Construction Project Manager Portland, Oregon, United States

The Project Manager is a critical project team member responsible for complete project risk management proactively planning, contracting, and generally managing all project requirements of one or multiple construction projects.

They take ownership of their assigned construction project delivery, partnering with other project team members ensuring quality, safety, schedule, and budget standards are met.

Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.

Dedicated to The KNCC Experience; we bring our A game by rising to the challenge and doing the right thing. We are capable, caring, inspired and humble and focus on building a strong, vibrant future for every community we serve.

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following :

• Work with the project team including Project Superintendents, Project Engineers, Project Assistants, Foreman, and Field Staff, as well as other office departments, to deliver successful projects on time and on budget with the highest level of quality.
• Assist with bid package development and advertisement.
• Assist with estimating and management of pre-construction and construction services.
• Develop guaranteed maximum price documentation and exhibits in compliance with owner contract as applicable.
• Coordinate project start up with Superintendent and develop and maintain site logistic plan.
• Create project budgets and manage the project financials including projections for labor, materials, equipment, subcontracts and purchase orders.
• Manage assigned projects for risks to budget, schedule, quality and overall success. Conduct constructability review, value engineering efforts, life-cycle cost / benefit analysis and site investigations.
• Understand, review and manage project plans, owner contracts, notice requirements, specified time lines, and specifications to manufacturer's data.
• Work with project team to track productivity, forecast labor needs, RFI, submittal and procurement processes.
• Provide forecasts and regular project specific reports to the accounting department and executive team.
• Manage relationships with clients, designers, consultants and subcontractors.
• Generate and track owner billings monthly or as required per the contract.
• Produce and negotiate subcontractor and supplier agreements defining scope requirements and perform buyouts.
• Review, manage, and approve subcontractor billings and payment, including lien waivers and insurance.
• Understand workings of public projects including public contracting law, prevailing wage reporting, public bonds and certified payroll reporting.
• Create and maintain subcontract change order log to keep current on financial risk and exposure to assigned project.
• Manage submittals for duration of project to ensure all material and equipment being installed are compliant with contract language.
• Compose and assist project teams with RFI’s to ensure field labor and subcontractors have proper information to continue with construction while helping to avoid scheduling impacts.
• Manage project changes to ensure logs are up-to-date and owners are notified of cost and schedule impacts in a timely manner.
• Negotiate change order pricing with owner and subcontractors and ensure subcontract change orders are issued in a timely manner.
• Conduct and / or participate in weekly Owner, Architect, and Contractor (OAC) meetings.
• Participate in the review and negotiation of owner agreements and assist with permitting.
• Work with Project Superintendent to develop and update project master schedule.
• Understand construction law, current codes, general building processes and best practices.
• Understanding the different delivery methods including lump sum, CM / GC and design / build and the difference in project management and financial management processes for each.
• Work with entire project team to ensure safety program and quality control program policies and procedures are followed and reviewed for overall compliance as needed.
• Obtain timely receipt of substantial and final completion notices for the assigned projects in compliance with the contract.
• Manage closeout process by providing complete turn-over package as required by contract documents including O&M manuals, warranties, as-builts and record drawings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management or similar field and 5-10 years of management experience and project management experience strongly preferred.
• Proven successful leadership or supervisory role.
• Advanced computer skills with MS Office Suite, Project and Bluebeam.
• Solid organization, written and verbal communication skills.
• Efficient in time management, the ability to multi-task and adhere to / meet deadlines along with a strong attention to detail.
• Proven presentation abilities, including the utilization of Power Point or Prezi.
• Experience with financial and construction project management software such as Sage 300 CRE and / or Procore.
• Must have a strong customer-oriented approach (for internal / external customers), demonstrated professional demeanor.
• Current driver’s license and insurable driving record.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. The employee is occasionally required to stand;

walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Employment Eligibility & Relationship Disclaimer

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.

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