Senior Project Manager - Water/Wastewater

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Scope of Position Leads and directs a project team, has a proven record of successful projects and management of large, complex projects or multiple projects while overseeing the work of one or more project managers

The Senior Project Manager has an advanced level of proficiency with all project management competencies specifically project team leadership

Job Responsibilities Field Management, Safety, and Quality: Reviews and monitors project progress, quality and safety

Ensures that Haskell safety policies are enforced with commitment from all subcontractors

Complies with quality requirements to meet established quality objectives

Works with Superintendent to ensure the project is being completed per all project requirements

Monitors the Risk Register and QIP for timely coordination of quality inspections/events and mitigating risk identified at project inception

Document Control: Ensures submittal control, including scheduling, receiving, reviewing, approving and expediting submittals from suppliers and subcontractors to comply with progress schedule

Ensures RFI’s are handled appropriately, and drawings and specifications are maintained

Scheduling: Plans, sequences, and schedules the project with input from the superintendent and subcontractors, in accordance with the prime contract key dates

Directs the project schedule, conducts job site meetings and assists with preparation of updated schedules

Financial Management: Responsible for project cost control including updating of labor projections, financial logs (contingency, buyout, change orders, etc), cost reports and project status summaries

Responsible to understand the expected project fee and to manage the project budget to ensure profitability

Prepares Owner requisitions for payment and other required project invoicing

Maximizes project cash flow through invoicing and collections

Manages payments to subcontractors and vendors, including reviewing and approving schedules of value, pay requisitions, invoices and required insurance coverage

Procurement and Commitments: Responsible for establishing the procurement strategy, for preparing bid packages and invitation to bid inquiries, receiving and analyzing bids, qualifying subcontractors, and awarding subcontracts and material purchase orders

Ensures procurement strategy commitments are in line with established budgets with any significant variances are reported to supervisor

Responsible for creating commitments that identify scope, are of the correct type, to minimize risk

Works with Prequalification Department to qualify subcontractor and obtain approvals

Implements risk mitigation strategies as outlined within the completed Subcontractor Risk Evaluation (SRE)

Estimating: Prepares detailed estimates, cost code input, and cost control systems

Project Lifecycle Management: Effectively monitors and manages the key project indicators throughout the life cycle of the project, such as, safety, scope, quality, time and cost

Directs the project start-up strategy and organization and adjusts as needed for a successful project outcome

Project Team Leadership: Sets the vision for the project and integrates project with business objectives

Provides leadership to the project team and helps execute the plan, solves problems and removes roadblocks Provides leadership to the project team and maintains a healthy project team culture focusing on the Haskell core values

Divides, delegates, and supervises the execution of all project management tasks

Scope and Change Management: Monitors proper notice and documents changes and prepares and secures owner acceptance of contract change orders

Issues modifications to subcontracts and purchase orders after owner acceptance and updates budget in summary cost report

Risk Management: Identifies, assesses and evaluates risks to the project using various available tools

Understands prime contract requirements and terms and conditions within subcontract agreements

Subcontractor/Vendor Management: Communicates performance requirements and manages subcontractor and supplier performance issues including documentation, default notices and replacement, if necessary

Design Coordination: Participates in design review meetings and provides input regarding constructability, as well as scope and cost changes

Monitors the progress of design documents and design budget

Directs requirements of governing authorities for permits, inspections and final approval of the project with A/E

Client Relations: Effectively manages client relations, including progress meetings, correspondence, periodic reports, change orders, and response to client inquiries and directives

Project Development: Partners with project directors in responding to RFP’s including the preparation of conceptual estimates, schedules and other proposal documents

Participates in client presentations if required

Staffing: Works with director of construction and construction core personnel to establish job organization including superintendent and PCE requirements

Personnel Development: Actively involved with the development of construction personnel through mentoring and on-the-job training; to include performance management

Sets clear expectations for each team member and defines their role

Project Communications: Establishes and maintains project communication plan

Travel as required

Other duties which may be assigned as needed

Supervises others

Education & Years of Experience Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management or equivalent preferred, plus 10 years or more of experience in construction, design or management

Qualifications Expertise in managing resources, including budgets, schedules and materials in an environment of multiple, competing demands Knowledge of estimating, construction methods, engineering, equipment and technology Excellent understanding of safety procedures Excellent organizational, supervisory, communication, collaboration and analytical skills Ability to travel per project requirements Foundational Competencies Strategy – Planning for the Future: Developing talent, organizational alignment, strategic networking, and strategic thinking

Delivery - Achieving Results: Analytical thinking, problem solving and decision making, results driven, flexible thinking, managing resources, teamwork and team leadership

Interpersonal - Building Relationships: Customer focus, influencing, negotiating, organizational knowledge, communication and presence, and diversity and inclusion

Values Team: Collaborate and demonstrate respect for team members, partners and everyone with whom we do business; ensure open communication

Excellence: Strive for quality and safety; execute best in class work; creative and innovative; dedicated to continuous improvement

Service: Passionate about customer service to internal and external clients as well as to the community; creates superior value

Trust: High standards of ethics and personal accountability; transparency; credibility; fairness

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements While performing the duties of this job, team members may be required to visit alternate locations and therefore must have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to do so

This position requires the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds

Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information

The team member is frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear

Haskell will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008

The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity

Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification

Haskell is a Drug-Free Workplace, and an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.