Project Manager at Fortis Construction, Inc.

Job Description

The Project Manager is responsible for the overall management of construction projects including but not limited to: cost estimates, scheduling, procurement, and logistical coordination. Project Managers are involved with subcontractor/ vendor management, and coordinate activities with customers, design and engineering. They have financial performance and compliance responsibilities and must make sure that the project follows all operating guidelines while consistently achieving project objectives.

Duties

• Work collaboratively with design and engineering teams to ensure projects are designed, procured, and constructed within financial and operating guidelines
• Develop and monitor job progress schedules to ensure that the construction of the project parallels the schedule
• Review shop drawings and submittals for compliance with the scope of work
• Issue and manage required vendor and trade subcontracts and provide clear definitions of their related work responsibilities; review and approve subcontractor and vendor payment requests
• Purchase and monitor the delivery of all needed materials for the project(s) to ensure optimum prices, quality, and conformance to specifications
• Visit jobsites weekly (If logistically possible) to review progress and quality of work; conduct subsequent jobsite coordinator meetings that cover ongoing or new responsibilities and actions required for the project
• Anticipate safety hazards, lead safety incident review meetings, and make sure that safety documentation is maintained
• Anticipate project owner / client questions and successfully navigate difficult conversations regarding costs, quality, or schedules
• Prepare various reports to successfully manage projects, such as: monthly status updates, analysis, schedules, billings and status reports to stakeholders and management
  
  

A successful Project Manager must be detail-oriented, innovative, creative and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Project Managers must be able perform under pressure and maintain strict budgets and schedules. They must be able to mentor and teach other team members as well as maintain relationships with owners, co-workers, vendors, suppliers, and community stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 4 years relevant construction management experience in the industrial arena
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred
• At least 3 years with profit and loss responsibility on multiple projects
• Must be proficient with a variety of related computer software applications including MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Project, Word), PDF and estimating and document programs
• Able to read and interpret construction documents
• Candidates must have a high level of emotional intelligence with the ability to build relationships and work with multiple personality types
• Proven experience with a variety of contracting methods such as: lump sum, GMP, cost plus construction management, and fee-based construction
• Must demonstrate a working knowledge of budgeting and forecasting, and related reports and records
  
  

Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

RQ-0288 Project Manager (Open)

Fortis is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regards to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability or any other protected categories. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given an equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.