Senior Project Manager (Aviation) - Austin Commercial

Responsibilities

The Senior Project Manager oversees major construction projects by planning, scheduling, and coordinating all phases from preconstruction to closeout. They manage project staff, ensure contract compliance, maintain cost accounting systems, and foster a safe, collaborative work environment.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field. A minimum of 10 years of commercial construction project management experience is required, along with proficiency in project management software and financial analysis.

Skills

• Project management
• Construction management
• Scheduling
• Budgeting
• Cost accounting
• Value engineering
• Subcontractor management
• Contract administration
• Safety compliance
• Leadership
• Financial analysis
• Team development
• Risk management
• Construction scheduling
• Bid analysis

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401k plan
• Employee stock ownership plan

About this role

Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to grow your career at one of the
industry’s leading construction firms? Put your expertise and project
engineering skills to work at Austin Commercial. Austin Commercial is currently
seeking a Senior Project Manager for our Aviation Division. We set the standard
for commercial construction and we’re looking for talented construction
professionals to join us. Austin is 100% employee-owned, so every one of our
employee-owners has a vested interest in our success. As a result, we
consistently meet and exceed our customers’ expectations with our commitment to
safety, service, and integrity. Join us today. We Own It!

Responsibilities:

* Oversees a major construction project by planning, scheduling and
coordinating all phases of the project
* Organizes and manages a large project staff where the duties of project
managers and superintendents must be divided between multiple employee-owners
* When a project is to be handled through a preconstruction agreement, the PM
works directly with owners and architects during plan development, providing
technical and cost input (value engineering) as well as preliminary budget
estimates. When working drawings are complete, the PM works with the
Estimating department to solicit subcontractor bids and prepare the final
cost estimate and proposal to establish final contract amount.
*  Assumes overall responsibility for startup activities on the project; works
with the superintendent on matters such as site security, temporary power,
utility connections, placement of office trailers, locations for stored
materials, etc. a) On projects where access to the jobsite is limited, the PM
works closely with the superintendent, suppliers, trucking companies and
municipal police to schedule deliveries at specific hours during the day and
night to minimize the disruption in traffic.
* Performs a detailed review of subcontractor bids for buyout purposes and
awards subcontracts when negotiations have been concluded; ensures that
subcontractors have all the required bonds and insurance policies in place
before allowing work to begin, resolving problems as they arise regarding the
interpretation/administration of the contracts
* Ensures that all terms and specifications in the contract are being met;
inspects work in progress at frequent intervals to ensure that work put in
place is in accordance with the plans and specifications; works with the
superintendent to ensure that uniformly high standards of quality are
established and maintained throughout the project; documents construction
problems/deficiencies encountered for future reference
* Approves all subcontractor work for partial and/or full payment, approving
and coding invoices and signing pay requests; ensures that all close-out
documentation and punch list items are satisfactorily resolved before
authorizing final release of retainage; monitors subcontractors and vendors
for adherence to performance and payment obligations under the agreement and
makes timely notifications to Risk Management or the surety as required
* Establishes and maintains a cost accounting system in accordance with
corporate guidelines; oversees the conversion of bid documents to the various
cost elements in the Job Cost Statement; prepares monthly job status reports
for review by management; investigates and attempts to remedy cost variances
that are not within established norms; reviews Labor Cost Reports with the
superintendent at regular intervals and ensures that field supervisors are
kept up to date on the unit costs for their work and how it compares with the
bid estimate
* Prepares and submits the monthly pay request for the owners and architects,
ensuring that billings are processed in an accurate, timely manner; if delays
in payment are encountered, the PM identifies and corrects the cause of the
delay in order to expedite payment
* Works with the Scheduling department to develop a master construction
schedule outlining the sequence of work to be performed; ensures that the CPM
schedule is updated periodically, based on change orders, field performance,
availability of construction materials and similar factors that can impact
the final completion date
* Distributes proposed changes for pricing, prices any self-perform work,
verifies subcontractor pricing, and evaluates the schedule impact due to the
change in scope; submits and negotiates proposed changes, ensuring that
necessary owner approvals have been obtained in writing before construction
work begins and notifies the superintendent of the accepted changes
* Together with the superintendent, ensures compliance with all federal, state
and municipal laws, ordinances and building codes related to construction,
including company policies and procedures dealing with employment,
compensation, health, safety, labor/management relations, etc.; takes
corrective action as necessary to ensure compliance, reducing company
exposure to litigation and/or fines
* Performs a variety of tasks associated with completion of a project,
including closeout documentation, completion reports, collection of final
monies due, SWPPP, etc.
*  In regards to safety, establishes the requirements and expectations for the
project; reviews the safety manual and procedures with the project team;
establishes the requirements for safety inspections and the use of Predictive
Solutions; reviews accident reports and other documents dealing with overall
safety practices
*  Ensures the jobsite team works together collaboratively and invests in the
growth and development of the team members
* Fosters and promotes the training and development of subordinates through
various on-the-job training opportunities, company-sponsored training
programs and outside training opportunities
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About Austin Bridge & Road

Construction · 1,001-5,000 employees · headquartered in La Porte, TX · founded 1918