Location: La Porte,TX, USA
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Contract Administration
* Ensure all reporting obligations and deliverables required by the prime contracts are identified and compliant
* Hold customers and staff to the performance of the agreements
* Plan for proper allocation of materials and resources
* Ensure area is in compliance with policies and procedures
* Organize staffing for project assignments
* Ensure projects are in compliance with procurement policies including the issuance of strong agreements, insurance and bonding
* Evaluate project risk and develop mitigation plans with the project staff and risk managers
* Ensure successful project completion and collection of all due payments
* Ensure customer billings are processed in an accurate, timely manner. If delays in payment are encountered, assist the Project Manager in the resolution of payment issues
* Ensure staff evaluates cost and schedule impacts for change requests and processes and submits them in timely and complete manner. Ensure 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
* Provide timely notification to the customer for time and material purchase order agreements so additional funding requirements are provided to the customer and appropriate funding is established to eliminate funding gaps and billing delays
Cost and Productivity Management
* Ensure management of meeting Performance Reporting requirements for all assigned projects
* Accurate forecasting for assigned projects
* Establish 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
* Ensure robust work planning is performed on all projects
* 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
* Investigate and attempt to remedy cost variances outside of established norms
* Review labor cost and productivity reports with each project at regular intervals and improve any problem areas
* Manage the efficient use of the company's equipment fleet
Scheduling
* Ensure each project is completed prior to or within the contract requirements
* Schedule and coordinate resources as needed to meet project requirements for the area
* Fully develop the project schedule. Ensure project schedules are timely updated to incorporate change orders, field performance, availability of construction materials, and other factors that may impact the project schedule
* Ensure staff utilizes Look Ahead schedules on all projects and submits schedule
* updates as required by the contract documents
Quality
* Ensure projects are completed to all applicable quality requirements
* Ensure the project quality plans are timely developed and approved
* Work with staff to ensure that uniformly high standards of quality are established and maintained throughout the project
Relationships
* Develop and maintain the trust of the customers, owners, and engineers
* Provide leadership to the project teams to promote safety, quality, teamwork, respect, and efficiency
* Maintain effective working relationships with subcontractors and suppliers
Safety and Environmental
* Lead project teams to achieve the company objectives for safety performance
* Instill a culture of a safe work environment on all projects
* Review and approve the project safety plan
* Review and ensure staffs participate in the safety management program and successfully address corrective measures
* Ensure the project safety plans are timely developed and approved
* Ensure all environmental obligations required by the contract and regulatory agencies are fulfilled
Qualifications
* Four-year Undergraduate Degree in technical discipline
* PMP certified or able to achieve certification within one 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, and Time & Material projects
* Contribute to project pursuit efforts and effectively present to groups or in interviews for project competitions