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Job Number: 5839
Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Des Moines, IA
Industry: Construction
Relocation Available: No, the candidate must be local
Job Type: Permanent/Full-Time

Our client, located in Des Moines, Iowa, is currently seeking to fill the position of Project Manager. If you are a motivated and professional individual, who will improve the efficiency of their team, we encourage you to apply today!

Job Description

The Project Manager/Estimator will be responsible for bidding, managing, planning, scheduling, monitoring budgets and communicating status of projects with superintendents, Company leadership and field personnel.

Requirements
  • 3+ years of project management experience on earthmoving, complex underground utility, or heavy-duty demolition projects.
  • 3+ more years of estimating experience on earthmoving, complex underground utility, or heavy-duty demolition projects.
  • Experience with Ag-Tek Software preferred.
Responsibilities
  • Compile and analyze data on all factors that influence the quality and profitability of a project.
  • Track projects through to duration, ensuring Company standards and values are followed.
  • Calculate and formulate precise quantity take-offs for estimates by using the plans and customer specific information provided for the project- Previous Experience with Ag-Tek Software Preferred.
  • Effectively manage and monitor multiple projects throughout the length of a project; resolve issues, track costs and resources, effectively communicate progress and changes to customers, field staff, office staff and management.
  • Deliver answers in a timely fashion and in a manner that allows safe quality production, positive marginal impacts, as well as customer satisfaction.
  • Maintain good relationships with customers, field workers, subcontractors and accounting staff.
  • Consult across multiple disciplines including vendors, engineers, architects, and contractors to discuss and formulate effective estimates in a timely manner while meeting customer standards, regulatory standards, and maximizing profitability.
  • Effectively communicate project schedules and deadlines to Field Superintendents to assist in effective time-tables that will ensure customer satisfaction, while taking the needs of other projects and other project managers’ needs into account.
Competencies
  • Maintain schedules, material purchase requests.
  • Effectively Produce, Submit and Manage RFI’s, Submittals, Change Orders, and Logs.
  • Prepare timely reports for management throughout the project so effective decisions can be made.
  • Take responsibility for accounting documentation and resolution of issues regarding cost codes for payroll, material purchases, invoices, and logistics.