Description
project scheduling
budget management
site audits
construction reporting
inspection management
change orders
Supervising Responsibilities of Construction Projects
We plan, design, engineer, and build food plants for major brands across the country and the world. For the past three decades, we’ve focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry, helping your favorite brands put your favorite foods in the grocery store. Simply put, food isn’t one thing we do, it’s all we do.
Construction Program Managers oversee the strategic planning, management, and execution of industrial construction projects of food and beverage production facilities, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards, while also fostering strong client and stakeholder relationships. Construction Program Managers will have an oversight of large projects while directing, supervising, and mentoring the onsite construction managers.
- Build trust and rapport with our clients by delivering expectations and driving value.
- Promote continuous and productive communication between project participants including internal and external clients and partners.
- Work with the overall office project manager on developing and updating project scope, budget, and schedule.
- Jobsite walk / audits to ensure project is progressing and drive efficiently.
- Work with project controllers and office project managers in responsibilities involving supplier invoices and client billing.
- Develop construction reports to focus on client executives.
- Develop relationships with inspectors to ensure adherence to project permit requirements.
- Support and coordinate facility start up.
- Review project schedule, work progress, and budget with the client.
- Provide valuable field input to the office project manager regarding project accounting, budgeting, and cost management.
- Communicate project progress, issues, and updates to the client proactively.
- Set and manage project timelines, deliverables, and expectations with the client.
- Oversee and direct site-based construction managers, field administrators, office based technical staff from conception to completion and provide direction to safety.This includes reviewing and monitoring team members’ work, mentoring, and evaluating performance, fielding questions and providing guidance to complete tasks, and being available to help manage deadline conflicts as needed.
- Build professional relationships where our clients can rely on the guidance and experience of the Construction Program Manager.
- Manage third party testing, inspection, and relationships.
- Change order and general construction administration.
- Manage and foster relationships with clients by understanding their needs by listening actively and addressing feedback honestly and transparently.
Requirements
design-build
bachelor’s
ms project
15+ years
travel
project scheduling
Travel Requirement
- 7+ years of Design-build experience (preferred).
- A bachelor’s degree in construction science, building science, construction engineering or a related field is strongly preferred
- Refined, polished, and professional in all forms of communication.
- Strong technical, organizational, managerial, and communication skills involving multiple disciplines, drawings and being competent using 3D models.
- 15+ years of working with sub-contractors (motivating them, working through sub-contractors’ issues, etc.)
- 15+ years of building or sustaining client relationships.
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer and prolonged periods of standing and walking around project sites with uneven surfaces.
- Must be able to lift-up to 50 pounds at times.
- Meet Travel requirement – Up to 100% travel to projects throughout the USA and possibly Canada
- Ability to adapt to changing client needs and expectations, while maintaining a professional approach.
- Work Schedule requirement – Work 10 days onsite, 4 days off.
- Must be on-call to address delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues at the jobsite.
- Demonstrated ability to drive project schedules.
- 15+ years of progressively responsible job site experience working on industrial building projects (strongly preferrable in the Food & Beverage Industry).
- A fundamental understanding of all phases of construction and an ability to read and interpret construction documents and schedules, specifically with MS Project.
- Must be able to traverse and inspect all areas of jobsite in all types of weather; this may include walking, climbing, reaching, bending, crawling, or stretching.
Benefits
Dennis Group offers competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience. We provide comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off including an open vacation policy, as well as bonus, profit-sharing, and retirement plans.
- Our projects are located throughout the United States and Canada, and this is a site-based position, overseeing a large project with a 10 days on / 4 days off work schedule. Projects typically last 12+ months. Meal and lodging per diems are provided along with reasonable travel provisions. Up to 100% overnight travel is required based on project needs.
Training + Development
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