Project Manager, Commercial Building

The Commercial Building Project Manager manages Commercial Building Construction projects from inception to completion as a general contractor, while demonstrating excellent leadership, planning and scheduling, project execution, financial management, and technical expertise. Pace Project Managers are a key leadership position within the organization and shall have the ability to communicate with upper management, as well as field staff. The Project Manager will have the capacity to build the job mentally and communicate it both verbally and in writing. Collaboration & cooperation amongst the team is imperative; we function as a team or we fail.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides and drives the project vision established in collaboration with the client to upper management, project team, subcontractors, and all other stakeholders.
• Motivates project team members to realize the project vision.
• Effectively communicates project constraints and goals.
• Maintains a high level of professionalism.
• Oversees construction projects from start to finish by developing a master project schedule that is updated and communicated to all subcontractors, suppliers, owners, and field personnel throughout the duration of the project to ensure timely project completion.
• Identify scope of work and perform quality takeoffs from engineering plans.
• Establishes project(s) subcontract requirements and supplier scopes to be reviewed with divisional management.
• Reviews submittals and ensure they are in compliance with drawings and specifications.
• Performs cost analysis on various construction methods.
• Collaborates with project field personnel to develop three-week look ahead schedules detailing self-perform tasks along with subcontractor tasks.
• Continually monitors project(s) to assure company and regulatory procedures are adhered to. Monitors project(s) purchasing activities to assure quality material and timely delivery at competitive costs.
• Oversee change order justifications and inspector performance.
• Coordinates with engineers, inspectors, and clients/owners representatives to isolate project issues and assists construction management in developing solutions.
• Reviews field construction activity, engineering, and other field project(s) support activities with construction management and provide support in ensuring projects remain on schedule.
• Coordinate with Superintendents on work with subcontractors to ensure all subcontract work is withing project(s) scope of specifications.
• Administers project(s) policies and procedures to subcontractors.
• Responsible for controlling and tracking costs maintaining profitability for the project(s).
• Generating monthly cost to complete reports for division heads and company owners.
• Ensure positive project cash flow for all project(s).
• Provide monthly project sales projections for the duration of the project(s).
• Conducts regular project(s) inspections and advises project(s) supervision of work progress and quality of work.
• Understands various civil, architectural, mechanical, and electrical construction methods.
• Continuously supports safety and aids supervision in addressing areas and conditions requiring attention.

Education and Experience:

• Construction Management or relate discipline.
• 5+ years of experience working for a similar positioned contractor as a Project Manager. Project size ranges from $1 million to $10 million.
• Previous experience working a Foreman and Superintendent on a similar projects a plus.
• Estimating experience, a strong plus.
• Proven ability to create and manage a budget.
• Strong prioritization and organizational skills, and detail oriented.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, Primavera, Vista, and Procore

An Equal Opportunity Employer

At LPX Group and our family of brands (Louisville Paving and Construction, Pace Contracting, Material Transfer, Bluegrass Testing and Bluegrass Blasting), we take pride in being an Equal Opportunity Employer and, as such, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment, development and promotion opportunities are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.