Senior Project Manager, Data Centers

Description

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for all project administration including all contractual requirements, agreements with trade partners, purchase orders, and risk management. This individual also manages general work performance and quality, and overall team progress against the project plan.

• Provide leadership with the Superintendent to produce a clear, thorough, and accurate baseline Contract Schedule which rarely requires changes to the original logic
• Track the status of all Contract Allowances in Expedition and submits Change Order Requests (COR) when an over-run is likely
• Focus on keeping the Owner well informed of important matters to prevent surprises
• Produce an effective Schedule of Values which supports a strong cash flow position
• Require the project team to have the completed pay requisitions approved by the Owner no later than the 1st of each month
• Complete the buy-out process in a manner which permits the timely flow of work, prevents budget issues, contract executions, bonds, insurance, etc.
• Address issues immediately with a non-performing Subcontractor to protect SCCI from resulting delay and potential impact
• Establish a regimented process for the collection of payments no later than 30 days and subsequent efficient system for the payment to Subcontractors
• Work with the Project Team, including Superintendents and Estimators, to consistently produce clear, thorough, and accurate Scopes of Work based on drilled down review of documents
• Consistently manage the cash flow of the Project to maintain a fiscally responsible position for SCCI
• Organize and administer a well-planned purchasing process to prevent the "Just in time" purchase of materials
• Implement the use of the Noncompliance Reporting System
• Require the project team to fully utilize Expedition to track all Proposed Change Order (PCO) items including in-scope and out-of-scope
• Produce thorough forecast of Cost-to-Complete which drills down to identify potential exposures
• Secure CCD authorizations before proceeding with Changes
• Establishes a meeting regiment for the Project Team which provides for effective communication and problem solving
• Understand the priority of timely buy-out and gather the resources to meet the buy schedule
• Follow the Forecasting Calendar for on-time completion of forecasts
• Establish a "Firm but Fair" approach to building relationships with Subcontractors
• Produce and update the cash model for the Owner to prevent surprises
• Manage all meetings by agenda and work to time limits
• Review Sub/Vendor requisitions to prevent payment of unsigned or unfunded Change Orders
• Promote an environment of organization and professionalism with Subcontractors
• Teaches a risk management regiment to others on the project team
• Work to establish a trusting and professional relationship with the Owner
• Take immediate action when a non-performing Subcontractor is likely to cause impact to the Project
• Create detailed analysis of line-item exposures, particularly unit price contracts
• Work to complete the submittal and coordination process no later than 180 days
• Teach close out process to other SCCI employees
• Work to secure a strong letter of recommendation from the Owner for SCCI
• Follow the SOP for focused meetings such as PM/PE, OAC's, subcontractor meetings, coordination meetings, Precon Sessions, etc.
• Require the team to utilize the Work list System to organize and manage the completion of phases of the work
• Write timely notices to Owner and Subcontractors
• Track events, impacts, and changes in the schedule to allow for the management and prevention of delays
• Work to recover all legitimate GC costs relating to Owner Changes
• Teach the Standard Operating Procedures for budget updating to others
• Provide the Owner with up-to-date status reports relating to Changes
• Produce an effective Schedule of Values
• Coordinate the use of Oracle with Expedition to readily identify exposures
• Produce an accurate percent complete projection to support the SCCI financial management process
• Review the Hold Reports before payment is due to allow for timely handling of deficiency issues and payment to Subcontractors/Vendors
• Conduct focus meetings once per month to review the maintenance of those logs and drills down to identify potential exposures and issues
• Establish an effective Close-out Plan early in the project which includes the early collection, review, and packaging of Contract close-out documents
• Require the project team to track all field directives and back charges in Expedition for timely processing on a monthly basis, i.e. composite clean-up, hoisting time, etc.
• Lead the Project Team to focus on critical path matters to prevent non-excusable delays
• Provide the Owner with written monthly updates of the Contract Schedule in accordance with the requirements of the Contract
• Manage and distribute organized and efficient Monthly Updating Process in accordance with the SCCI SOP
• Require the project team to produce a monthly Owner Change Order (OCO) to prevent aging of PCO issues which further allows for timely closure of Changes with Subcontractors
• Require the project team to track costs of field directives and back charges for forecasting purposes
• Review each Subcontractors initial Schedule of Values to prevent overpayment
• Utilize the Completion-Compliance-Quality Form (CCQ) process for close-out
• Require the Project Team to assemble and maintain the Project Logs (Cash Management, Change Management, Noncompliance, Buy-Schedule, Contracts, Procurement, Submittals, RFI's, Safety, Hold Reports, Construction Schedule, Work lists) and periodically review for accuracy

Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stands; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

• Candidate must possess Suffolk’s Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to confidently and decisively take action
• Team leader with excellent diplomatic and communication skills, able to handle and resolve conflicts effectively in a firm but fair manner
• Ability to consistently analyze and execute financial trade-offs which frequently involve dealing with incomplete data and ambiguity
• Ability to constantly multi-task and handle competing priorities between Suffolk business needs, organizational issues, and sound customer relations
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail evidenced by a strong command of all applicable contract and legal provisions
• The ability to manage and embrace change. Respond and adapt to new processes and new ways of looking at old problems
• Possess judgment to know when to appropriately escalate issues up the chain of command
• A strong sense of urgency and initiative. Able to quickly study and react to complex issues
• Bachelor’s degree in applicable discipline and a minimum of 10 years of experience relative to project size and scope
• Excellent business judgment demonstrated by consistently achieving profitability objectives and strong project close-outs with client and subcontractor relationships in good standing

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance