Director of Projects

Company: Michael Latas and Associates
Location: Rochester, NY

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Job Type
Full-time
Benefits
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Health insurance
Qualifications
  • Education:
    • High school or equivalent (Required)

  • Full Job Description

    TITLE / CODE: Project Director

    FLSA: Exempt

    POSITION SUMMARY:

    Responsible for meeting deadlines and financial expectations of multiple construction projects by providing overall management. Accountable for achieving client satisfaction and succeeding in building long-term relationships that results in new or repeat business opportunities. Responsible for being the main point of contact to clients that result in new and repeat business development opportunities.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

    SAFETY

    · Accountable for ensuring compliance of all safety standards, procedures, and programs for all of your projects.

    · Accountable for reporting any unsafe conditions and/or accidents to management immediately.

    PCMB

    · Accountable for building trust and rapport with all clients by demonstrating a P*rofessional Consulting Mindset B*ehavior (PCMB) that produces an understanding of the customer viewpoints through various methods such as asking clarifying questions, effectively challenging to advise appropriately and understanding a variety of viewpoints.

    PEOPLE PROCESS

    · agement. Execute best in Responsible for the project teams being in place and excellent.

    · Responsible for championing performance man class performance management processes throughout your group.

    STRATEGY

    · Responsible for the strategic plan execution. Lead the organization(s) toward strategic objectives and the support to the “Customer Value Focus Area” working groups.

    PRECONSTRUCTION

    · Responsible working to turn “Pipeline” opportunities or preconstruction assignments into hardened construction start dates.

    · Responsible for turning out excellent schematic estimates that set up the entire process through construction and that operations executives own results. They are supported by preconstruction/estimating.

    · Responsible for taking on the “Team Leader” project assignment for multiple projects.

    · Responsible for being the main point of contact with clients through preconstruction and construction.

    · Responsible for purchasing. Negotiate and understand subcontractor contracts. Provide recommendations to leadership for acceptance.

    QUALITY CONTROL

    · Accountable for developing key goals with owners and ensure client satisfaction on every project that you oversee.

    · Accountable for maintaining ongoing communication with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure performance is meeting or exceeding expectations.

    · Accountable for ensuring quality control on all of your projects through management of your teams.

    · Responsible for achieving NPS (Net Promoter Score) established target by Corporate Strategy.

    SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT

    · Responsible for ensuring that project teams own their preconstruction and construction schedules and they are supported with best practices and resources from shared services.

    FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT / COST CONTROL

    · Responsible for routinely meeting with project leadership team throughout the project to review schedules, budgets, cost reports and status so that deadlines and profitability requirements are on track.

    · Responsible for ensuring that your teams execute the monthly project reports.

    · Responsible for working to develop budgets and achieve financial goals

    · Responsible for executing billing rates on all projects.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES – con’t:

    FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT / COST CONTROL

    · Responsible for utilizing company owned equipment to maximize profit opportunities.

    · Responsible for best in class project accounting and project management systems on all of your projects.

    · Informed of the insurance and surety relationships.

    COMMUNICATION / ADMINISTRATIVE

    · Accountable for implementing corporate policies, procedures, and organizational structure within the framework of broad corporate policy.

    · Accountable for company’s operations procedures and policies.

    · Accountable to ensure safety, customer service, quality, schedule, production efficiency and cost-effective management of resources are best in class for your projects.

    · Responsible for ensuring legal and operational issues are resolved before they escalate in real time.

    · Responsible for annual business planning, to include overhead budgeting.

    · Consulted on the organized labor relations management.

    · Accountable to travel as business dictates and ability to accommodate a flexible schedule to meet workload needs.

    · Responsible for performing other responsibilities/duties as assigned.

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    Education/Experience:

    · Bachelors’ Degree from an accredited institution in related field; or minimum of 15 years as a successful Senior Project Manager; or a minimum of 30 years equivalent experience in a construction industry, required.

    · Worked on multiple projects with financial obligation and client presentation successful experience from start to finish, required.

    Knowledge:

    · Proficient with Microsoft Office applications required.

    · Proficiency on Microsoft Project Scheduling and/or Primavera Scheduling Software, required.

    · Construction software usage, Contract Documents and Job Documentation, required.

    · Government and Market regulations, preferred

    · Understanding of Project Labor Agreements, preferred

    · Exposure to multiple factors within construction industry, required

    · Understanding of Cost/Estimating/Scheduling, required.

    DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

    Core Values:

    · All qualified candidates must conduct themselves in alignment with the Company’s core values of Safety, Integrity, Ownership, Collaboration, Candor and Community.

    Core Business Skills:

    · All qualified candidates must exhibit our professional consulting mindset, ownership mindset and leadership mindset.

    Job Type: Full-time

    Education:

    • High school or equivalent (Required)

    Work Location:

    • One location

    Benefits:

    • Health insurance