Senior Project Manager

Job Summary

BELL Construction is hiring for a Senior Project Manager to join our Building division and oversee Justice projects in the Nashville, TN area. The Senior Project Manager (SPM) is responsible, with the Project Superintendent, for the overall success of a larger (>$50M) project or multiple smaller projects. The SPM demonstrates excellent people skills and provides the core leadership required to guide the project team to success.

Job Responsibilities

• Monitors project safety with full ability to stop work if unsafe conditions exist and report concerns to the Project Superintendent and Safety department.
• Understands all trades, including MEP, and has expert knowledge in all aspects of commercial and industrial construction.
• Knowledgeable in estimating, bidding and unit costs, ensuring accuracy of contract information. Represents BELL at owner pre-bid and pre-proposal meetings.
• Expertly creates and evaluates detailed project schedules, including preconstruction activities, and performs constructability analysis on large projects.
• Successfully forecasts costs throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Provides expertise and leadership in CM, design-build, and design-assist relationships.
• Understands and evaluates lead times to ensure everything is ordered timely and available when needed to support the project schedule.
• Identifies unique owner requirements and produces documents that support those requests.
• Leads and drives subcontractor compliance and recovery process. Understands all aspects of subcontract management including subcontract terms and conditions language, lien release process, insurance, and claims avoidance/resolution. Prepares for and successfully runs subcontract meetings.
• Hires, trains, mentors, coaches, and evaluates project team.
• Knowledgeable of company financials and understands financial statements.
• Develops project-specific punchlist approach and integrates owner, CM, and designers into program. Creates and monitors the punchlist process to ensure timely execution.
• Supervises the closeout process to ensure successful completion.
• Oversees the project team as they manage costs on Self-Performed Work, providing guidance on mitigation measures as needed.
• Communicates with Accounting and Project Administration to produce pay apps, reports, and pricing for owner change requests and change orders timely and accurately.
• Works with business development staff in new project pursuit and procurement.
• Partners with the Safety Director and Quality Control Director to manage and ensure compliance with each program’s policies, protocols, and government regulations for all projects.
• Ensures a harassment-free workplace for all employees.
• Performs additional responsibilities as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Minimum required – Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum required – Six (6) years of Project Management experience.

Knowledge & Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word.
• Ability to use and implement new tools and technologies, such as Viewpoint, Bluebeam, and other Building Information Models (BIM) software.
• Knowledge of local & regional markets with ability to develop and maintain business relationships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including delivering clear and persuasive presentations.
• Demonstrated understanding of construction finance, scheduling, engineering, estimating, and purchasing processes and techniques.
• Able to read, comprehend, and interpret contracts, drawings, blueprints, specifications, schedules, and scopes of work.

BELL Construction is a equal opportunity employer. Women and Minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.