Project Manager

At VEBT, employees are our No. 1 investment. We are looking for a high functioning, detail-oriented professional who can juggle various tasks with accuracy and is interested in molding their career with an award-winning, growing company. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Accomplish project plans on time, meeting or exceeding project margin goal as well as meeting all specified quality standards.
• Responsible for continuously monitoring project progress with respect to the status of the plan and the budget and providing a weekly status report to Senior Management.
• Lead and communicate with all team members, subcontractors and vendors to assist them in working to maintain the project schedule.
• Develop and improve upon assigned client relationships.
• Build effective working relationships with clients, architects, subcontractors, vendors and Thornton team members.
• Administer financial aspects of the Owner contract, subcontracts, and purchase orders.
• Assist estimating in developing and selecting vendors qualified to bid on project.
• Review architectural drawings, specifications, and contract documents to determine project scope.
• Assess and prequalify vendors in order to determine if they are qualified to perform the work.
• Ensure that all general requirements of the contract are addressed during the estimating phase.
• Provide constructability assistance, by checking for conflicts and deviations, and inform Owner/AE of any conflicts in contract documents and offer recommendations.
• Review and procure all vendor proposals and ensure scope coverage.
• Review the general contract documents, estimate and prepare the startup budget and project milestones.
  
• Create a schedule of values and project logs, plan safety and mobilization, including review and validation with team members.
• Purchase/buyout all vendors within the guidelines of the budget setup goals established by senior management.
• Write scope of work, exhibits and all riders to our subcontract agreement.
• Ensure that all owner contract requirements are incorporated in all subcontract agreements.
• Manage and maintain project logs: change management, buyout log, project files, purchase and delivery schedules, construction schedule, change order processes, RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, as-builts, owner/architect correspondence and all other document control logs.
• Communicate any issues proactively and provide solutions in the best interest of Thornton to these issues.
• Raise and discuss relevant issues at the jobsite meetings and issue minutes of all site meetings.
  
• Manage all team members associated with the project and ensure their strict compliance to policies.
• Expedite all shop drawings and approvals.
• Monitor and maintain the project construction schedule on a weekly basis.
• Inform the Client of any errors, discrepancies or omissions contained within the design drawings.
• Monitor site safety and ensure that the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act are enforced.
• Ensure completion of and track all independent testing and inspections.
• Generate accurate monthly Cost to Complete forecasts, including thorough analyses of subcontract and purchase order audits, budget updates and change order logs.
  
• Review each Subcontractors initial Schedule of Values to prevent overpayment.
• Maintain and report change order status on a timely basis.
  
• Prepare all required documentation required by Project Management Manual and Owner contract.
  
• Deliver all necessary manuals to the client and consolidate project documentation and files.
• Manage subcontractor closeout, transfer of utilities, owner training, and punch list processes.
• Deliver all warranties, as-builts and training to the client.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in Construction, Engineering or applicable discipline plus a minimum of 3 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education training and/or experience.
• Proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office suite.
• Must have understanding of construction terms, estimating, purchasing, scheduling and planning concepts.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.
• Project management: 1 year (Preferred)