Project Managers are Dennis Group's primary client contact through the entire project delivery process, from design concept through bidding, construction, and start-up. As a Project Manager, your responsibility is to ensure each project's scope, cost and schedule are successfully met. Our projects are designing and building food and beverage process facilities (industrial projects). The design/architect teams, engineering teams (multiple), and construction teams are housed within Dennis Group and the project manager is actively interacting with each group to ensure the success of the project. Project Manager's mission is to provide project management and execution expertise for clients through the entire project life cycle.
Project Managers also play a vital role in our client relationship management program. As such, having the requisite experience, skill set, and character to successfully support our sales and marketing activities is an essential aspect of the role. This role requires excellent leadership, organization, and time management skills as you will wear many hats at once. Those finding success in the role typically have a technical background - which they apply daily - and are professional, self-motivated, and energetic with excellent communication and inter-personal skills. Typical responsibilities include but not limited to:
Responsibilities
Assist in managing projects from planning through commissioning including developing key success criteria for each project and ensuring the success criteria are achieved
Assisting with the development of project scope, budget, schedule, and critical path elements
Develop RFI
Prepare purchase/work authorization.
Maintain client SharePoint site
Managing in-house and consulting design teamwork product
Establishing design criteria; reviewing design and construction phase documents
Managing permit, code and regulatory approvals
Develop preliminary procurement plan (preparation of bid packages, bid tabulation, writing of purchase orders and subcontracts)
Assemble and evaluate potential project bidders
Develop small engineering services proposal
Manage bid process fairly and professionally
Maintain "Outstanding Items Needs" list
Maintain Project Meeting notes
Develop and issue monthly reports
Determine project permitting needs
Update project forecasting tool monthly
Review and approve monthly supplier invoices and client billing
Develop and maintain submittal and RFI processes
Develop preliminary PM/Eng/CM/Start-up support cost estimate
Facilitate and manage food safety risk assessments
Organizing construction trades and administering subcontracts
Managing project budget and expense approvals
Managing contract and change order administration
Overseeing equipment installations
Providing on-site supervision and coordinate design team on-site support activities
Managing project punch-list inspection
Assembling and maintaining complete project records and close-out documents
Interfacing with client, working in client facilities and construction sites.
Degree in Engineering (strongly preferred), Construction Management, or Architecture.
3+ years of experience within a design-build, General Contractor company working with multiple in-house engineer disciplines, architects, designers, etc.
3+ years of experience with MEP industrial construction projects, preferably food and beverage or pharmaceutical projects.
3+ years of experience with Building construction, Project scheduling, Construction estimating, and Construction Safety.
Basic understanding of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, and other design software
Familiarity with sanitary environments is a plus
Must meet overnight travel requirement of not less than 50% (overnight travel of 70-120 nights out of town annually) of any given time of the year.
Physical Requirements
Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
At times, standing and walking the jobsite over rough terrain can be expected
Must be able to lift-up to 15 pounds at times.
Travel Requirement
Our projects are located throughout the United States and Canada, and this is a position that you will need to work collaboratively with owners, A/E teams, subs, building officials, etc. regularly at the client's facilities and construction sites. Overnight travel requirement will be not less than 50% (overnight travel of 70-120 nights out of town annually) of any given time of the year.
About Us
We plan, design, engineer, and build food plants for major brands across the country and the world. For the past three decades, we've focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry, helping your favorite brands put your favorite foods in the grocery store. Simply put, food isn't one thing we do, it's all we do.
Dennis Group offers competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience. We provide comprehensive employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid time off including an open vacation policy, as well as bonus, profit-sharing, and retirement plans.
Dennis Group is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.