Project Manager - Portage, United States - RW Mercer

Description

R.W. Mercer, Co. is a family-owned construction and service company headquartered in Jackson, Michigan. We have seven locations - six in Michigan and one in Indiana.

Our company operates in three distinct areas:
petroleum construction, petroleum service, and general contracting. We strive for unparalleled trust, performance, and pride with our commitment to our customers, employees, and suppliers.

Our motto, Making Tracks, symbolizes our journey of our past, where we are going, and how we will get there.

Through talent, growth, and execution, we will continue Making Tracks throughout the communities we service.

The Electrical Project Manager will be responsible for the estimation, quotation, direction, coordination, implementation, execution and completion of projects according to strict deadlines and within budget.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Planning and Organizing
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Decision making
• Influencing and leading
• Teamwork
• Multitasking

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITES:

• Estimating and quoting electrical portion of the job
• Responsible for permitting when required
• Attend prebid meetings with Sales when required
• Assist sales/estimating in means/methods used in field operations
• Attend preconstruction meetings with Sales, Estimating, Purchasing and Foreman for job hand off
• Verify scope of work with proposed subcontractors
• Relay qualified subcontractor bids to purchasing for purchase orders and include wording for each PO
• Subcontractor scheduling/communications/compliance/safety
• Overall project schedule
• Provide labor/equipment needs to scheduling every Wednesday prior to needs and after verification with sales, purchasing and inventory that all necessary components available, also after salesman's verification with owner
• Job cost every two weeks or earlier if needed. Make a note on PM Executive Summary report after job cost done and date it
• Job site photos showing all stages of project (can come from Foreman)
• Create PM & Foreman project manuals to include daily logs, purchase orders, bids, site specific safety manual, inspection/inspector info, contact list, map to job site, material list (after carefully reviewed by PM), drawings/sketches, photographs, contents of electronic job file, scope of work, etc.
• Communicate with sales and owner on site while under construction
• Attendance at progress meetings
• Safety, tool box talks, proper PPE for RWM and subcontractors
• Change orders, written and signed prior to onset of added work, work hand in hand with sales on this
• Final inspection/approval, sign off from inspector must be completed and saved to electronic job file
• Job close out within 30 days with asbuilt drawings, warranty manuals, final inspections and certifications or warranty cards
• Ensure foreman and laborers on site when requested by customer
• Warranty, any call backs, warranty info. is handled by PM, they schedule parts, labor, etc. needed to make repairs if deemed warranty work by PM
• Compile warranty manual including subcontractor/supplier warranties, operational/equipment manuals, onsite photos and as built drawings
• All members of the team are responsible for doing their part to ensure the success of the project

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITES

• Verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate with customers and team members
• Strong organizational skills
• Work well under pressure and meet constant deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• High school degree or equivalent
• Must possess a current State of Michigan Journeyman or Master Electrician's License
• Basic reading, writing and arithmetic is required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Physical

Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a construction environment; walk, stand, and sit for prolonged periods of time; frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, and twist; push, pull, lift, and/or carry moderate to heavy amounts of weights; operate assigned equipment and vehicles; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Digging and working in trenches. Working in confined spaces, from heights, and hot/cold weather conditions.


Vision / Hearing
Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction
. See in the normal visual range with or without correction.