Senior Project Manager

Kitchell seeks experienced and dedicated Senior Project Managers to join our Bay Area region in the city of South San Francisco and build a long-term career at one of the most innovative and growth-oriented building companies in the United States.

Overview

Provide PM/CM Services as an owner’s representative on a Division of State Architect (DSA) k-12 education market sector program or projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing PM/CM Consultant Services for the owner in the California education market sector
• Ensures operations are executed in accordance with company project management procedures and policies
• Ensures delivery and adherence to contractual requirements and that all aspects of owner contracts are accomplished
• Manage the procurement phase and development of RFQs and RFPs
• Oversight of contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications to ensure relation and compliance to project requirements
• Coordinate, direct, and monitor activities of contractors/subcontractors, engineers, architects, and related performing entities
• Manage project controls, cost, schedule, performance activities, and procedures required by the client
• Identifies and manages risk on the project, and advises and confers with regional executive prior to implementing risk mitigation actions
• Actively participates in internal teams that focus on continuous improvement of the company
• Ensures workplace health and safety policies and procedures are clearly communicated and understood by direct reports and enforces rules fairly and uniformly

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline is preferred
• Minimum of 12 years of vertical construction industry experience of which 5+ years are required as a Project or Construction Manager
• Construction experience in the California public education market sector under DSA regulatory oversight is required

Knowledge and Skills

• Effective presentation skills, ability to develop and deliver presentations to the end users, stakeholders, and board of education is required
• Proficient user skills with the MS Suite of tools and Bluebeam are required
• Working knowledge of standard industry tools such as P6 and Procore are strongly preferred
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to foster and maintain interpersonal relationships is required
• Provide leadership and financial management support to the project team is required

License and Certifications

• A Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential, a Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) certification, and/or a LEED Professional Accreditation is preferred
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable motor vehicle record, free from suspensions or restrictions, is required

Travel Requirements

This position is performed on site at the project location based in the greater South San Francisco, CA area.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly work in an office, an office trailer, and/or in a construction jobsite environment. Conditions regularly include exposure to outdoor elements, hot/cold temperatures, wet conditions, noise, atmospheric conditions, and cramped quarters. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly sit, stand, walk, talk or hear and use hands to finger, feel and handle; frequently reach with hands and arms; occasionally climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must frequently lift and or move 10 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.