Project Director - Construction Operations
Suffolk is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Project Director to manage and coordinate all necessary project resources and documentation throughout the entire project lifecycle. This includes maintaining budget and schedule, managing and administering all contractual requirements, agreements with trade partners, purchase orders, meeting minutes, and shop drawing logs.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead and communicate with Suffolk Field Supervision, Subcontractors, and Vendors to assist them in working to the Project Schedule
* Represent Suffolk with Owner(s), Architects, Consultants, Government Authorities, Vendors, and Subcontractors
* Administer financial aspects of the Owner's contract, subcontracts, and purchase orders
* Built effective relationships with clients and the Suffolk project team members
* Project Start-Up:
o Review general contract and contract documents and confirm budget setup and project milestones
o Create a schedule of values and project logs, plan for project safety and mobilization, including review and validation with team members
* Purchasing process and document control:
o Maintain buy schedule, write scopes of work, distribute and log subcontracts, write required contract riders and purchase orders, and confirm compliance with project insurance requirements
o Review subcontractor references, obtain Subcontractor bonds, and maintain project files
o Maintain and manage all purchase and delivery schedules, change order processes, shop drawings, document control logs, Owner, Architect, and Subcontractor correspondence
o Work with Purchasing in setting up/executing trade buyout including defining scope of work, authoring Exhibit B's, ensuring scope coverage, coordinating buy and project schedules
* Meeting Management:
o Attend all schedule and management meetings necessary to monitor and manage the project, chairing as appropriate
* Financial Management:
o Manage all requisitions and payments including lien releases and project payroll and maintains best possible cash flow throughout the project, communicating issues proactively
* Project Closeout:
o Deliver all necessary manuals to the Owner, consolidates project documentation and files
o Manage subcontractor closeout, transfer of utilities, owner training, and punch list process
o Deliver all warranties, as-builts and training to the owner
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering or applicable discipline and experience relative to project size/scope
* 5+ years of related experience
* Excellent business judgment demonstrated by consistently achieving profitability objectives and strong project close-outs with client and subcontractor relationships in good standing
* Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail evidenced by a strong command of all applicable contract and legal provisions
* Ability to analyze and execute financial trade-offs which frequently involve dealing with incomplete data and ambiguity
* Able to multi-task and handle competing priorities between Suffolk business needs, organizational issues, and sound customer relations
* Judgment to know when to escalate issues up the chain of command
* A strong sense of urgency and initiative
* Able to quickly study and react to complex issues
* Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to confidently and decisively take action
* Team leader with excellent diplomatic and communication skills, able to handle and resolve conflicts effectively in a firm but fair manner
* Able to manage and embrace change, respond and adapt to new processes and new ways of looking at old problems
* Candidate must possess Suffolk's Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring
Working Conditions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.
EEO Statement:
Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age, or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.