Project Manager Civil Heavy Highway Construction

Title: Project Manager Civil /Heavy Highway Construction

Department: Project Management

Job Status: Exempt

Location: Various locations including the Metropolitan DMV and Eastern Shore

Reports to: Senior Project Manager

Summary:

The project manager is ultimately responsible for the financial management of all projects under their control. Although the PM may delegate some project management responsibilities to members of their staff they are the ones who are ultimately accountable. The project Manager is the email driving force to ensure each project achieve our number one company goal: SAFE QUALITY PRODUCTION for crews on a DAILY BASIS.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Support all project team members-including Superintendents and Field Personnel-in achieving our primary goal: safe high-quality daily production for all crews.
• Ensure all team members are completing required tasks to progress the schedule track production and installed quantities and prepare items such as asbuilts tap cards valve cards and restoration drawings needed for timely invoicing.
• Ensure PEs and PMAs track daily cost vs. daily revenue for all crews on assigned projects. Confirm this data is entered into the weekly Gross Profit Spreadsheet and distributed appropriately. Review results weekly with foremen and Project Management during the Weekly Production Meeting.
• Conduct thorough reviews of project specifications when new projects are awarded. Delegate submittals testing requirements close-out items and other documentation to support staff and verify completion.
• Ensure all documentation required for invoice processing-schedule updates tap cards hydrant/valve cards asbuilt sketches etc.-is completed in time for monthly invoice submission.
• Immediately notify your supervisor and senior management of any major issues developing on contracts.
• Review daily field timesheets in Heavy Job Manager approve them for all assigned projects and report daily and weekly profitability to senior management.
• Produce all reports required for monthly PM Progress Review Meetings and present profitability updates to senior management.
• Conduct a formal Turnover Meeting with the estimator for newly assigned projects. Review plans bid sheets subcontractor/supplier quotes and scope with the project team. Ensure all project commitments are entered into SageTimberline via Purchase Orders and Subcontract Agreements.
• Create a Buy-Out Report after reviewing subcontractor and material quotes to provide early visibility into projected fixedcost profitability. Review the report with the estimator before aligning Heavy Bid estimates with Heavy Job.
• Manage subcontractor scheduling and billing. Negotiate changes monitor subcontractor compliance with project specifications and enforce all subcontract requirements.
• Submit monthly billing projections for all assigned projects to senior management.
• Build and maintain the project schedule using CPM methodologies in Primavera (P6) or MS Project and maintain 3week look-ahead schedules.
• Establish and maintain positive cash flow on all projects. Ensure invoices are submitted per contract requirements and actively communicate with owners to prevent payment delays.
• Attend required owner internal and subcontractor meetings. Ensure support staff prepares and distributes meeting minutes documenting all decisions made.
• Prepare project correspondence and carefully review any correspondence drafted by support staff before release.
• Support the companys safety program including attending Friday safety meetings and consistently modeling required PPE use on job sites. Identify hazards discuss them with foremen and complete field safety audits.
• Assist the estimating department with reviews and bidding of new projects.
• Review weekly installed quantities and ensure support staff accurately records quantities for monthly owner invoices.
• Ensure all job delays outside our control are fully documented for potential claims. Notify the owner immediately of delays or differing site conditions and track cost and schedule impacts for reimbursement.
• Review and approve all material invoices confirming costs are properly entered in Heavy Job. Add missing cost entries as needed.
• Review subcontractor invoices verify alignment with owner billing and confirm costs are correctly posted in Heavy Job Manager. Add missing cost entries as needed.
• Represent the company professionally when interacting with owners and during marketing efforts.
• Perform any additional duties assigned by your supervisor.

Previous experience and qualifications:

• BS in Construction Management Civil Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years experience as a Project Manager or demonstrated ability to perform PM responsibilities as a Project Engineer.
• Strong working knowledge of company construction activities (wet utilities watermain sewer storm conduit roadway concrete etc.).
• Proficiency with industry software (MS Excel MS Word MS Project Primavera Vista AutoCAD HCSS CRM etc.).
• Excellent verbal and written communication organizational and problemsolving skills.
• Ability to supervise mentor and train two (2) or more PM support employees.
• Understanding of contract law.
• Ability to provide accurate cost and revenue projections and manage positive cash flow for all projects.
• Ability to prepare and negotiate contract change orders.

Physical Demands:

Light

Lifting up to 50 pounds and occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as dockets ledgers and files. Walking and standing are required only occasionally.

Work Environment:

Moderate

Occasionally exposed to extreme atmospheric conditions (temperature noise fumes dust etc.)

Benefits:

Anchor Construction Corporation offers competitive salary paid holidays 401k retirement plan health insurance dental insurance vision insurance life insurance short term disability accidental death & disability insurance an employee assistance program DC commuter benefits and voluntary insurances such as long-term disability hospital indemnity critical illness accident coverage and whole life insurance.

About Anchor

Anchor Construction Corporation is one of the MidAtlantic Regions most respected and leading self performing utility and infrastructure firms delivering superior solutions for public agencies utilities and businesses east and west of the Chesapeake Bay (throughout Maryland Virginia Delaware and Washington D.C.). Anchor offers construction services in a variety of markets including bridges dry and wet utilities and green infrastructure. Anchor employs over 450 professionals.

Anchor Construction is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Required Experience:

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