Senior Project Manager

Kitchell seeks an experienced and dedicated Senior Project Manager to join our Bay Area region in Fremont and build a long-term career at one of the most innovative and growth-oriented building companies in the United States.

Overview

Provide PM/CM Services for a ground-up Municipal Capital Project in the Southeast Bay Area. This position is client facing.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as a Construction Project Manager with direct client facing responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications to ensure relation and compliance to project requirements.
• Conduct project meetings and provide documentation, administration, and tracking of relevant information.
• Maintain and ensure client satisfaction and effectively resolves complaints when necessary.
• Implement and maintain effective systems of communication within and outside the program to ensure constructive relationships and the adequate flow of information.
• Ensure contractor, architect, engineer, will adhere to contractual requirements on areas of safety, performance, project staff, and equipment.
• Provide management of project logistics, organization, safety, and manpower utilization.
• Monitor project planning and design status to report findings, recommendations, and updates.
• May coordinate, direct, and monitor activities of construction management staff, contractors, engineers, architects, and related performing entities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline is preferred.
• 12 or more years of experience in the Construction industry of which a minimum of 5 years as a Project Manager is required.
• Prior experience working on Civic or Public Market Sector construction projects (such as elementary schools, community colleges, libraries, courthouses, or community centers) is required.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge and application of construction estimating, cost, project controls/scheduling, documentation, engineering/construction principles, contracts and delivery methods are required.
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite of products is required.
• User skills with industry software such as Procore and P6 are desired.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the advanced ability to foster and maintain effective interpersonal relationships is required.

License and Certifications

• Valid driver's license with an acceptable motor vehicle record, free from suspensions or restrictions, is required.
• An Associate DBIA certification or DBIA Certification is preferred.

Travel Requirements

This position is performed on site at the project location in the City of Fremont, California.

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 atmospheric conditions, and cramped quarters with occasionally loud noise level in the work. Independent travel throughout the county and state may be required.

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.