Senior Project Manager

Oregon, Portland Office, 550 SW 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97205, USA

At Lewis, where every employee is an owner, our people are empowered to make decisions – big and small – to meet the goals of our clients. We are passionate about our work and driven to build quality buildings that stand the test of time. With fulfillment as one of our six core values, Lewis has a collaborative and supportive culture committed to the success and development of our people.

It is the Senior Project Manager’s (Sr. PM) responsibility to successfully lead and execute all aspects of project delivery, including sales, preconstruction, construction execution and warranty management.

The Senior PM will lead, develop and manage teams to successfully execute projects, promote professional development and ensure employees are fulfilled in their work.

Beyond specific project assignment, the Sr. PM will provide Company leadership, participating in committees, initiatives, and/or industry associations to further the interests of the Company.

Act as a representative of the Company at all times (internally and externally), leading by example.

• Act as a leader in assigned marketing and business development activities. Develop and maintain close working relationships with clients.
• Lead the sales process, creating a “Win Strategy’ including the development of content for written proposal, and team preparation for the interview phase.

• Provide management and oversight for a single large project or multiple small to medium sized construction projects.
• Lead the bid/budget process that includes reviewing the bid documents, owner contracts, bid personnel assignments, and supervising bid day activities.
• Provide direction for the estimating and preconstruction effort to include coordinating the purchasing and operations of assigned projects.
• Follow projects from preconstruction through close-out and warranty periods.
• Monitor cost reports, labor resources, schedule, and safety programs.
• Coordinate peer reviews and project performance audits on assigned projects.
• Ensure assigned work delivers successful outcome – original profit expectations met or exceeded, project duration meets or exceeds contract schedule, quality meets owner expectation, OSHA recordable rate is below Company KPI and relationships with Owner, Architect and Contractor are strong.
• Review, approve and execute owner change orders, and when necessary, review and approve subcontract and supply agreement drafts.
• Supervise production and maintenance of construction schedules in addition to the compilation of the monthly profit projections.
• Work with the Project Superintendent and Site Safety Personnel to establish the project specific safety program that meets all of the Lewis Safety requirements as well as any specific requirements of our client and/or owner contract.
• Actively contribute to safety-based planning during the preconstruction and planning phase.
• Promote a culture of safety at all times.
• Conduct required monthly safety inspections on your projects. It is the PM’s responsibility to ensure teammates are performing the required number of Safety inspections.
• Actively contribute to and support all incident investigations (RCAs, etc.) on the project.

• Develop and mentor employee in their career development and personal fulfillment.
• Collaborate with operational leadership on team assignments and workforce forecasting.
• Resolve labor relations problems on assigned projects.
• Accept and maintain other internal management duties, responsibilities, and special assignments in a leadership role for the company.
• Adhere to and promote Company values.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10 – 15 years of industry experience preferred.
• Computer knowledge and proficiency, including Microsoft Office products.
• Capability of dealing with employees, owners, architects, engineers and project subcontractors is required.
• Exhibits strong leadership qualities.
• Skills and ability to develop industry…