Construction Project Manager United States Illinois Chicago

Job description

Facilitates the delivery of metro-based/campus projects by making timely data-based decisions in partnership with the local project team and key stakeholders. Assists with creating and reporting on project progress regarding scope, schedule, standards, and budget. Collaborates and contributes needed technical knowledge to internal teams and GC/Subcontractors to maintain the corporate vision and goals for the project. Advises and monitors the performance of vendors and/or contractors, ensuring compliance with contracts and prior audit results. Budget and Controls - Monitors the approved project budget, provides oversight, and suggests necessary adjustments for project controls (e.g., Project Expenditure Request (PERs), Professional Services Request (PSRs), Change Orders, Pay Applications, etc.). Coordination - Attends and advises during scheduled owner/architect/contractor and other project meetings, advocating for safe and secure security-first mindset during project planning. Drives Results - Facilitates the delivery of metro-based/campus projects (e.g., new construction and/or retrofits) by making timely data-based decisions in partnership with the local project team and key stakeholders. Champions team and project goals, adhering to business processes, engaging vendor relationships when/where applicable, and fostering positive cross-group collaboration efforts aligned to the program strategy, milestone delivery, and core values and priorities (Safety, Security, Quality, Schedule, Cost). Financial Acumen - Creates and applies best practices to identify and incorporate cost-effective solutions for the strategic and tactical delivery of a construction project. Applies influence, strategy, and decision-making to drive solutions, schedules, and manages change with clients, sponsors, and vendors. Goal Alignment Collaborates and contributes needed technical knowledge to internal teams (e.g., Engineering, Operations, Center for International Social Science Research [CISSR], Commercial Software Engineering [CSE], Legal, Project Controls, etc.) and General Contractors/Subcontractors to maintain the corporate vision and goals for the project. Managing Resources Oversees timely execution of all procurement activities associated with resourcing and materials necessary for delivering program(s) on time and within project budget forecasts. Evaluates resources and ensures adequate staffing and materials for job completion. Project Management Drives campus-based delivery solutions (e.g., new or retrofit data center facilities). Analyzes technical information and provides recommendations to support solutions. Assists campus teams in establishing goals for project teams, assigning responsibilities, measuring performance, and seeking and delivering feedback to achieve timely results that prioritize security in documentation, design, and/or execution. Project Tracking Assists with creating and reporting on project progress regarding scope, schedule, standards, and budget. Risk Mitigation Communicates risk mitigation goals and develops metrics, dashboards and/or scorecards to track, communicate, and drive progress. Suggests actions to support organizational and national safety and security goals. Safety and Regulation Conducts routine safety program, security, project, and contractor audits, and performs and participates in incident investigations. Technical Acumen Reviews engineering documentation/designs, site, and building plans by examining and analyzing technical information. Identifies potential risks/gaps and provides recommendations to project teams that mitigate risk, and improve overall constructability, ensuring solutions adhere to security core priorities and guidelines. Aligns project/program delivery with execution procedures and standards, and ensures alignment with organizational standards and commitments. Vendor Management Advises and monitors the performance of vendors and/or contractors, ensuring compliance with security policies, non-disclosure agreements, contracts, and prior audit results. Reviews vendor performance relative to cash flow and budget summaries (with the cost management team) and clarifies those reports in presentations to the delivery and executive teams. Vendor Selection Reviews and approves vendor scope of work, design review of site and building plans, pay-application, and invoices. Analytical Skills - The ability to review quantitative or conceptual problems and situations to draw appropriate and valid conclusions from data presented. This includes analyzing data to determine the most significant elements, identify common elements and themes in situations and actions, and recognize cause and effect relationships. Compliance Management - The ability to supervise and observe the organization's conformity to various standards, procedures, rules, and regulations. Project Quality Assurance - Knowledge of and the ability to apply systematic and continuing processes of making sure that the project is meeting specified requirements. Quality Assurance - Knowledge of and the ability to follow systematic and continuing processes of checking to see whether a product, service, or process is meeting specified requirements. This includes knowledge of quality measurements and defined standards. Regulatory Compliance - Knowledge of the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to local and/or international governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally. Risk Analysis - Knowledge of Risk Management and Analysis, the process of measuring, or assessing risk and then developing strategies to manage the risk. This may include the ability to identify or develop strategies to transfer the risk to another party, avoid the risk, reduce the negative effect of the risk, and accept some or all of the consequences of a particular risk. Construction Planning and Logistics Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction, repair, and engineering of buildings, houses, or other structures such as highways, roads, and bridges. Construction Consulting - The ability to provide management, risk-based advisory, dispute resolution and strategic communications services across all construction and engineering. Construction Management - Knowledge of specialized, project management techniques to oversee the planning, design, and construction of a project, from its beginning to its end. Construction Planning - The ability to plan how the team will manage and execute a construction project. Construction Processes - Knowledge of the design process (creating the description of a new facility, usually represented by detailed plans and specifications) and the construction planning process (identifying activities and resources required to make the design a physical reality). Scope Management - The ability to manage scope over the course of a project, including determining which changes are essential, estimating their impact on the project, ensuring that changes do not expand scope beyond acceptable levels, and keeping a change record to track progress. Managing Vendor and Stakeholder Relationships Conflict Resolution - The ability to manage conflict, disharmony, and strife among people and situations, while recognizing and addressing sensitivities. Incident Handling - The ability to lead and direct others in the process of resolving escalated problems through communication. Influence Others - The ability to garner support for initiatives by gaining the respect of others and inspiring trust and confidence. Negotiation - The ability to achieve mutually satisfying agreements in negotiations with others by listening to their objectives, acting as the company's representative to effectively communicate the company's objective, and seeking common ground and collaborative solutions. Team Facilitation - The ability to lead and orchestrate cross-functional teams to c