Construction manager Jobs in Santa Rosa, CA

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The Project Manager (West Coast) is responsible for managing the delivery of new JD Sports stores and its subsidiaries. The role focuses on new store openings, expansions, and refits within North America. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, this person will manage end to end project cycles, including coordinating the efforts of the JD Group Design team, Project team and third party contractors. This individual will effectively exhibit JD Finish Line’s core values of Customer, People, Winning, Community, and Financial Responsibility in everything they do by performing the following key duties :

Key Duties and Responsibilities :

Develop, monitor and control the approved capital budget for each project.

Ensuring best practices by taking in account of quality, health and safety implications.

Works closely with and supports the wider Project’s Team delivering progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations where appropriate.

Collaborate effectively with the project & design teams, continually reviewing and developing improvements.

Proactively manages the changes in project scope, identifying potential risks and creating contingency plans as required.

Performs review of General Contractor Bids along with the Quantity Surveyor to determine awarded contractor, as well as, overall schedule.

Partner with project team members and contractors and assume accountability for their assigned work.

Manage the submittal requests for information (RFI’s) at bid stage and during contruction to ensure response is provided in a timely manner and has the proper information to move the project forward.

Review and process change proposals, proposal requests, supplemental instructions and other contract documents.

Ensures the AOR has all required design elements including internal markups, vendor markups / shop drawings incorporated into the set prior to bid.

Coordinate with tenant’s design, operational and technical providers to ensure accuracy in the development of the tenant’s construction documents and build out.

Lead weekly construction progress meetings’, including preparing meeting minutes, updates to schedules, change order log, etc.

Responsible for working with general contractor to deliver a smooth project on time and on budget.

Documents all material submittals, shop drawings, finish selections for approval.

Performs site visits throughout the projects and are required to attend punch and handover.

Additional duties and projects as required.

Experience and Skills :

Full knowledge in construction around retail and experience of the shop fit industry including processes, and managing projects with strict budgets.

Prior project Management experience and ability to manage multiple, simultaneous projects across a number of group fascia’s keeping them on budget and delivering them on time & to a high standard.

Numerate and strong attention to detail.

Ability to adjust to real time situations and adapt accordingly.

Self-motivated and driven but can work as part of a team.

Required Education and / or Experience;

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in engineering, architecture, construction project management from a four-year college or university, or equivalent experience required.  At least 4+ years’ experience in construction, store facilities, or a design role with a specialty retailer.

Required Computer and / or Technical Skills

Should have intermediate knowledge and abilities with Microsoft Office applications and should be skilled at Excel, as well as Google Suite. Experience in web-based project management programs is a plus.

Qualifications :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Strong communication skills, managing people, and negotiating budgets

Excellent time and project management.

Very organized, creative, efficient, flexible and able to work well within a team.

Strong knowledge of tenant-improvement construction sequencing and durations to develop construction phasing plans and strategies.

Ability to assess and inform Landlord Construction exhibits; mall / center design criteria; core / shell structural issues relative to Finish Line’s intended designs; MEP and energy systems and requirements.

Ability to inform and communicate technical construction aspects of potential deals to other departments and teams : develop project schedules; identify Landlord delivery requirements, risks, and trade-offs; review and inform capital budgets.

Self-starter capable of operating with little supervision and the ability to escalate appropriately, logically, and methodical.

Highly technical, experienced construction industry professional

Strong technical, analytical, and strategic management skills based on owner, architectural or construction industry experience.

Skilled with Microsoft applications and relevant computer skills

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sit for more than 6 hours per shift

Use hands to finger, handle and feel

Reach with hands and arms

Talk and / or hear

Walk or move from one location to another

Occasionally may need to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch

Lift and / or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally

Punctuality and regular attendance consistent with the company’s policies are required for the position.

Average work week is 45-50 hours, which can vary depending on business need.

The work environment for this position is a moderately noisy office setting.

Must be able to travel approximately 40% of time by land and air.