Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager manages/leads all activities associated with the construction of an assigned project, from beginning to end, ensuring that projects are completed within expected time and budgetary constraints. The Sr Project Manager works directly with clients to ensure deliverables fall within the applicable scope and budget. They also collaborate with other departments to ensure all aspects of each project are executed smoothly. Depending on the scope of the project, this may include managing or coordinating with a team of Project Coordinators, Project Administrators, and other Project Managers. #LI-KF1

Core Responsibilities:

• Manages all activities associated with the construction of an assigned project.
• Managing multiple projects of significant impact.
• Managing a group of project managers, coordinators, and administrators, and acting as lead mentor to other members of the project management team.
• Ensures that all contractual terms and obligations of such projects are maintained.
• Ensures projects meet cost requirements. Meets with VP of PM and/or Exec VP Operations if costs exceed budget and obtains permission before approving out-of-budget costs.
• Ensures proper accounting for project change orders.
• Interfaces with necessary departments to determine the scheduling of work and materials.
• Meets with customers and vendors to identify potential barriers with resolutions that maximize production and minimize costs.
• Visits the job site as needed and required. This may consist of out-of-state travel.
• Prepares reports for management. Meets with key personnel to ensure the timeliness of the project.
• Meets and confers with Owners, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Detailers, and Plant and Field crews to verify accuracy and completeness of all construction drawings.
• Reviews plans and proposals and determines proper procedures to accomplish company/department goals.
• Ensures all aspects of projects are properly documented to ensure Schuffs interests are protected.
• Directs, coordinates, and monitors activities being completed by project teams to ensure the overall quality of work.

(This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job responsibilities and functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform. Above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed. Duties and responsibilities can be modified, expanded, reduced, or delegated by management to meet the company's business needs.

Required qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) to perform essential functions of this position:

• Business Acumen - Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.

• Conflict Management - Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; scans situations; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.
• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Decision Quality - Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
• Drive for Results - Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Functional Technical Skills - Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Negotiating Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains the trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.
• Planning - Accurately scopes out the length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.
• Time Management - Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.
• Written Communications - Can write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years experience as a Project/Construction Manager in the structural steel industry or a total of 10 years related experience in the steel industry in the following roles: Project Coordinator/Engineer, Assistant Project Manager, Detailer, Fabricator, or Erector with a minimum of 2 years as a Project Manager.
• A 4-year degree in a related field may substitute for 3 years of direct experience.

Education/Training:

• HS Diploma or equivalent bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Construction Management, Structural/Civil Engineering, or Business may substitute for 3 years of the required experience.

Specialized Knowledge Certificates & Licenses:

• Demonstrated knowledge of the fabrication and erection of structural steel.
• Proven ability to read and interpret shop and design blueprint drawings.
• Proven ability to manage large, multiple commercial and industrial projects.
• General knowledge of 3D modeling / Tekla practices.

Software & Technology:

• Personal Computer, phone; Computer Software includes Microsoft Office 365, Primavera Scheduling, and Tekla system .

Schuff Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer with an Affirmative Action Plan. #L I-KF1