Commercial Construction Project Manager Job Description
Commercial construction project manager
provides expertise and broad problem solving in areas of facilities construction, building infrastructure, equipment repair, interior design, ADA and local building code compliance.
Commercial Construction Project Manager Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Strives constantly to improve skill and work knowledge
Implements project documentation governance aligned with company and Client requirements
Manages 3rd party project delivery resources/team (typically larger more experienced team)
Be knowledgeable of the qualifications and experience of key Project Delivery Team members’ firms and personnel (A/E, Contractor, Equipment Planners, Telecommunication Consultants)
Assist in the coordination of the activities of the Project Delivery Team, develop and maintain detailed Project Action Logs and follow-up to ensure adherence to commitments made to the client
Identifies project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists
Weekly reporting and input of data into a web portal system
Manage vendors (GC, A&E, Security, signage ) to ensure full compliance with all project policies and procedures, including the formal closeout of all projects in less than 60 days after project completion
Establish profitability goals and strategies to achieve them manage and control internal cost to protect and maximize profitability
In conjunction with the inventory center (IC), estimate project based on bid specs
Commercial Construction Project Manager Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Commercial Construction Project Manager
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: AEE, ASHRAE, PMP, LEED, EPA, PPM, OSHA
Education for Commercial Construction Project Manager
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the commercial construction project manager job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Technical, Construction, Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, Architecture, Education, Business, Civil Engineering, Science
Skills for Commercial Construction Project Manager
Desired skills for commercial construction project manager include:
Building construction
Building design & project management methodologies
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Industrialized Building Code and variants for the states of MD
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Pricing
Desired experience for commercial construction project manager includes:
Identifies project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through individual project qualification process
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS/BEng/BArch) from College or University in Architecture or Construction Management
Minimum two years of related experience and/or training
Knowledge in MS Project and construction practices
BA/BS in Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, or Construction Management or equivalent combination of education and related work experience
3 years of minimum project management experience with corporate interiors
Commercial Construction Project Manager Examples
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Commercial Construction Project Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of commercial construction project manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for commercial construction project manager
- Manages 3rd party project delivery resources/team (typically smaller team)
- Responsible for tracking performance and motivating team members
- Manages all facets of project management for individual real estate projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout
- Assist in managing all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for individual real estate projects including planning, design, entitlement, permitting, construction, occupancy and closeout
- Work with Project Delivery Managers and Development Mangers and interface directly with clients to define project requirements
- Assist with contractor qualification and RFP processes
- Work with project delivery team providing project guidance and direction to achieve project goals
- Manages 3rd party project delivery resources/team
- Primary client contact for project delivery and assigning resources to projects/programs
- Develop or augment client processes to increase consistency and efficiency of project delivery
Qualifications for commercial construction project manager
- Supports project definition and initiation including on-boarding and hand-off to Local PJMs
- Leads cross-functional teams delivering projects and programs using a formal PMO process
- Facilitate regular meetings to review project status for active and pending projects
- Provides QA/QC on the activity of delivery PJMs to ensure consistency and customer satisfaction
- Manages reporting to provide visibility to both project delivery and upcoming project opportunities
- Manages internal and external fee structures, invoicing and P&L for all project activity
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Commercial Construction Project Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a commercial construction project manager. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for commercial construction project manager
- Ensure client safety standards are being met
- Manage expectations of local agencies and landowners
- Lead the teams in the design phase, from schematic drawings to 100% construction drawings, through construction phase while working with all stakeholders
- Contract Administration – process contractor pay applications, evaluate and process change orders, analyze and maintain logs/tracking sheets and records, perform inspection walks with DGS inspectors, observe and record work in place, document stored materials and monitor punch/warranty work
- Manage, coordinate, and inspect contractor work while project is in progress and contribute feedback that might make work safer, cheaper, cleaner, lower impact or any other way improve the operational success of the projects
- Maintain project management logs
- Control and monitor project budget and schedule
- Onsite supervision & occasional direction of move partners
- May provide formal assistance such as technical guidance, and/or training to coworkers
- Knowledge of ground-up construction process, including general construction standards, entitlements, municipality relations, performance of constructability review, forecast completion, and other applicable duties
Qualifications for commercial construction project manager
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering or related field or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of experience in managing projects as Project or Program Manager
