Cheyenne, WY - Senior Project Manager - Underground Utilities Division

Cheyenne, WY - Senior Project Manager - Underground Utilities Division

Title: Cheyenne, WY - Senior Project Manager - Underground Utilities Division

ID: 8D-1.2

Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming - 50% travel may be required

Department: Division 4 - Water, Sewer, Storm Drain

Description

General Excavating is an award-winning contractor serving public and private owners throughout the state of Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. General Excavating specializes in the construction of; underground utilities, environmental remediation, excavation shoring, directional drilling, hydro-excavation, and heavy civil including bridge and concrete structures.

General Excavating is searching for a Sr. Project Manager who is expected to manage construction projects that generate profits for the company. This role is responsible for the day-to-day management of projects and on-site craft personnel and subcontractors. Directs, schedules, supervises, and coordinates activities of personnel to obtain optimum use of equipment and facilities. Provides overall management of construction project sites and procurement through final acceptance, while ensuring project safety. Maximizes profits and cost controls to maintain stability and growth of the organization by performing the following duties personally and through subordinates.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Studies specifications and plans to coordinate procedures for appropriate construction methods based on project start and completion requirements.
• Studies staffing and equipment needs for each phase of construction, directs, and supervises construction activities and related staffing/equipment needs.
• Procurement of materials, tools, and rental equipment to conform to project schedules.
• Recruiting, hiring, training, managing and mentoring employees and contractors.
• Directs on-site personnel engaged in planning the work procedures, executing work procedures, interpreting specifications, plans, and coordinating various phases of construction to prevent delays.
• Confers with supervisory personnel, owners, engineers, inspectors, contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers to resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints or construction problems to improve construction methods and performance.
• Inspects and reviews work in progress to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications, plans, schedules, and safety compliance.
• Prepares or reviews reports on progress and costs related to materials, equipment and labor used and adjusts work schedules as indicated by reports.
• Controls any disputes with the public and customers, including damage to personal property or repair to public facilities.
• Confers and cooperates with other onsite personnel in following administrative, operational policies and procedures.
• Investigates and reports damage, accidents, or delays at construction sites to ensure that proper construction procedures are being followed.
• Monitors compliance with project safety program requirements, documents and ensures corrective measures are implemented as necessary.
• Enforces compliance with administrative policies, procedures, safety rules and governmental regulations.
• Prepares recommendations for management performance evaluation.
• Prepares and reviews project estimates.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of a job.

Education and/or Experience

Four (4) years minimum related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract multiply, and divide. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance. Ability to read a tape measure and convert inches into tenths.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving multiple variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel, and reach with arms while operating equipment. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Conditions of Employment

Candidate is required to meet the above qualifications and job duties, task frequency and PPE requirements. Approval of pre-employment reference & background checks, and post offer drug testing with fit for employment screening are required as conditions of employment.

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