Job Details

Kitchell seeks an experienced and dedicated Senior Project Manager to join our Northern California region in the city of Santa Rosa and build a long-term career at one of the most innovative and growth-oriented building companies in the United States.

Overview

Providing PM/CM Consultant Services for the owner on Public Sector Construction Projects such as police/fire stations, community centers, and other municipal facilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as a Construction Manager with direct client facing responsibilities
• Work directly with multiple city departments to provide them with internal resources as support for their need for PM/CM services
• Strong knowledge of contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications to ensure relation and compliance to project requirements
• Conduct project meetings and provide documentation, administration, and tracking of relevant information
• Maintain and ensures client satisfaction and effectively resolves complaints when necessary in order to secure repeat business
• Implements and maintains effective systems of communication within and outside the program to ensure constructive relationships and the adequate flow of information
• Ensure contractor, architect, engineer, will adhere to contractual requirements on areas of safety, performance, project staff, and equipment
• Provide management of project logistics, organization, safety, and manpower utilization
• Monitor project planning and design status to report findings, recommendations, and updates
• May coordinate, direct, and monitor activities of construction management staff, contractors, engineers, architects, and related performing entities
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related field is preferred
• 15 or more years of experience in Vertical Construction (public sector strongly preferred) is required with 5 of those years as a Project Manager is required
• Prior experience working on public sector and essential service construction projects is required
• Experience with Design-build delivery method is preferred but not required

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge and application of master planning, A/E solicitation, project development, design-phase management, construction estimating, cost, project controls/scheduling, documentation, engineering/construction principles, contracts and delivery methods are required
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite of products is required
• User skills with P6 and Procore are preferred
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the advanced ability to foster and maintain effective interpersonal relationships is required

License and Certifications

• DBIA certification preferred
• Valid California driver's license free from suspensions or restrictions

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly work in an office and or construction environment. Conditions regularly include exposure to outdoor elements, hot/cold temperatures, wet atmospheric conditions, and cramped quarters with occasionally loud noise level in the work. Independent travel throughout the county and state may be required.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly sit, stand, walk, talk or hear and use hands to finger, feel and handle; frequently reach with hands and arms; occasionally climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must frequently lift and or move 10 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.

Travel Requirements

This position is based on location at the project site in Santa Rosa, CA but could require travel between local projects up to 25% of the time.