Job Description
Construction Project Manager
Department: Construction
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Austin, TX
Compensation: $75,000 - $95,000 / year
Description
Key Responsibilities
- Communicate with operations daily on a project to ensure projects are running smoothly.
- Keep customers and insurance adjusters up to date on all project activities. Adhere to all company protocol, project and safety policies, accounting procedures, etc.
- Also, responsible to ensure that the service quality is at the company’s highest standard.
- To assist in preparing scopes of work/estimates.
- Winning in a competitive bidding situation.
- Setting budget on a project to ensure profitability.
- Perform work within a given budget or communicate job from beginning to end.
- Project Buy-Outs…Set draw schedule w/Subs & Vendors, pull permits, initiate, and follow through to ensure all necessary paperwork is in the project file.
- Develop a Site Safety Plan to communicate and have followed by Field Supervisor and labor.
- Budgeting project to ensure profitability.
- Keep client and adjuster informed to promote good customer service.
- Ensure job files have proper-signed contracts and required forms depending on the type of job.
- Process files on a timely basis to ensure accurate processing by the accounting department.
- Complete/draft Project Management Reviews daily for job file.
- Conduct Safety Toolbox meetings.
- Participate in safety investigations to minimize risk.
- Must adhere to company protocol, policies, accounting procedures and reporting requirements.
- Performing the work within the guidelines of Target and ensuring that a contract is signed
- Provide feedback (positive or negative) to Operation and Production Managers regarding individual jobs as needed.
- Keep an open line of communication and constant networking with the adjuster, the insurance community, and any target business assigned.
- Maintain the highest of integrity to ensure the “Cotton” image is viewed in the most positive manner.
- Hiring of sub-contractors and suppliers
- Direction of daily activities on construction projects
- Meeting the needs and request of the client and adjuster
- Conflict resolution with customers and adjusters
- Performance of operation staff and change of scope. Determining when to extend beyond standard protocol to resolve any potential issues or secure potential work.
- Understanding of workflow procedures and systems
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- High School Diploma or GED
- Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent work experience
- Knowledgeable in Xactimate
- Heavy reconstruction project knowledge REQUIRED. Minimum 2 year experience in managing commercial construction projects.
- Proficient in reading construction plans and specifications.
- Understanding of workflow procedures and systems
- Knowledge of the insurance industry a plus
- Microsoft Office applications
- Able to travel, both domestically & internationally as business needs arise (REQUIRED)
- Proven communication skills and ability to build relationships
- Proven organizational and problem-solving skills
- Good driving record
- Minimum of twenty-one (21) years of age and have a minimum of three (3) years verifiable driving experience
- No more than 2 moving violations in the past 3 years
- No repeat seat belt violations
- No high-speed moving violations in the past 3 years
