Project Manager - Future Positions

OVERALL OBJECTIVE: Responsible for the success of the client’s construction and facilities-related projects.

JOB COMPLEXITY/SCOPE: Supervises, directs, and coordinates design and project management including direct liaison with the owner, designers, and contractors regarding cost, schedule, quality, safety, and contract administration. Can independently manage several small-to-medium projects (less than $5 million) and/or a single large project of moderate complexity. Applicant must have construction experience and must understand building systems including mechanical, electrical, foundation and building envelope.

JOB DUTIES:

Cost Management

• Monitors project costs during all project phases with limited supervision.
• Prepares and/or reviews cost estimates with limited supervision.
• Understands the contractor billing and change order processes; reviewing these documents with limited help from supervisor.
• Tracks budgets, contracts, change orders and invoices and produces reports using integrated database software.

Schedule Management

• Understands the project schedule and works to ensure on-time completion from design and construction team.
• Creates critical path method schedules using scheduling software.
• Takes initiative when schedule concerns arise to work with project team and Cotter supervisor to correct. Prepares remedy schedules to get work back on track.

Quality Management

• Assures selection of materials and products in specification conform to quality requirements and applicable standards set forth by owner.
• Performs design and document reviews to ensure construction details are quality-focused and documents are complete, with coordination among disciplines.
• Performs field inspections during construction process to ensure design intent and specifications are being met.

Procurement and Contract Administration

• Assists the owner with preparation of front end and scope documents suitable for public bidding.
• Manages public bidding process, evaluates bids and prepares recommendations for award.
• Actively participates in all project meetings, addresses issues for resolution.
• Reviews proposed change orders for need and accuracy.
• Reviews pay applications for completion, costs and required documentation.
• Manages the project closeout process.
• Works with governmental agencies to obtain proper permits, inspections, and occupancy certificates.

Client Relations and Business Development

• Maintains relationship with client on an ongoing basis to enhance client satisfaction and increase potential for additional business.
• May assist with marketing and business development activities.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field.
• A minimum of five years’ experience, including on-site construction experience.
• Ability to travel to client sites for site inspection and project oversight.
• Ability to work at a fast pace, meet deadlines and produce work that is accurate and professional.
• Ability to use a computer, the Internet, and word processing, spreadsheet, database and email software.

Flexibility and Adaptability

• Adjusts to new or changing assignments, processes, and people.
• Demonstrates willingness to listen to other opinions.
• Provides examples of shifting from task to task.

Learning Oriented

• Shows readiness and ability to learn new concepts, processes, and tools.
• Uses mistakes, failures, and successes as data for future development.
• Makes use of publications, associations, and conferences in own professional specialty.

Oral Communications

• Speaks well without preparation.
• Adapts language, tone, structure, and level of detail to the needs of others.
• Maintains a dialogue in difficult situations.

Teamwork

• Coordinates roles, responsibilities, and interdependencies of all team members.
• Develops an effective working relationship with each team member.
• Identifies and addresses potential problems or issues within the team.

Problem Solving

• Identifies problems, disagreements, or conflicts in early stages.
• Leads problem resolution efforts.
• Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
• Is adept at looking at old problems in new ways.

Written Communication

• Produces written materials using correct grammar and construction to produce professional information for distribution.
• Welcomes and uses feedback/editing assistance.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

Job duties in an office setting require the following:

• Ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to move through an office.
• The ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Good hand-eye coordination; the ability to reach with hands and arms; and arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including the ability to grasp.
• Close visual acuity to perform field inspections, use a keyboard, operate office equipment, prepare and review data and figures, and view a computer monitor.
• The ability to talk and hear.
• The ability to work in an upper level of a high-rise office building (Cotter Chicago office and some client offices).
• The ability to handle temperature changes consistent with inside environmental conditions.
• Mental abilities including remembering, reasoning, concentrating to remain on task, reading, problem solving, managing concurrent tasks, and the ability to understand and follow directions.

For job duties that require visiting a construction work site, the following is required:

• Normal color vision.
• The ability to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, etc., using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• The ability to move across uneven surfaces and the ability to maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling on uneven or slippery surfaces.
• The ability to stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• The ability to stand for sustained periods of time.
• The ability to work in confined spaces and narrow passageways.
• The ability to work in high places.
• The ability to handle outside environmental conditions including extreme heat, extreme cold, loud noise levels, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and oils.