Heavy Civil Project Manager

Blaine WA

Description

The primary duties of a project manager will focus on leadership, estimating, contract negotiation, scheduling, cost management and forecasting, client relations, design coordination, planning, and change management. A strong technical and practical background in heavy civil construction is required. Also, excellent communication and an ability to work well in a team environment are considered critical to this position. The project manager will work with senior managers, estimators, and other construction professionals across HCDI’s divisions and other construction and engineering firms. The project manager is responsible for on-site project operations and management. Larger and/or complex projects may require full-time on-site management while smaller, less complex projects allow for project manager to travel to/from the project as needed. RESPONSIBILITIES • Manage and direct estimating through tendering and proposal stage; • Analyze drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for projects • Monitor comparison of estimated costs to actual costs • Manage and direct project construction teams by providing communication, coordination, and follow-up to meet project goals and objectives; ensure project scope or work, schedule and budget are clearly defined and understood • Establish project procedures consistent with contractual documents and quality plans for all engineering work; determine and oversee all project controls, schedules, and budgets • Serve as project representative with client, constructor, subcontractors, and vendors at kick-off meetings, job walks, project review, and other meetings and correspondence • Coordinate training and compliance measures to ensure project procedures are followed • Identify and secure necessary approvals for all changes in project scope, budget and/or schedule (change orders) • Maintain ongoing communication with executive team, making adjustments as necessary to comply with client needs within contractual obligations, or adjust project deliverables to meet client and HCDI needs • Ensure all work products are consistent with industry standards and in accordance with good engineering practice and applicable codes, and in compliance with all pertinent legal codes and requirements • Provide ongoing training and mentoring to entry and midlevel engineers to promote employee development • Work with Government Agencies in obtaining subdivision acceptance and coordinating the required corrective work to obtain final acceptance and bond release • Utilize extensive knowledge of basic engineering fundamentals and practices to track and budget progress with project milestones • Oversee project closeout and manage timely completion, including O&M manuals, owner training, as-built documents, etc. • Manage timely subcontractor and client invoicing and ensure timely payments • Manage and report all financial projections for all project costs • Strong on-site presence and leadership will be required as each project demands require • Perform other duties as assigned REQUIREMENTS • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Construction Management from a four-year college or university preferred • At least 5 years of related experience and/or training, specifically in the Civil construction industry • Experience working in a team setting and directing/reviewing the work of others • Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) • The physical ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environmental conditions • Ability and desire to travel to project sites. • Professional Engineer License preferred but not essential • Strong all-around knowledge of geotechnical engineering, ground improvement techniques, structural deep foundation methods, and support of excavation (SOE) operations. • Experience with Construction Software (i.e. HCSS, Procore, Fieldwire), MS Project, Microsoft Excel, CAD, BlueBeam