Senior Project Manager - MEP

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The Senior Project Manager MEP is responsible for all project administration including all contractual requirements, agreements with trade partners, purchase orders, and risk management. This individual also manages general work performance and quality, and overall team progress against the project plan. Must have a minimum of 8 years of experience managing large-scale construction projects, including significant exposure to MEP systems. AEROSPACE, AVIATION, INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE – A PLUS!!

• Budget Updates:
  • Produce thorough forecast of Cost-to-Complete which drills down to identify potential exposures.
  • Require the project team to track costs of field directives and back charges for forecasting purposes.
  • Create detailed analysis of line-item exposures, particularly unit price contracts.
  • Follow the Forecasting Calendar for on‑time completion of forecasts.
  • Teach the Standard Operating Procedures for budget updating to project team.
• Change Order Management:
  • Require the project team to consistently track all Proposed Change Order (PCO) items including in‑scope and out‑of‑scope.
  • Provide the owner with up‑to‑date status reports relating to changes.
  • Require the project team to produce a monthly Owner Change Order (OCO).
  • Work to recover all legitimate GC costs relating to owner changes.
  • Track the status of all contract allowances and submit Change Order Requests (COR) when an over‑run is likely.
• Project Close Out:
  • Establish an effective Close‑out Plan early in the project which includes the early collection, review, and packaging of contract close‑out documents.
  • Require the team to utilize the Work list System to organize and manage the completion of phases of the work.
  • Teach/Train close‑out process to field staff.
• Owner/Sub
  
  Requisition Process:
  • Require the project team to have the completed pay requisitions approved by the owner no later than the 1st of each month.
  • Produce an effective Schedule of Values.
  • Establish a regimented process for the collection of payments no later than 30 days and a subsequent efficient system for the payment to subcontractors.
• Cash Management:
  • Consistently manage the cash flow of the project to maintain overall fiscal responsibility from start to finish.
  • Produce an effective Schedule of Values which supports a strong cash‑flow position.
  • Review each subcontractor’s initial Schedule of Values to prevent over payment.
  • Review sub/vendor requisitions to prevent payment of unsigned or unfunded change orders.
  • Produce and update the cash model for the owner to prevent surprises.
• Meeting Management:
  • Establish a meeting regiment for the project team which provides for effective communication and problem solving.
  • Follow the SOP for focused meetings such as PM/PE, OACs, subcontractor meetings, coordination meetings, pre‑con sessions, etc.
• Contract Logs:
  • Require the project team to assemble and maintain the project logs (cash management, change management, noncompliance, buy‑schedule, contracts, procurement, submittals, RFIs, safety, hold reports, construction schedule, work lists) and periodically review for accuracy.
  • Conduct focus meetings once per month to review the maintenance of those logs and drill down to identify potential exposures and issues.
• Subcontractor Relationships:
  • Establish a “Firm but Fair” approach to building relationships with subcontractors.
  • Promote an environment of organization and professionalism with subcontractors.
  • Address issues immediately with a non‑performing subcontractor to protect BE&K from resulting delays and potential impact.
• Schedule Management:
  • Provide leadership with the superintendent to produce a clear, thorough, and accurate baseline contract schedule which rarely requires changes to the original logic.
  • Track events, impacts, and changes in the schedule to allow for the management and prevention of delays.
  • Lead the project team to focus on critical path matters to prevent non‑excusable delays.
  • Provide the owner with written monthly updates of the contract schedule in accordance with the requirements of the contract.
  • Take needed action with subcontractors that are impacting the…