Construction, Project Support Services - Project Manager

Company Description

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.

We are seeking a Project Manager who will manage multiple clients/projects through the design and construction processes on behalf of our Owner clients. This includes project due diligence, scope development, design and construction services solicitation, constructability reviews, scheduling, estimating, project monitoring, etc. The Senior Project Manager receives direction from and reports to the Vice President within the J.S. Held Owner’s Representation practice within the Construction Advisory Division.

Technical Expectations:

• Project Controls
  • Scheduling
    • Work with PM’s on project schedule interdependencies and report on master schedule activities such as “ upcoming bid release dates, bid dates, completion dates, etc
    • Cross reference and monitor schedules to anticipate program level opportunities and conflicts and recommend adjustments in coordination with team project managers to ensure accurate and realistic scheduling.
  • Cost Management
    • Prepare and manage project budgets, including cost estimates, forecasts, and financial reports.
    • Work closely with client finance teams to ensure alignment with
    • Track project expenditures and ensure alignment with budgetary constraints.
    • Develop, maintain, and update quarterly cash flow reports.
    • Provide weekly and monthly reporting from the project financial system.
• Oversee the project team in all aspects of a project from conception to completion.
• Manage client budget to prevent cost overruns and provide cost savings solutions.
• Schedule analysis – prevent schedule delays where possible and provide opportunities to
• improve on key target dates.
• Participate in client management activities such as regularly communicate and address problems directly, agree on strategy, goals and timelines while keeping the appropriate team members engaged and involved.
• Travel both locally and throughout the State of Indiana for on-site client meetings, as needed.

Performance Expectations:

• Utilization of 1,720hrs allocated to billable client work, unless adjusted by your supervisor
• Work independently with project managers and clients
• Work collaboratively with internal team members
• Draft work product independently
• Apply deductive reasoning and critical thinking skills
• Regularly communicate and address client project issues directly with supervisor, recommend strategies and seek agreement on next steps, goals and timelines while keeping the appropriate team members engaged and involved
• Work efficiently and seek opportunities to improve process efficiencies

Required Qualifications

Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree with accumulated technical experience or 3-5 years of equal experience in related fields such as design, facility planning and other construction management related fields.

• In depth knowledge of
  • Project delivery types
  • Pre-construction
  • Design process
  • Contracts - AIA, AGC etc
  • Legal aspects of maintaining projects
  • Documentation requirements
  • Project Cost Accounting and control
  • Close out requirements
  • Estimating process (preconstruction to forensic)
  • Project budget management
  • Change order process
  • Scheduling techniques
  • Labor applications

Software Requirements:

• Google products
• Microsoft Office
• D365 (training provided by J.S. Held)
• ADVANCED SOFTWARE: (preferred but not required)
  • Estimating Software (Blue beam/Xactimate, Cost X)
  • Project Management Software (Pro-Core/ Sage/ ProLog)

Preferred Qualifications

• Communication: Effectively communicates at all organizational levels. Helps others succeed by consistently providing feedback to others in a constructive manner. Maintains confidentiality of clients and the firm.
• Project Focus: Sees things through to completion, deals effectively with potential obstacles and exhibits the flexibility to adapt to whatever a situation calls for. Work is completed within designated timeframes. Takes proper action when time frames cannot be met to assure the work of others is not compromised. Uses non-billable time effectively.
• Professionalism: Has a positive attitude which motivates team members and clients. Displays a sense of pride, enthusiasm, optimism and deep dedication for work with both clients and colleagues. Is a self-motivator, willing to take on new challenges. Takes responsibility for increasing his/her own skills.
• Leadership Skills: Has the ability to not only understand and utilize innate talents, but to also effectively leverage the natural strengths of the team to accomplish the mission. Treats others openly, with respect and recognizes their value.
• Self Starter: The ability to operate with minimal oversight while communicating upstream and downstream as appropriate.

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

• Must be able to lift multiple 25-pound packages twice a day for 2 – 3 hours
• Must be able to complete mathematical computations 80% of the working day
• Environment exposures
• Must be able to be on call or work weekends or nights
• Travel requirements

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Flexible Time Off
• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match
• Commuter Benefit

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $60k - $80k. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request for a reasonable accommodation, please email [email protected] and include “Applicant Accommodation” within the subject line with your request and contact information.

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