Project Manager (Plumbing)

We are a mechanical electrical and plumbing (MEP); building automation; and industrial piping contractor. Our team offers a variety of MEP and process piping services including design-build engineering for new construction and renovation installation and specialty construction maintenance and air balancing start-up and energy efficiency services.

DeBra-Kuempel is seeking to fill a Plumbing Project Manager position in our Cincinnati Plumbing Division. This position is responsible for planning coordinating and overseeing plumbing projects from preconstruction through completion ensuring work is performed safely on schedule and within budget. This role works closely with Project Managers Estimators Safety field leadership and Local Union 392 to manage manpower materials equipment and job site logistics while serving as a company representative with owners contractors and vendors.

• Plan coordinate and oversee plumbing projects from preconstruction through completion ensuring work is performed safely efficiently on schedule and within budget.
• Serve as the company representative in meetings with owners contractors vendors and stakeholders providing professional communication and timely customer support.
• Collaborate with Project Managers Estimators and Safety to coordinate manpower job sequencing productivity and overall project execution.
• Oversee daily field operations and job sites including supervision of plumbing crews and coordination of shutdowns outages and service work as required.
• Lead project startup and ongoing coordination efforts including job kickoff meetings weekly project and manpower meetings and crew meetings when applicable.
• Manage labor planning and utilization maintaining direct contact with Local Union 392 regarding manpower needs apprentice placement and workforce adjustments.
• Contribute to detailed preplanning activities including work sequencing manpower projections material handling procurement delivery coordination and equipment planning.
• Order and manage materials tools and equipment to ensure uninterrupted project flow and cost control within approved estimates.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies safety programs and local state and federal codes and regulations including maintaining safe job site conditions and required training.
• Monitor project performance through productivity tracking job cost reporting (including prevailing wage and DavisBacon requirements) and weekly reporting.
• Proactively identify project risks schedule impacts and work conflicts and advise management on mitigation strategies and corrective actions.
• Support estimating and preconstruction efforts by participating in walkthroughs providing documentation assisting with designbuild and service quotes and supporting project handoff meetings.
• Perform regular site visits to construction and service projects and assist with permits documentation and administrative requirements as needed.

• Proven leadership abilities with strong problemsolving negotiation and decisionmaking skills in a union mechanical construction environment.
• Minimum of 10 years of recent plumbing experience with demonstrated understanding of field operations project execution and workforce management.
• Familiarity and working knowledge of Local Union 392 including labor coordination and apprenticeship structures.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings specifications and blueprints and to support estimating and preconstruction activities.
• Proficiency in construction management and estimating platforms such as Procore or ACC along with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively and professionally at all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders.
• Selfdirected teamoriented professional with a proactive positive approach and a commitment to quality safety and continuous improvement.

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The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 regularly required to sit see talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk reach with hands and arms climb or balance and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be required to commute to field locations. The employee must have the ability to navigate around job site locations.

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. The employee should expect to sit for long periods in front of a computer and also travel to field locations as needed.

While visiting field locations the employee may be required to work outdoors be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical and electrical parts; high precarious places; dust fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions extended exposure to sunlight; cold and heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the field work environment is usually moderate to loud.

DeBra-Kuempel offers a competitive benefits package to non-union employees including health benefits paid time off 401(k) tuition reimbursement an employee assistance program company discounts and more. Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement will receive benefits as negotiated within their specific CBA and may be eligible to participate in our voluntary supplemental union benefits program.

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