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Senior Project Manager (Construction, Midwest US)- Austin Industrial

Senior Project Manager (Construction, Midwest US)- Austin Industrial

Austin ExternalDecatur, IL, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Senior Project Manager (Construction, Midwest US) - Austin Industrial

Austin Industries is one of the nation's largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies. With more than 5,700 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies : Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.

Austin Industrial, Inc. delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to the nation's leading producers of oil, gas & chemicals; energy; and manufactured goods. As a merit shop, employee-owned company that self-performs more than 95% of a typical project scope, we pride ourselves on helping our customers maximize their return on investment.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

  • Contract Administration
  • Holds customers, subcontractors, and vendors accountable to the performance of the agreements
  • Develops a plan to ensure proper allocation of materials and resources
  • Setup and manage document control system including drawings and specifications, submittals, RFIs, correspondence, meeting notes, etc. Coordinate with ATS to establish project DFS folders and access rights.
  • Review submittals for proper coordination and adherence to the plans and specifications
  • Prepare project correspondence
  • Lead progress, planning, and safety meetings
  • Responsible for mobilization activities on the project; work with the superintendent on matters, such as site security, temporary power, utility connections, placement of office trailers, locations for stored materials, efficient ingress and egress plans, etc.
  • Perform a detailed review of subcontractor bids and issue agreements when negotiations have been concluded. Ensure that subcontractors have all the required bonds and insurance policies in place before allowing work to begin. Engage the Risk Management Department when negotiations result in non-pre approved revisions to the boilerplate agreement.
  • Administer tasks associated with completion of a project, including closeout documentation, completion reports, collection of final monies due, etc.
  • Review and evaluate subcontractor pay applications, approve and code invoices and sign pay requests. Ensure that all subcontractor closeout documentation is submitted and punch list items are satisfactorily resolved before authorizing final release of retainage.
  • Monitor subcontractors and vendors for adherence to performance and payment obligations under the agreement and make timely notifications to the Risk Management Department or the surety as required.
  • Prepare closeout documents
  • Prepare and submit customer pay requests, ensuring that billings are processed in an accurate, timely manner. If delays in payment are encountered, the Project Manager identifies and corrects the cause of the delay in order to expedite payment.
  • Distribute change requests for pricing and schedule impact.
  • Prepare proposed change pricing inclusive of cost and schedule evaluations. Maintain proposed changes in the project change order log. Submit and negotiate proposed changes, ensuring that necessary customer approvals have been obtained in writing before construction work begins.
  • Provide preconstruction services (technical, value engineering, constructability, schedule, preliminary budget) to assist customers in project evaluation and development.

Cost and Productivity Management

  • Analyze and be responsible for budget and quantity updates for job cost reporting
  • Ensure daily time and quantity reporting is completed timely and accurately
  • Establishing and maintain job cost reporting in accordance with company policy.
  • Develop innovative methods for increasing efficiency, productivity, and profitability on the project.
  • Review productivity reports with the project team at regular intervals and ensure that management is kept up-to-date on unit costs and schedule attainment for the work and how it compares with the budget. Take appropriate measures to ensure productivity is equal to or better than estimate productivity.
  • Review and approve Work Plans
  • Manage the change order process to assure comprehensive evaluation, submission and execution of all change orders. Ensure all change orders are included in job cost
  • Project profit / loss accountability to include proper project controls and proactive measures to meet or beat budgeted costs
  • Establish and maintain job cost reporting in accordance with company policy. Approve the conversion of bid documents to the various cost elements in the Job Cost Statement and prepare monthly Job Status Reports for review by management. Investigate and attempt to remedy cost variances that are not within established norms.
  • Review Labor Cost Reports with the superintendent at regular intervals and ensure that field supervisors are kept up-to-date on the unit costs for their work and how it compares with the bid estimate.
  • Manage the efficient use of the company's equipment fleet
  • Scheduling

  • Ensure project is completed prior to or within the contract requirements
  • Schedule and coordinate all resources as needed to meet project requirements
  • Fully develop the project schedule. Update and maintain schedule as job progresses. Ensure schedule is updated to incorporate change orders, field performance, availability of construction materials, and other factors that may impact the project schedule.
  • Review "Look Ahead" schedules and schedule updates
  • Submit schedule updates as required by the contract documents
  • Quality

  • Ensure project is completed to all applicable quality requirements.
  • Review and approve the project quality plan.
  • Ensure timely inspection of work in progress to ensure that work put in place is in accordance with the plans and specifications. Together with the superintendent, ensure that uniformly high standards of quality are established and maintained throughout the project.
  • Maintain accurate documentation of inspections and quality reviews, ensuring follow up inspections for all non-compliant work
  • Relationships

  • Provide leadership to the project team to promote safety, quality, teamwork, respect and efficiency
  • Develop and maintain the trust of the customers, owners, and engineers
  • Effective working relationships with subcontractors and suppliers
  • Safety and Environmental

  • Lead the project team to achieve the company objectives for safety performance. Instill a culture of a safe work environment throughout the project
  • Review and approve the project safety plan.
  • Perform safety observations and ensure correction of hazardous conditions
  • Assist in development of project specific safety plans
  • Ensure all environmental obligations required by the contract and regulatory agencies are fulfilled
  • Technical / Qualifications

  • Four year Undergraduate Degree in technical discipline.
  • PMP certified or able to achieve certification within 1 year
  • Demonstrated collegiate-level computer skills, mathematics, communication skills, and technical writing, with an aptitude for mastering the additional skills required of the position
  • Understanding of engineering or construction principles
  • Read and interpret project drawings and specifications
  • Ability to forecast cost for self-performed work and to determine labor and equipment resources are in line with project needs
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws, ordinances and building codes related to construction.
  • Ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures.
  • Has management competency in managing Lump Sum, Unit Price, Time & Material projects
  • Contribute to project pursuit efforts and effectively present to groups or in interviews for project competitions.
  • Other

  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

  • See the "Know Your Rights" poster available in English and Spanish.
  • See the "Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision" poster available in English and Spanish.
  • No Third-Party Inquiries Please

  • This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).
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