Project Manager

Kitchell is seeking an experienced and dedicated Project Manager to join our Northern California Region in Napa and build a long-term career at one of the most innovative and growth-oriented Construction Services companies in the United States.

Overview

Serve as the Owner's Representative, providing CM services for a ground-up community college project within the California education market sector.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide PM/CM Consultant Services as an Owner's Representative over a ground-up DSA campus building
• Ensure operations are executed in accordance with company project management procedures and policies
• Ensure delivery and adherence to contractual requirements and that all aspects of owner contracts are accomplished
• Manage the procurement phase and development of RFQs and RFPs
• Oversight of contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications to ensure relation and compliance to project requirements
• Coordinate, direct, and monitor activities of contractors/subcontractors, engineers, architects, and related performing entities
• Manage project controls, cost, schedule, performance activities, and procedures required by the client
• Identify and manage risk on the project, and advises and confers with regional executive prior to implementing risk mitigation actions
• Actively participates on internal teams that focus on continuous improvement of the company
• Ensure workplace health and safety policies and procedures are clearly communicated and understood by direct reports and enforces rules fairly and uniformly

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related discipline is preferred
• 5 - 8 years of experience in the Design/Engineering/Construction (DEC) industry of which 3+ years as a Project/Construction Manager is required
• Experience with DSA-regulated projects in California's education market sector is required
• Experience with design-build delivery method is preferred

Knowledge and Skills

• Proficient user skills with the MS Suite of tools and Bluebeam are required
• Working knowledge of standard industry tools such as P6 and Procore is strongly preferred
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to foster and maintain interpersonal relationships is required
• Provide leadership and financial management support to the project team is required

License and Certifications

• A Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) certification, and /or a LEED Professional Accreditation is preferred
• A valid driver's license with an acceptable motor vehicle record, free from suspensions or restrictions, is required

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly work in an office and/or construction environment. Conditions regularly include exposure to outdoor elements, hot/cold temperatures, wet conditions, noise, atmospheric conditions, and cramped quarters. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, or hear and use hands to finger, feel and handle; frequently reach with hands and arms; occasionally climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must frequently lift and or move 10 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.

Travel Requirements

This position is based on location at the project site in Napa, CA.