Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with more than 1,200 employees and nearing $2B in revenue, Alberici is a diversified construction company that partners with leading organizations throughout North America to build their most challenging and important projects.

Since our founding in 1918, Alberici earned a reputation for executing with quality, safety and trust. Combined with our 100+ years of experience, we provide construction solutions to the automotive, commercial, civil, energy, food & beverage, healthcare, heavy industrial, industrial process, and water industries.

We build the critical structures that improve lives and strengthen communities.

Our mission is simple — and our approach to delivering on it is equally straightforward. We are as open and honest with our employees and partners as we are with our clients. We are here to work together to do the best work possible to bring this mission to life.

When it comes to our team, Alberici employees are built differently. We seek the best and brightest and are committed to investing in our people and providing the training and resources they need to learn, grow, and advance.

Are you Built for the Challenge ?

Our Values:

• Working Safely
• Valuing Diversity
• Serving Humbly
• Executing with Integrity
• Solving Creatively
• Engaging Fully

What We Offer:

• Profit-sharing plan, cash bonus programs and annual cost-of-living adjustments
• Generous salary increases and per diems for qualified out-of-town assignments
• Health, dental and vision insurance eligibility on day one
• Paid parental leave
• Continuing education reimbursement
• Personalized career development and training programs
• Minimum of 29 days of PTO (including holidays) for entry-level roles
• Fitness center for St. Louis office-based team members
• Gym membership reimbursement for project-based team members
• Corporate office cafeteria access
• Employee Resource Group (ERG) opportunities
• Philanthropy opportunities

Position Overview

The Sr. Project Manager is accountable for developing, maintaining, updating, distributing, and managing estimates, observing and monitoring the performance of the Superintendent, and overseeing change orders and the billing process. This individual will also be responsible for supervising subcontractor performance, ensuring the project meets quality and performance specifications and regulatory requirements, managing the start-up of the project, reviewing costs against estimates for each total project, and updating labor productivity reports.

Budget/Schedule/Cost Control

• Develops, maintains, updates, distributes and manages estimates.

• Decides how to handle client change orders, including when to request a change order and how to price the change order. 

• Reviews construction strategy and approach with estimators and Business Development personnel during the bidding and proposal process.
• Assists in negotiating work with prospective clients, and recommends contract type if one is not specified.

• Ensures the project schedule is developed and maintained.

• Must have extensive knowledge of cost accounting/reporting systems and be able to recognize and correct cost overruns and compensate for estimating oversights.

• Assures client receivables are paid and discusses their collection with the client if necessary.
• Monitors construction progress in relation to percent of contract billed.

• Monitors the financial status of assigned projects by reviewing management reports, talking with the Project Manager and inspecting the project site. Provides necessary coaching to the Project Manager so the project will achieve positive financial performance.
• Ensures project risks are identified and actively managed. This includes safety, insurance, security, compliance with regulatory requirements, etc.
• Approves project expense reports and forwards to Vice President.

  Management Competencies

• Is able to use all project controls software as an effective management tool.

• Coordinates support functions including project start up with internal and external team members.
• Provides direction and support when major events take place on a project (e.g. significant accident, labor strife, disagreement with a subcontractor, etc.).
• Assists the Project Manager in resolving jurisdictional issues among crafts consistent with labor relations policy. Keeps appropriate upper management informed.

• Lets people know what is needed from a particular function. Responds to needs by planning with a matrix manager and/or his/her manager.

• Provides ongoing performance feedback to the Project Manager. Coaches and develops the Project Manager(s) so the project and project team are successful.
• Conducts reviews with direct reports. Invites the Vice President to participate in evaluations.
• Provides input to the appropriate VP about how well project personnel are performing within the matrix organization.
• Works with the Project Manager to identify personnel who are ready to take on more responsibility. Makes sure these people receive challenging assignments and high levels of feedback and coaching. Develops employees who want to advance.

