Project Manager - General Contracting

East Lansing, MI · Direct hire · $90,000 - $120,000

Position Title: Project Manager

Reports to: Operations Leader / Owner

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for planning and delivering projects typically ranging from $1‐ $12 million, developing budgets hands‐on, and providing leadership to the construction project team.

  • Work Planning: Ability to plan and prioritize individual contributions and those of team members to achieve high‐quality, timely results. Dependable and punctual for all work‐related commitments.

  • Relationships: Ability to earn respect through the credibility of construction knowledge and positive approach to problem solving. Ability to develop productive relationships within the project team, with contractors, government officials, municipal employees, design teams, consultants, and clients.

  • Communication: Strong communication skills, including excellent ability to identify and understand requirements of the project team and to participate in collaborative problem solving. Ability to write meeting minutes, proposals, monthly reports, project scorecards, and other related project documentation.

  • Detail Orientation: Ability to successfully ensure the accuracy of project documentation. Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations

  • Professionalism: Ability to maintain a positive attitude and professional demeanor and appearance at all times and perform well under project constraints and deadlines

  • Computer Skills: Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) working knowledge of project management software. Willingness to test and implement new technologies as they become available

  • Math Skills: Solid numerical and analytical skills and ability to apply these skills to achieve accurate project budgeting and basic estimating for project scope changes

  • Learning Orientation: Willing to pursue related educational and training opportunities for job performance improvement on an on‐going basis, and to openly share knowledge and debate concepts with appropriate members of the Kincaid Henry team

  • Cultivate long‐term client relationships that provide repeat business

  • Work with A/E firms to establish plans and specifications

  • Lead the project team to establish a project budget and GMP

  • Establish and approve a list of qualified bidders for projects

  • Establish project contract with the owner

Leaders Partners Innovators

  • Lead project team to establish a project scope of work

  • Accumulate bids and establish a budget project spreadsheet for projects

  • Negotiate with subcontractors and suppliers to meet project budget

  • Lead project team in value engineering, means and methodology, as required for project

    feasibility

  • Establish preliminary project schedule and support Site Supervisor in creation of the final

    schedules

  • Lead project buyout

  • Lead/track Safety project requirements, pre‐construction safety meetings, and work plans

    created by Site Supervisors

  • Lead/track Project Site Supervisor(s) and Assistant Project Manager(s) in meeting daily/weekly

    project need for quality control, safety, and scheduling

  • Create and lead the monthly project scorecard for the project team

  • Lead and manage project closeout

  • Assure client sign off of project punch list before occupancy

  • Manage final invoicing requirements

  • Perform warranty calls to meet company requirements

  • Review the project scorecard with the Site Leader, Operations Leader, and Assitant Project

  • Manager for project goals regarding profit, gen requirements, schedule and client requirements

Five Major Roles ‘Obsessions’

  • Leading, Managing, and holding people Accountable (LMA)

  • Project Budget

  • Project Schedule

  • Project Relationships and Communication

  • Client Satisfaction

Standards of Performance:

  • Adherence to the employment agreement

  • Quality performance of duties listed in the job description

  • Adherence to corporate policies

  • Adherence to Kincaid Henry Core Values

  • Report to work on time

  • Respectful interaction with other employees, owners, consultants, subcontractors and the

    general public

Kincaid Core Values

  1. Be a Team Player – Always look to better the team to grow individually. We set high expectations, work long hours, and tackle new challenges all the time. To serve our clients, we train our team to stretch their limits and actively learn and grow.

  2. Take Initiative – Work hard, seek opportunities, show ownership, and find success. We take responsibility for our mistakes and go the distance to correct it. By being forthright and having a problem-solving attitude, we turn potentially damaging situations into loyalty-building experiences for our clients. Also taking the time to think critically about how the mistake happened helps us avoid making similar mistakes in the future

  3. Relationships Matter – Build trust and be intentional Quality over Quantity. Bring a long term view to every internal and external transaction. A cornerstone of our success is our commitment to building strong, long-term relationships with subs, vendors, co-workers and clients. Every interaction we have is an opportunity to live that commitment.

  4. Be Creative & Innovative – Always look to improve through new products and processes. ContinuouSupery learn and coach. We take calculated risks to boost the combined success of our clients and team. Using sound judgment in doing so creates opportunities for greater reward. We believe calculated risk-taking is an essential component of being an innovative company. Have Fun!

  5. Have a Passionate Attitude – Show urgency, be responsive have attention to detail, and Smile! We take responsibility for our mistakes and go the distance to correct it. By being forthright and having a problem-solving attitude, we turn potentially damaging situations into loyalty-building experiences for our clients. Also taking the time to think critically about how the mistake happened helps we avoid making similar mistakes in the future.

  6. Integrity – Keep your word and stick to your commitments. We work hard to meet deadlines, promptly pay subs, set realistic expectations and follow through on them. By delivering, again and again, meeting every deadline and keeping every promise, we build a reputation as the go-to contractor for difficult and demanding projects. We do not ask anyone to do something we are not prepared to do ourselves. We always lead and model the way for others to do the right thing.

  7. Finish Strong – Responsiveness to requests, an insatiable need to get things done and an acute attention to details add up to a level of care and compulsiveness that we need to do projects right and take care of our clients. It’s not always happens during a project, it is how you close it out and complete your work

Please apply here or send your resume to brandon@lastlightsearch.com to setup an interview.

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