Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tiello has partnered with a structural steel engineering firm seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee complex structural steel projects from pre-construction through closeout. The role leads and mentors Project Managers, manages multiple projects, and ensures successful delivery across scheduling, budgeting, fabrication, erection, quality, profitability, and client satisfaction.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and mentor a team of Project Managers, providing guidance and performance feedback
- Oversee resource allocation across the Project Management team to ensure appropriate personnel are assigned to meet project deadlines
- Foster a culture of collaboration, communication, accountability, and consistent project delivery
- Organize and lead regular team meetings to share best practices, resolve challenges, and track project KPIs
- Coordinate with general contractors, owners, architects, subcontractors, field personnel, and other project stakeholders
- Manage and monitor communication and coordination of project budgets with internal and external departments
- Proactively communicate project status, issues, risks, and opportunities to company management
- Prepare scope of work assessments and manage quotes from outside subcontractors
- Select, coordinate, and manage subcontractor performance
- Conduct formal and informal project status meetings with key stakeholders
- Create and manage project schedules by working backward from required project and installation dates
- Identify and address unreasonable expectations or schedule requirements that do not align with established work procedures
- Coordinate fabrication and delivery schedules to ensure materials are available when required
- Coordinate with field subcontractors regarding installation of finished and fabricated products
- Monitor subcontracted erection activities and ensure on-site work quality meets project expectations
- Coordinate detailing priorities based on project requirements, fabrication schedules, and delivery needs
- Oversee in-house and subcontracted detailing resources as project needs require
- Manage project submittals, including shop drawings, samples, technical data, and related documentation
- Prepare and manage RFIs to ensure questions are addressed and resolved in a timely manner
- Manage procurement processes and ensure project invoices are properly coded and routed for accurate cost tracking
- Manage project budgets to achieve targeted profitability
- Monitor actual project costs throughout the project lifecycle and identify potential cost overruns
- Calculate additional costs resulting from project changes and promptly issue change order requests
- Track change order requests through resolution and approval
- Prepare project estimates and manage project budgets, including monthly project reviews with management
- Prepare and manage monthly project billings
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously across various stages of completion
- Maintain project scope in accordance with contract requirements
- Review contracts, drawings, specifications, estimates, and other project documents to fully understand project scope
- Identify revisions, discrepancies, and potential value engineering opportunities
- Prepare and issue project-specific contracts and purchase orders
- Maintain thorough documentation of project events, decisions, changes, and communications
- Identify and mitigate project risks and implement solutions to resolve issues
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations, industry standards, quality control requirements, and contractual obligations
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships to promote customer satisfaction and repeat business
- Drive project outcomes related to profitability, accounts receivable, schedule performance, document management, and client satisfaction
Skills
- • 15+ years of experience in structural steel fabrication, steel erection, construction, or a combination thereof
- • 12+ years of project management experience
- • Extensive knowledge of structural steel detailing, fabrication, and erection processes
- • Strong understanding of the complete building construction process from pre-construction through closeout
- • Ability to read and interpret architectural and structural building plans and specifications
- • Ability to read, interpret, and understand contracts, technical drawings, specifications, schedules, budgets, and project requirements
- • Detailed understanding of project scope, contractual obligations, project schedules, budgets, and technical and administrative requirements
- • Proven experience managing project costs and maintaining cost controls
- • Strong understanding of project budgeting, forecasting, change orders, billing, procurement, and profitability
- • Proficiency with project management software
- • Strong understanding of industry codes, safety regulations, and quality control standards
- • Proven ability to lead, manage, coach, and mentor project management personnel
- • Strong experience coordinating with general contractors, owners, architects, subcontractors, field personnel, and internal teams
- • Exceptional leadership, negotiation, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
- • Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills
- • Ability to manage multiple complex projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- • Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to effectively manage multiple responsibilities
- • Eligibility to work in the U.S
- • PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is a plus
Benefits
- Performance-based opportunities
- Professional development opportunities
- Leadership and career advancement opportunities
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