Utility Project Manager

Job Summary:

The Construction Project Manager oversees the planning, implementation, tracking, and closure of specific projects which have a beginning, an end, and specified deliverables. This position requires monitoring, maintaining, and reporting the financial and physical status of projects to the Director.  The Construction Project Manager serves as the primary contact for clients, maintaining effective communications, and attending status meetings and calls.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

· None

Required Education / Experience & Qualifications:

· Valid ‘For-Hire’ Driver’s License
· Minimum of 5 years of job-related Construction Project Management experience
· Works with minimal supervision
· Ability to read engineered drawings, blueprints, and technical documents for OSP facilities
· Knowledge of OSP materials necessary to complete the job
· Knowledge of the OSP construction process
· Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact across multiple business units and stakeholders
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Proficient computer documentation, file management, and organizational skills
· Ability to prioritize and meet critical deadlines and timelines
· Ability to interpret survey/construction plans, maps, and legal descriptions

Preferred Education / Experience & Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Construction Science, Construction Management, or Civil Engineering
· Construction Manager certification by the American Institute of Constructors or Construction Management Association of America
· OSHA 30 Certification

Duties & Responsibilities:

· Manages entire projects from planning stage to completion of network designs
· Demonstrates a team focus, provides leadership, support, and adheres to sound business practices
· Streamlines the delivery process by implementing processes and applying new technology
· Determines objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion including hours, costs, revenues, time to invoice, time to close
· Creates a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project
· Determines the resources (labor, materials, equipment, etc.) and criteria (locates, permits, safety needs, etc.) required to complete the project
· Develops a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities
· Reviews the project schedule with all affected stakeholders and senior management as necessary; revise the schedule as required
· Establishes a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate organization staff and the customer on the project’s progress
· Proactively identifies problematic design/construction elements and formulates solutions
· Initiates change orders with the customer for all changes to the scope of work
· Identifies areas of risk and opportunity, ensuring projects meet or exceed budgeted financial objectives with focus on revenue, expense control and margin optimization
· Reviews the quality of the work completed with the project team regularly to ensure it meets the project standards
· Demonstrates a commitment to customer satisfaction and lasting client relationships

Physical Requirements:

· Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
· Vision to allow prolonged periods of computer work
· Vision to allow differences in colors, shades, and brightness
· Light to moderate lifting is required
· Must be able to tolerate moderate noise (business office with computers, phones, printers, and light traffic)
· Must be able to traverse all necessary terrain at a job site
· Must be able to drive or ride in a vehicle for extended lengths of time to travel to and from job sites
· Must be able to work in different temperatures and changing weather conditions
· 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
· Exposure to characteristic construction site dangers
· Must be able to travel as required to meet the needs of the business