- 5+ years of Public Works Experience
- Commercial project experience
- Must be a proactive problem solver and have the ability to adjust to changing job environments
- Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from 4-year college or university
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Commercial Construction Project Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a commercial construction project manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for commercial construction project manager
- Manage small construction projects within the building including any office expansions, renovations, refurbishments, and/or office moves
- Partner with end-users to determine spatial needs and communicate with architects and engineers to develop design and construction documents
- Develop and assess project bids, providing recommendations for project awards to business users and our executive management team
- Support & coordinate projects through all phases of construction through to and including final walk-through
- Partner with Facilities Engineers to support critical systems planning for mechanical, electrical and plumbing needs within renovated or expanded spaces
- Coordinate and schedule trades through all phases of construction
- Work closely with our purchasing team our vendors to procure any equipment or services needed for current and/or upcoming projects
- Understanding the challenges and differences of a healthcare project versus projects in other industry sectors
- Ensure compliance with LoA guidelines for commercial aspects, risk management process
- Ensure an adequate handover phase, analyze customer requirements, examine their commercial and contractual feasibility and transferability
Qualifications for commercial construction project manager
- 2+ years of steadily increasing project engineering or project management responsibility in a construction related field
- Experience with project scheduling software such as Smart Sheets or Microsoft Project and able to identify key schedule impact dates
- Understanding of construction projects involving environmental contamination and high groundwater conditions
- Experience in successfully navigating multiple-agency permit approval processes
- Understanding of project budgets and cost management, able to determine forecasts in required costs, maintaining project invoicing and billings and able to generate high-level (ROM) estimates on design and construction scopes of work
- Manages library of project related documents to include contracts, scopes of work, schedules budgets and overall reporting of project status
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Commercial Construction Project Manager Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of commercial construction project manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for commercial construction project manager
- Support the PM in managing and optimizing targeted financial results with due professional care
- Set up of a financial performance plan for the project based on the planned delivery schedule for the offered scope during the sales phase and manage it throughout the project execution phase
- Support the PM in identifying, evaluating, assessing risks & opportunities, strategies and response activities
- Drive Procurement together with the Project Manager by timely involving the responsible purchasing representative to ensure that the purchase orders are based on the best available bids and are within the set budget
- Ensure consistent terms and conditions with suppliers/subcontractors in line with the end-customer contract
- Coordinate other contractual requirements (e.g., performance guarantees, insurances, taxes, sureties) to achieve contract commitments
- Actively communicates with customer's commercial representatives and manages resolution of commercial issues
- Influence team to take positive action and assume accountability for the assigned work
- Regularly perform lessons learned activities on commercial aspects and feed results into own project lessons learned activities and into own organization
- Actively prospect for and develop General Contractors and Commercial End-users
Qualifications for commercial construction project manager
- Understanding and experience with contract administration
- Experience processing or coordinating construction submittals and RFI’s
- Experience working for or with federal agencies
- Is a self-motivated individual with a “can do” attitude
- 7+ years of steadily increasing professional experience in construction project management
- Expertise in planning, organizing and executing design and construction of very large facilities with a project value over $50 million
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Commercial Construction Project Manager Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of commercial construction project manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for commercial construction project manager
- Cultivate relationships within all customer target markets that have use for our products and services
- Give presentations to all clients to educate them on flooring, installation and maintenance, providing specifics on how Spectra can be a value added choice on their projects
- Representatives ensure that all of the appropriate system requirements and paperwork is accurate and are responsible for the profitability throughout the life of the project
- Ability to learn the software that Spectra uses daily, which includes RFMS estimating software to quantify materials needed for projects, and Spectra’s Winbid program to estimate all project related costs followed by preparing a professional proposal
- Manage all phases of project management including design, permitting, construction, occupancy, quality control, contract, budget/invoice and schedule management
- Interface with clients (and landlord when applicable) to define project requirements
- Establishe project work plan and deadlines
- Bid/negotiate all vendor contracts
- Create and manage detailed project schedule
- Create and manage detailed project budget
Qualifications for commercial construction project manager
- Experience working on military facilities preferred
- Background in Architecture or Construction Management required
- Construction management, project management, or AIA licensure highly desireable
- Proven track record as a project manager with ability to provide a mix of references from past supervisors and clients
- Excellent verbal communication skills in both small and large groups
- Demonstrated skill in effectively supervising design consultants and contractors