• Has the ability to effectively create, interpret and execute contracts.

• Effectively manages change order process, billings and directs meetings.
• Knows subcontractors and manages the successful resolution of disputes and timely payment processing.

• Develops and maintains positive, trusting working relationships with key subcontractors assigned to projects. Makes sure they are treated in a fashion that promotes the Company as their contractor of choice.

• Manages all labor relations and jurisdiction.

• Effectively implements the Company buy out procedures (bid packs).

  Construction Means and Methods

• Has the ability to stage, prepare, phase and sequence site logistics within budget and schedule; assesses constructability.

• Ensures projects comply with the Company Quality Management procedures.

  End User Interaction

• Establishes rapport and bonding with project team including architects, engineers, owner and department managers.

• Establishes relationships with prospective clients in assigned markets.
• Establishes and maintains a positive working relationship with the client and the client’s agent.
• Keeps the Vice President informed about the status of client relationships the client’s experience of working with the Company and any upcoming work the client may have.

• Develops and maintains positive working relationships and rapport with owner’s key personnel to ensure client satisfaction.

• Fully understands the client’s business situation and needs, and does “whatever it takes” to satisfy the client. Follows through on client commitments.
• Makes sure the client is satisfied with the Company’s performance and that the client is having a positive experience working with the Company.
• Stays accessible to the client and the client’s agent. Involves the Project Manager as appropriate.

• Communicates effectively with owner’s top management when required.

  Performance

• Has a thorough knowledge of Built In Safety policies and practices.
• Meets or exceeds performance targets.

• Develops safety incentive programs for projects as appropriate.

• Takes appropriate action (including disciplinary action) when adequate safety measures have not been taken.

• Reviews costs and variances by project with Project Managers weekly/monthly.
• Verifies billing processes, monthly.
• Reviews change order logs, weekly.
• Reviews expenses and projected expenses report, monthly or more frequently, and ensures accurate projections.
• Reviews the Labor Productivity Reports, giving special attention to codes, and projects a near loss or loss, weekly.
• Reviews profit fade on any projects and develops a recovery plan.
• Reviews Schedule of Project Income with business unit Financial Directors, quarterly.

  Other Duties

• Fulfills MBE/DBE/WBE requirements.

• Monitors the overall performance of suppliers.

• Participates in civic, community and public relations efforts.

• Maintains schedule, quality and design-to-budget of any design performed under the Company’s control. Verifies accuracy in design, quality, schedule and design-to-budget as performed by the Vice President.

• Researches potential project claims. Recommends to the VP how to handle the situation. Develops a course of action with the VP and then implements the action.

• Reviews cost trends (volume and profit) against plan with each operations director at least monthly. 
• Reviews profit fade on projects, monthly.
• Prepares Horizon Plan with division leader, quarterly.
• Reviews salaried personnel charged to projects or business unit, monthly.

• Travels to Company and subsidiary offices; offsite client, subcontractor, and supplier meetings; and other locations across North America to fulfill the essential duties of the role as required.

• Exhibits regular and reliable attendance in person as required by the Supervisor, Company guidelines, and/or project and office obligations.

Management Responsibilities

Manages and directs Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Project Engineers and non-supervisory administrative employees. The SPM carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates will possess a Bachelor’s degree related to the construction industry, and 10 years’ experience in project engineering, construction project management, or related activities with exposure to projects in excess of $50 million.

Growth Opportunities

Alberici invests heavily in our team members training and development in both technical, management, and leadership aptitude.

This role is on the Operations Career Ladder; employees participate in a Professional Development Plan (PDP) focused on career advancement.

Typical growth opportunities for this position include:

• Project Director, followed by Vice President.

Alberici is a North American company with multiple Operating Companies:

Alberici Constructors, Inc., Alberici Constructors, LTD., Alberici Construcciones, BRC, CAS Constructors, Filanc, Flintco, Hillsdale Fabricators, and Kienlen Constructors

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