comprehensive pre-job planning meetings to review estimates, plans, and specs with Estimators, Superintendents, and Area Manager.
• Review all design revisions for change in cost and schedule. Ensure field crews are aware of changes and are constructing to most current revisions.
• Serve as the main liaison between owners, subcontractors, and company personnel fostering and maintaining good client and business partner relationships.
• Support the project budget, schedule, and contract documents by effectively buying out material and subcontractors in a timely manner.
• Work closely with the estimator to create the Job Cost Budget and Cost Code breakdown.
• Understand and monitor contractual requirements as they relate to labor, subcontractors, and other utilization requirements.
• Follow up critical verbal communications with clients, subcontractors, and vendors in written form to prevent disputes later in the project.
• Monitor submittal approvals and shop drawing process in accordance with the project schedule.
• Review project management procedures with all involved parties.
• Discuss and implement best practices that drive site safety.
• Lead and manage all supervisory personnel to complete assigned project.
• Proactively manage the change order process.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure all is properly saved on the Company server.
• Complete a post-job review on every project to identify and discuss lessons learned as well as project victories.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and / or ability required.

Education and Experience : undergraduate degree in construction management, landscape architecture or civil engineering and ten or more years of progressively responsible heavy civil construction management experience.

Language Skills : must be able to read and write in English; bilingual in Spanish helpful but not required.

Mathematical Skills : basic business math and the ability to create and understand budgets, schedules; geometry, algebra, and physics necessary for calculating volume, area, and tonnage.

Computer Skills : must be fluent in Microsoft Office Suite.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registration : valid California Driver’s License and clean driving record.

Compensation : $160k - $205k, based on skills experience and knowledge.

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