Associate Vice President of Construction

AMS Industries, Inc. is a MEP+™ contracting firm serving the commercial, industrial, refrigeration, and nuclear industries (PMT). With over 60 years of existence, AMS has grown from a small refrigeration contractor with a few employees to a multi-discipline and multi-market MEP contractor with more than 1000 employees. We strive to meet our commitments to clients, develop our people and help improve communities.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Develop and implement corporate operating processes to create efficient and standardized workflow within the commercial business group and all related parties inclusive of estimating, PM, accounting, superintendents and shop operations for project execution and completion.
• Attend monthly meetings and be ready to update on their group’s work progress which includes but is not limited to estimating, job start up, completed projects, future business, headwinds, accomplishments, and opportunities.
• Participate in the development of short- and long-term strategic goals of their business unit in accordance with the overall corporate objectives. Monitor progress and evaluate results to ensure that departmental and organizational objectives and operating requirements are met and are in line with the needs and mission of the organization.
• Develop and implement operating processes and workflows with our VP of Operations and project managers, engineering / drafting, field and shop foreman, superintendents, and shop operations to create efficient and effective workflows for the benefit of our project fabrication and logistics.
• Participate in all Project Management monthly meetings. Management oversight will include working with the PM’s to provide accurate cost projections, project notifications, A / R, billing, change order implementation and project closeout. We use this platform to train, share managements operational philosophies, provide a consistent message to our project managers and to provide support as required.
• Attract, retain, motivate, and develop team members.
• Provide feedback to members of the Executive Staff to further the objectives of the organization.
• Promote corporate communications throughout the entire organization.
• Daily collaboration with field and office regarding existing projects and potential projects.
• Estimate as necessary and manage full turn-key projects of varying sizes. (Periodic review of projects taken off in the estimating department)
• Manage internal project accounting requirements, prepare routine financial updates.
• Manage and establish growth through existing AMS clients, which will be provided as well as pursuit of perspective clients.
• Participation in general marketing through associations, affiliations, and personal contacts. AMS encourages networking from time to time, which requires attendance at functions that occur after hours and weekends.
• Initiate turnover meetings with estimating to review of all the attributes of the AMS estimate and organize the information into an executable format incorporating the AMS Pre Job Planning program “estimating to project manager” and mobilization programs.
• Provide leadership for the cost management, cash flow and cost projections as required by corporate policy.
• Review and understand the legal contract documents. Highlight significant at-risk clauses and notification requirements.
• Visit projects weekly, walk the site, review labor productivity with lead site supervisor. Meet with the client to verify acceptance of progress.
• Support and promote the culture, philosophy, and mission of AMS with our clients, our field team, our subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Assist and complement the administrations and support services of the department to achieve maximum quality, efficiencies, and optimum growth, as well as corporate profitability.
• Outline all Safety protocols and incorporate AMS safety management as required but no less than including them as part of the Pre Job Planning “Project Manager to Field” program.
• Learn and utilize AMS accounting software, CRM, and Auto Desk Build.
• Manage full MEP turn-key projects of varying sizes.
• Ability to read and understand plans and specifications.
• Coordinating labor with superintendents, jobsite foremen and clients.
• Selecting and managing subcontractors.
• Equipment selection, purchase orders, RFI’s, submittals and change orders.

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