Project Manager

Project Manager

The Project Manager position is a critical role for the company. This individual will be responsible for planning, directing, or coordinating activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. He or she will participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. This individual must have the ability to support field personnel in their relationships with other subcontractors and to resolve field problems as they arise. This individual maintains full financial responsibilities of the project and must understand construction financial and accounting practices.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Cultivate and sustain positive working relationships with new and existing customers, colleagues, supervisors, administrative staff, field craft workers, field supervision, vendors, and subcontractors, fostering a professional environment built on mutual respect, trust, and integrity.
• Develop project financial plans and oversee procurement activities: Create schedules of values, develop comprehensive budgets, manage material and equipment buyouts, approve, and close purchase orders, and provide final approval for CAD budgets.
• Oversee subcontractor engagement, manage subcontractor involvement, including negotiating and finalizing contract scope, approving, and coordinating change orders, and ensuring timely payments.
• Ensure project scope adherence and manage project changes: Proactively negotiate and manage contract scope, effectively handling change orders and ensuring project alignment with client expectations.
• Oversee project initiation, collaboration, and schedule management: Manage project startup staffing, conduct kickoff meetings, facilitate weekly project meetings, coordinate with owners, and maintain project schedules to ensure project success.
• Finalize project documentation and ensure warranty compliance: Complete project closeout tasks, including finalizing purchase orders, subcontracts, and system warranty letters, and ensuring adherence to warranty terms.
• Monitor project costs and generate accurate final cost projections: Continuously monitor job costs, identify potential cost variances, and prepare accurate final cost projections to ensure project financial transparency and avoid cost overruns.
• Manage site mobilization and demobilization processes: Effectively coordinate site mobilization and demobilization activities, including preparing and submitting original requests for laydown areas and utility hookups, to ensure seamless project execution.
• Maintain accurate and timely project documentation: Prepare and submit RFIs (Requests for Information) and submittals, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of project documentation, and deliver submittals to CAD for integration into project drawings.
• Collaborate with safety superintendent to implement project-specific safety requirements: Work closely with the safety superintendent to identify, implement, and monitor project-specific safety requirements, ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols and maintaining a safe working environment for all personnel.
• Daily tasks are tailored to project specifics: The specific daily tasks assigned to the project manager may vary depending on the nature of the project, its unique requirements, and the established project timeline.

Physical Demands

• To successfully perform the essential functions of this job, an employee must be able to:
• Walk, stand, sit, talk, and listen: These are essential for performing daily tasks and interacting with colleagues and clients.
• Use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or computer keyboards: This requires dexterity and fine motor skills.
• Reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl: These are necessary for accessing equipment, conducting inspections, and performing various work tasks.
• Lift and/or move up to fifty (20) pounds: Lifting is required for handling materials, tools, and equipment.
• Maintain visual acuity: Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus are essential for ensuring safety and accuracy in various tasks.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. This accommodation will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Demonstrated Expertise in Diverse Mechanical Projects: Proven ability to effectively manage and oversee the execution of mechanical projects across a wide range of industries, including commercial, institutional, high-tech, industrial, public assembly, and healthcare facilities.
• Educational Background and Progressive Experience: Possesses a bachelor's degree in construction management, mechanical engineering, or a related field, complemented by five years of progressive construction experience.
• Advanced Proficiency in Construction Software: Proficient in utilizing Accubid, Microsoft Project, and Bluebeam software to streamline project planning, execution, and documentation.
• Familiarity with Local Municipal Regulations: Well-versed in local municipal jurisdictional procedures pertaining to plan reviews, permitting, applicable codes, and inspections, ensuring compliance and expediting project approvals.

Compensation Range:

Minimum annual base salary $85,000 to maximum annual base salary $135,000; DOE

Other Compensation: position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Benefits: As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, EMCOR Group is committed to its employees. This commitment is embodied in our competitive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability income, 401(k) Savings Plans, and employee assistance and wellness programs.