Electrical Instrumentation and Controls Project Manager

PCL Construction - El Paso, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

El Paso, TX

Construction of Buildings

About the position

The Electrical Instrumentation and Controls Project Manager at PCL Construction plays a crucial role in overseeing the Bustamante wastewater treatment facility project. This position requires a strong commitment to safety, quality, and effective project management. The Project Manager will be responsible for overall contract administration, providing technical expertise, and ensuring that the project is executed according to design specifications, budget constraints, and scheduled timelines. The role involves developing and implementing a comprehensive project safety plan, leading by example in health and safety practices, and ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and standards. In addition to safety management, the Project Manager will be tasked with understanding client needs and offering value engineering proposals that enhance functionality while optimizing costs and schedules. This includes managing project performance through regular status reports on safety, cost forecasts, and schedule adherence. The Project Manager will also negotiate and issue subcontracts, major purchase orders, and progress payments, while closely monitoring their progress and ensuring alignment with project timelines. The position requires effective communication with all stakeholders, keeping them informed of potential opportunities and challenges throughout the project lifecycle. The Project Manager will also be responsible for identifying and managing risks and opportunities, ensuring that the project is completed successfully and meets all contractual obligations. For design-build projects, the role includes monitoring design progress, compliance issues, and conducting quality audits to ensure that all deliverables meet the required standards. Overall, this position is integral to the successful delivery of construction projects within the Civil Infrastructure office at PCL Construction.

Responsibilities

• Provides overall contract administration, technical expertise, and support to a medium size construction project.
• Develops and implements the project safety plan and leads by example for health and safety practices and procedures.
• Ensures the project is constructed as per design, budget, resources, quality, and schedule.
• Understands client drivers and offers value engineering proposals for functionality, cost, and schedule benefit.
• Manages project performance and provides performance status reports for safety, cost forecast, and schedule.
• Negotiates and issues subcontracts, major purchase orders and progress payments and monitors their progress and schedule.
• Understands, communicates, and enforces the contract and contract documents.
• Develops and coordinates overall project closeout.
• Identifies and manages risk and opportunities on construction projects.
• Monitors progress of the design, including compliance issues, quality, general coordination, constructability, and timing of deliverables.
• Assists the project team lead in obtaining a comprehensive design-management and design-quality plan and conducts periodic quality audits to ensure compliance.
• Keeps all parties informed of potential opportunities and challenges and manages stakeholders' expectations through appropriate forms of communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• 8-10 years of progressive construction experience with leadership and mentoring preferred.
• Demonstrated experience implementing a strong safety culture by application of health, safety, and environment principles and legislation.
• In-depth knowledge of construction industry including building materials, construction specifications, methods and procedures, construction law and building codes, and safety and quality management practices.
• Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills including the ability to manage project budgets and schedules.
• Ability to identify and manage risk and opportunities on construction projects.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, project management and scheduling software, with a strong aptitude for adopting new technology.

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Employee share purchase offering
• Discretionary annual performance bonus
• Comprehensive benefits and wellness programs
• Career development programs