Project Manager, Data Centers

Suffolk Construction - Manassas, VA

Full-time - Senior

Manassas, VA

1,001-5,000 employees

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About the position

The Senior Project Manager for Mission Critical at Suffolk is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all project resources and documentation throughout the project lifecycle. This role involves managing budgets, schedules, and contractual requirements while ensuring effective communication and collaboration with various stakeholders. The position focuses on delivering complex, MEP-intensive projects for technology and telecommunications clients, offering significant opportunities for career advancement in the mission-critical construction industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead and communicate with Suffolk Field Supervision, Subcontractors and Vendors to assist them in working to the Project Schedule
• Represent Suffolk with Owner(s), Architects, Consultants, Government Authorities, Vendors and Subcontractors
• Administer financial aspects of the Owner's contract, subcontracts, and purchase orders
• Build effective working relationships with clients and the Suffolk project team members
• Review the general contract and contract documents and confirm the budget setup and project milestones
• Create a schedule of values and project logs, plan for project safety and mobilization, including review and validation with team members
• Maintain the buy schedule, write scopes of work, distribute and log subcontracts, write required contract riders and purchase orders, and confirm compliance with project insurance requirements
• Review subcontractor references, obtain Subcontractor bonds, and maintain project files
• Maintain and manage all purchase and delivery schedules, change order processes, shop drawings, document control logs, Owner, Architect and Subcontractor correspondence
• Attend all schedule and management meetings necessary to monitor and manage the project, chairing as appropriate
• Manage all requisitions and payments including lien releases and project payroll and maintains best possible cash flow throughout the project, communicating issues proactively
• Deliver all necessary manuals to the Owner, consolidates project documentation and files
• Manage subcontractor closeout, transfer of utilities, owner training, and punch list process
• Deliver all warranties, as-builts and training to the owner

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or applicable discipline
• 10+ years of related experience
• Excellent business judgment demonstrated by consistently achieving profitability objectives and strong project close-outs with client and subcontractor relationships in good standing
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail evidenced by a strong command of all applicable contract and legal provisions
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The ability to manage and embrace change. Respond and adapt to new processes and new ways of looking at old problems
• Candidate must possess Suffolk's Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring