Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Polk Mechanical is looking for the best and brightest in the market to join our high performing team. As a result of our unparalleled customer service and unique offerings our business is experiencing impressive growth and with growth comes great opportunity for those with the ambition to accomplish great things. A career at Polk is not just a job but an opportunity to join a family of people who care about each other and care about their customers. It’s no wonder our business and our team are growing.

Polk Mechanical is looking for a Project Manager to join our high performing team. This role will provide overall management direction for a project or group of projects and will perform additional duties that include procuring equipment and subcontracts, monitoring and accurately projecting job costs, maintaining billing and schedules and providing technical support and leadership to the field. Additional responsibilities include providing production oversight with the project’s Superintendent on the day-to-day activities of assigned projects. The Project Manager will also develop and maintain long term customer relationships to foster better communications and develop future work.

Job Description

This role will provide overall management direction for a project or group of projects and will perform additional duties that include procuring equipment and subcontracts, monitoring and accurately projecting job costs, maintaining billing and schedules and providing technical support and leadership to the field. Additional responsibilities include providing production oversight with the project’s Superintendent on the day-to-day activities of assigned projects. The Project Manager will also develop and maintain long term customer relationships to foster better communications and develop future work

Ultimately responsible for quality projects being built on time and within budget

Reviews project estimates and verifies accuracy of entry into job cost system as well as accuracy of initial estimate

Conducts pre-job and continuing planning meetings to ensure all project team members understand contract terms and conditions, clauses, schedules or any unusual requirements of the project

Documents planning meeting results and ensures all action items are completed. Develops and keeps current all project schedules

Monitors personnel manning schedules to ensure they match project schedules

Establishes and executes subcontract and equipment buy-outs to support schedules and funding

Visits job sites or onsite offices daily. Performs work inspections, checks job progress, and resolves project and contract issues

Investigates potentially serious job issues and implements corrective measures

Stays on top of all scope changes to ensure they are processed and incorporated into the current scope of work in a timely manner

Provides material takeoff, estimate and pricing for changes to work scope

Conducts and attends job meetings according to customer and company guidelines and schedules

Requirements

10 years minimum of relevant work experience managing mechanical construction projects is required. Renovation work experience is a plus

Negotiating experience in construction change orders and project presentations is required

Ability to solve complex, multi-faceted problems using various problem-solving techniques

Good written and oral communications skills and polished presentation skills

Ability to interpret contractual documents, plans, specifications, schematic diagrams and isometric drawings

Proficiency at both technical and business letter writing

Proficiency with computerized job cost accounting systems

Proficiency utilizing the Microsoft Office suite, with testable skill at the intermediate level in Excel a minimum

Understanding of financial models used in fixed price, cost plus and unit rate / price contracting

Normally works out of a job trailer or at an on-site / offsite office setting. Walks the jobsite on a regular basis and as a result requires the ability to physically negotiate the hazards of a new project worksite / work areas (e.g. uneven surfaces, floor openings, heights, installation debris and poor lighting)

Ability to be reasonably on-call as necessary to support the on-going 24 / 7 operations of our clients which may include evenings, weekends and some holidays

Ability to be on the job site daily to check progress, inspect work and conduct meetings to resolve issue

Benefits

Vacation

Paid Holidays

Career Advancement & Training Opportunities

Technician tool account

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance