The Project Manager assumes responsibility for the execution and delivery of industrial construction projects and is accountable for the project scope, the project team and resources, the project budget, and the success or failure of the project. The Special Projects Manager oversees projects from inception to completion and coordinates personnel, resources, and processes to ensure that projects are delivered on schedule and on budget while meeting desired outcomes. The Special Projects Manager coordinates all phases of a project, including initiation, planning, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, management, and execution, and acts as a liaison between management and the project team, monitoring progress of the project and preparing reports for management regarding project status. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist in, (1) defining project scope and objectives, (2) identifying work activities and developing work plans, (3) determining resource requirements, (4) scheduling, and (5) preparing project budgets.
- Meet with customers to establish project objectives and constraints and to clarify specific requirements of each project.
- Ensure that required internal and external project resources are available and properly allocated.
- Coordinate assignment of personnel and subcontractors to projects, allocate responsibilities among project stakeholders, and delegate project tasks.
- Develop a detailed plan to monitor and track progress of projects to ensure milestones are achieved and deadlines met.
- Manage and adjust for any changes to project scope, schedule, and/or budget.
- Spend time at the construction job site to monitor work activities and make sure the project stays on schedule and within scope and budget.
- Maintain close communication with the Project Superintendent on the job site to keep informed on project developments.
- Meet with project team members to identify and resolve issues.
- Perform risk management to identify potential risks that could impact successful project delivery and develop mitigation strategies.
- Manage relationships and communications with customers, suppliers, and other project stakeholders.
- Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers.
- Facilitate change requests to ensure project stakeholders are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget.
- Ensure projects are executed in accordance with industry best practices and company standards.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
- Obtain customer acceptance of project deliverables and manage customer satisfaction during the project transition period.
- Conduct post-project evaluation to identify successful project elements as well as areas for improvement.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Must be able to use discretion and independent judgment in making important decisions in managing projects without close supervision.
- Must have a thorough understanding of engineering and construction projects, project components and their interrelations, and project management methodologies and best practices.
- Effective verbal and written communications skills; must be able to communicate well with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and employees.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business correspondence, blueprints, and data necessary to evaluate key components of the construction project and make any adjustments needed to keep the project on schedule and within budget and scope objectives.
- Ability to develop and manage budgets.
- Excellent organizational skills including attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
- Strong mechanical aptitude with working knowledge of various types of equipment.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts and to apply concepts of basic math, and ability to use advanced math principles for project analysis, design, and troubleshooting.
- Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; must be able to deal with multiple project-related issues and with issues across multiple projects.
- Strong leadership and customer relations skills; must be able to lead and motivate project team to achieve desired results; must be able to effectively manage relationships with customers and other project stakeholders.
- Team building and conflict resolution skills.
- General computer skills in order to compose correspondence, communicate by email, and prepare any necessary documents; ability to use Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Operate equipment such as forklifts, telehandler, manlift, excavator, and other industrial equipment
Education/Experience: Five years of training and/or experience supervising construction projects; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Preferably agricultural experience. Supervisory Authority: Crew leaders and millwright laborers Certificates and Licenses: No certificates or licenses are required. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee usually works in an indoor office environment; however, the job requires that a significant amount of time be spent on the project job site in an outdoor environment, where the employee will be exposed to some noise, dust and inclement weather. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, and walk, as well as listen and speak. While on the project job site, the employee is frequently required to work hands-on and must be able to bend, stoop, push, pull, twist, and turn throughout the day. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other different tasks be performed when circumstances change.