Project Manager

The PM is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, evaluation and execution of project contracts to meet company standards of quality, safety and productivity.  This individual must have a comprehensive and advanced knowledge of the civil construction industry including but not limited to budgeting, scheduling, engineering, estimating, and accounting principles. 

 

Essential Job Functions:

The list below is illustrative and is not a comprehensive list of all duties that may be assigned.

 

• Completes project pre-planning processes, such as cost estimations and budgeting
• Establishes and monitors construction schedules
• Plans all construction operations and schedule intermediate phases to ensure deadlines will be met
• Ensure subcontracts and change orders are reviewed and accurate
• Manages job-related financial reporting, interprets and analyzes reports to ensure adherence to project budget.
• Evaluates progress, prepares reports and attend meetings
• Acquires equipment and material and monitors to timely handle inadequacies
• Monitor the projects to be sure Rifenburg’s Safety Policies are being enforced
• Oversees Construction Personnel and leads in the development of high-performance teams through training, coaching, and mentoring. Ensure regular feedback is shared.
• Provide leadership to foster a positive, team-oriented atmosphere
• Develops relationships with owners, subcontractors, and engineers.
• Demonstrate adherence to and performance in keeping with the goals of Rifenburg’s Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and Affirmative Action obligations.

Experience/Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related with one to two years of field experience; or four to six years related supervisory or management experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of scheduling programs to develop and maintain schedules
• Written and oral communication; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the public.
• Management and leadership abilities-encourage the ability to develop future leaders from within the organizations
• Problem solving
• Computer skills and working knowledge of estimating, job cost, accounting and scheduling software.
• Knowledge of accounting principles to evaluate budgets and cost to completes

 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This individual may manage multiple projects, overseeing Superintendents/Foremen with crews totaling 10 to 40 employees.  Responsibilities include planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

 

Benefits

• Competitive Wages

• Health & Dental with generous employer contribution
• Supplemental Insurances (Vision, FSA, Dependent Care, Short-term Disability, Critical Illness, etc.) 
• Paid Holidays
• Generous PTO
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• …and more! 

 

Rifenburg Companies follow EEO Federal and State guidelines prohibiting employment and job discrimination. It is the policy of Rifenburg Companies to provide for and promote equal employment opportunity in employment compensation and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, Vietnam Era Veteran status, genetic predisposition, carrier status or any legally protected status.

 

The policy applies to all employment practices and actions. It includes, but is not limited to, recruitment, job application process, examination and testing, hiring, training including apprenticeship and on-the-job training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.