Overall site management and administration of construction field staff with a focus on bottom-line profitability, specific profitability, and safety.
Responsibilities and Duties
Responsibilities
Supervise the physical construction of the assigned project in strict accordance with contract documents
Verify that all trades are safety compliant
Maintain and plan reports, work-arounds, shutdowns, and tie-ins
Resolve jurisdictional disputes; enforce safety and quality-control policies
Direct and coordinate the day-to-day of trade contractors and their sub-contractors, when required to ensure that they turn out high-quality work that meets the approved project schedule
Maintain satisfactory relationships with owners, subcontractors, unions, etc.
Manage day-to-day field activities to ensure that the project milestone dates and overall schedule completion date is met
Create short-interval look-ahead project schedules to ensure that upcoming events are communicated, tracked, and are being proactively attended to
Create and maintain a culture that values safety, health, and cleanliness
Manage and coordinate the work to ensure that it is constructed in an orderly and deliberate manner consistent with the standard-of-care set forth in the contract documents
Establish and maintain all dimensional controls for the project to include the use of third-party surveys and layout personnel, when appropriate
Verify that all work is installed in a workmanlike manner (i.e. plumb, level, straight, etc.)
Manage and look-ahead no less than two weeks to proactively identify issues that could lead to problems and provide solutions for them
Obtain all inspections and ensure that the quality aspects of the physical work are fully documented
Ensure all aspects of the project are compliant with all contract terms and legal requirements that govern the project and the community in which the project(s) take(s) place
Administer client specific programs such as CQC, Safety, Environmental Stewardship, etc.
Conduct and/or attend pre-construction, progress, and other project and staff meetings
Conduct and/or participate in regularly held meetings involving TMG internal staff and external stake holders such as owners, subcontractors, etc.
Meet with client representatives on a regular basis to discuss the status of projects, proactively identify and resolve problems, and assure that the client is kept aware of all aspects of the project
Manage self-performed activities to ensure that work is being performed within the established project budget
Manage changes in the project scope to ensure that the most contemporary contract documents are always being used to prevent avoidable rework
Administer contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, and other agreements to ensure that the scope, terms, and conditions are being met consistently and proactively
Manage the punch list and project closeout processes to assure timely completion
Maintain daily paperwork such as timecards, field reports, schedule updates, and e-mail correspondence
Provide timely and cordial interactions with supporting work groups such as accounting, HR, ICS, etc.
Direct and manage the work loads of supporting staff to include training, mentoring, and follow-ups
Participate in and encourage staff to seek out life-long learning opportunities and professional development
Complete other responsibilities as directed
Competencies
Construction Skills
Has an instinct and desire to build with a passion for construction
Understands the means and methods of construction associated with the renovation of commercial and institutional buildings
Can create a 3D visualization of the end-product and can see through the construction process to produce that result
Understands the sequencing of work and the strategy of creating effective project schedules
Understands project control and change-order management
Critical Thinking Skills
Has strong math and analytical skills
Has strong problem-solving skills that involve a bias to work within established systems plus the agility to work outside of the system, when necessary, to get timely results
Has a natural curiosity of technical, physical, and spatial matters
Action Oriented
Is goal-oriented and can react quickly to challenging circumstances to achieve desired results
Is proactive, plans well, looks for problems that could impede progress, and relentlessly takes responsibility for solving them
Is committed to doing quality work the first time with little or no need for re-work
Results Oriented
Works to meet or beat schedules and is driven to avoid long punch lists and bring closure
Along with being action-driven, has an impatience for those that lack focus and/or the ability to achieve results
Is deadline-driven, punctual, and respects other peoples' time
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills
Has the ability to build effective teams, inspire others to do their best, and coach and mentor employees
Is assertive, yet fair and reasonable in all business dealings involving clients, subcontractors, and co-workers (understands win-win contracting)
Is an effective communicator, active listener, recognizes diverse perspectives, and is capable of facilitating synergy on the work site
Has the ability to confront difficult situations and implement successful resolutions
Is polite, conversational, self-confident, comfortable to be with, and non-assuming
Is organized and produces a paper trail that can be easily understood by a third party
Embraces life-long learning, strives to stay current with new industry trends, and practices and willingly participates in industry events and networking functions
