Ventana designs, supplies, and installs high-performing curtain wall façade systems. By working closely with the design team, we can ensure a competitively priced façade that is water and air tight, and allows for optimal thermal control of the interior space. Traditionally, the façade is one of the major risk factors on any building, and the team at Ventana has a proven track record of taking the risk and delivering superior façade systems that guarantee long-term performance.
Summary Description
Lead the field staff in the construction of the entire project. Provide leadership to the project staff and ensure quality and timely execution of design/build projects from design to completion. These phases include: scheduling, subcontractor buyout, cost reporting, preparation of subcontracts, the handling of owner coordination, and project closeout. The Project Manager has run complex multi-million dollar projects on their own, mentors Project Engineers, Summer Construction Interns, and takes on the additional responsibilities to become a Senior Project Manager.
Specific Responsibilities
Working under the leadership of a Senior Project Manager, the Project Manager coordinates all aspects of the project including:
Coordination with the project team (designers, engineers, production, assembly, site crews).
Communication and coordination involving the customer and their project team (project managers, architects, engineers, consultants), to ascertain contract time, cost and quality objectives, and organize project resources accordingly.
Develop an understanding of the bid scope and contract documents (trade contract, scope drawings, specification, exhibits, bid pricing and clarifications).
Develop, track, update and report on the detailed project schedule for design, engineering, mockups, production, and installation activities.
Develop, track, update and report on the contract schedule of values and payment requisitions, ensuring the project cash flow is met and payments received in a timely manner.
Develop and understand of the contract budget.
Coordinate al aspects of project Quality Control; develop, track, update and report on the contract quality control and assurance system.
Pricing and purchasing of materials, equipment and sub-contracts, ensuring that both budgetary and specified contractual cost, time and quality requirements are met.
Research, substantiate, present and report changes to the contract scope.
Attend and take meeting minutes at all required external and internal meetings.
Provide and submit all required internal and external contract reports and submissions.
Manage maintenance and warranty work on completed projects.
Job Specific Competencies/Behaviors
Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.
Ability to identify, assimilate and comprehend the critical elements of a situation to extract and interpret implications of courses of actions to attend to details of a problem.
Effectiveness in planning and controlling work, motivating and developing subordinates, improving work methods and results, encouraging and supporting suggestions for work improvements, etc.
Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, can simplify and process complex issues, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.
Plans for and uses resources efficiently, always looks for ways to reduce costs, creates accurate and realistic budgets, tracks and adjusts budgets.
Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
Ability to prepare and monitor realistic construction scheduled and achieve full cooperation of superintendents and subcontractors.
Communicates expectations and importance of safety. Follows up and insures safety audits are completed accurately and timely. Identifies critical issues and assists in the development of improvement procedures.
Education/Requirements
7+ Years of Experience
Experience in project management with large scale subcontracting projects is mandatory- preferably in the glass and glazing industry.
Glass and Glazing Project Management - Unitized Systems: 2 years
Bachelors degree in Construction Management or Engineering required.
Be fluent in MS Office, Word, Excel, Project, with an aptitude to learn any required in-house software.
Strong knowledge of construction principles/practices required.
Excellent problem-solving skills, with an adaptable and flexible style in working with all types of individuals.
Project set up, budget planning, buy out, and cost reporting experience is a must
High level of scheduling, dealing with subcontracts, subcontractors and/or self-perform work is a must.
Experience leading successful project team, including development of employee and maintaining relationships with external entities.
Creative and results-oriented, with a strong sense of urgency.
Successfully project managed projects of at least 10 million dollars (design build preferred).
Highly entrepreneurial and self-motivated, with the ability to work equally well on own as well as in a team environment.
Ability to walk the job site, climb ladders, and multi floor scaffolding.