Job Description

Senior Construction Project Manager (Self Performing)

Location: Inland Empire, California, Victorville, CA Barstow, CA

Salary: $170K to $200K

Open to relocation

This position is responsible for managing multiple projects in construction and/or preconstruction phase, possesses capacity to manage large complex projects and multiple teams autonomously. This position delivers professional construction services that meet and exceed client needs and expectations, enhancing business relationships, and promoting the Company’s reputation and success. Additionally, this position serves as a company representative, responsible for the overall management of professional construction services including the planning, coordination, execution, completion, and financial outcome of the project.

Essential duties and other responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Supervises Project Manager activities related to contract administration, change orders, submittals, and procurement.
• Must have experience in Water and Wastewater Treatment plant builds
• Authorizes and approves all project transactions, purchase requisitions and change requests.
• Plans, coordinates, and supervises all activities of personnel assigned to projects.
• Responsible for profitability, schedule compliance, field and office quality assurance, client satisfaction, and cultivating prospective future business opportunities.
• Manages and coordinates administration of subcontracts/trades including procurement and submittal process to meet scheduled requirements, cost controls, change order negotiation and closeout.
• Resolves trade/subcontractor items or conflicts in accordance with project goals.
• Initiates RFI’s to address issues with interpretation of plans and specifications, missing information, incorrect or incomplete information, and other issues that require the direction of the Architect and Engineers.
• Ensures all project documentation is completed in a timely manner and maintained in the appropriate master project files inclusive of daily reports, accident reports, change orders and submittals.
• Lead contact in the management of the owner/client relationship and negotiation of change orders and resolution of issues in accordance with project goals.
• Coordinates and conducts Owner’s (OAC) meetings to include preparation of project meeting minutes.
• Ensures the project site and company assets are secure and maintains a safe and respectful working environment at all times.
• Obtains all necessary permits and licenses, directing or monitoring compliance with building and safety codes and other regulations.
• Dedicated to achieving a “Zero Accident Culture” by developing and implementing to site safety protocols and adhering to OSHA safety standards.
• Ensures adherence to insurance, labor relations, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), risk management, and quality control programs and protocols.
• Collaborates with site Superintendent in obtaining government approvals and project completion including Certificates of Occupancy, project closeout process and final record documentation.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Trains employees, plans, assigns, and directs work, appraises performance, encourages, and disciplines employees, addresses complaints and resolves problems.

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, skill, and/or ability required.

Required Education and Experience

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 7-10 years of project management experience in the field of water and wastewater treatment, water conveyance, sewers and sewer rehabilitation.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and understanding standard practices in the design and construction industry, including knowledge of the design build process and associated documents and contracts.
• Advanced knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, and engineering principals and techniques, as well as accounting principles.
• Knowledge of various construction methods and materials, their characteristics, installation procedures and tolerance.
• Strong computer skills and familiarization with software programs for job costing, scheduling and estimating.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• A valid California Driver’s License
• Licensed Professional Engineer (preferred)

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Business Acumen: Directs resources towards profit and revenue growth opportunities. Demonstrates high regard for company profitability/financial strength. Actively seeks accountability and measures performance. Understands the industry and consistently is able to identify positioning for the Company that enables it to secure profitable opportunities. Meets or exceeds targets set. Identifies and secures business opportunities for revenue and margin contribution.

Results Oriented: Focuses on the desired result of one’s own actions/performance, sets challenging goals and focuses appropriate effort on meeting or exceeding them. Persistent and effective at overcoming obstacles. Tracks performance against goals and identifies shortfalls on a timely basis. Identifies and employs ways to address and correct problems. Maintains commitment to achieving goals even in the face of obstacles and frustrations. Exerts unusual effort over time to achieve a goal. Demonstrates a sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done.

Collaboration: Develops, maintains, and strengthens, partnerships with others inside or outside of the Company who can provide information, assistance, and support. Recognizes and appreciates the business concerns and perspectives of others. Provides valuable and needed assistance, information, and support to others, to build a basis for future reciprocity, makes others want to build a partnership.

Leadership: Marshals resources (people, funding, materials, and support) to get things done. Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment. Sought out by others for advice and solutions, leads by example. Anticipates problems and adapts well to changing priorities. Willing to take action, even under pressure, criticism or tight deadlines. Treats direct reports equitably and fairly. Assembles talented teams externally and internally, creates work environment that fosters strong morale and spirit in their team. Takes ownership of problems and shares success.

Constituent Orientation : Displays a clear, service centered approach and respectful disposition towards one's external and/or internal constituents. Quickly and effectively solves problems, communicates with constituents to find out what they want and how satisfied they are with what they are getting.

Conflict Management: Functions effectively when under pressure and/or while experiencing rapidly changing or uncertain conditions. Maintains self‐control and composure in the face of stress, opposition or provocation. Effectively handles a variety of complex and difficult problems or tasks at once. Maintains a positive attitude under difficult circumstances. Quickly adapts and constructively reacts to unforeseen circumstances and setbacks, reducing their severity.

Managing Performance: Ensures that employees have clear and measurable goals and responsibilities and know what is expected of them. Works with employees to set and communicate performance standards so that employees clearly understand how their performance will be measured. Coaches employees and supports them in their efforts to achieve job goals (e.g., by providing resources, removing obstacles, acting as a buffer). Regularly tracks progress of employees’ programs and performance through both formal methods (e.g., status reports) and informal methods (e.g., management by walking around), anticipates and deals with issues in a proactive manner. Provides specific performance feedback, both positive and corrective, as soon as possible after an event, improves employee performance. Anticipates and deals firmly and promptly with performance problems.

Presentation Skills: Is effective in a variety of formal and informal presentation settings: one‐on‐one, small, and large groups. Communicates effectively, both inside and outside the Company, on both simple and complex topics. Commands attention and manages group process during the presentation. Is cognizant of audience response and able to adapt content and style accordingly.

Personal Integrity: Ensures integrity of the Company. Develops and practices the highest ethical standards. Honors commitments, communicates openly, honestly and directly. Instills mutual trust and confidence. Treats

all people with respect, values diverse perspectives, supports the Company’s diversity initiatives.

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