Project Manager

Kitchell seeks an experienced and dedicated Project Manager to join our Southern California region in the greater San Diego area and build a long-term career at one of the most innovative and growth-oriented building companies in the United States.

Overview

Provide PM/CM Services as an owner’s representative on a Division of State Architect (DSA) k-12 and/or Community College District education market sector program or projects.   

Provide PM/CM Services as an owner’s representative for capital projects in the Education and Civic / Municipal market sectors.  This position has client facing responsibility. It requires prior working knowledge of the needs of the building occupants across public market sectors such as k-12 & Community College (DSA), or Essential Services (fire & police stations), or Civic such as museums, and/or libraries.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides PM/CM Consultant Services for the owner in the California education or public market sector. 
• Ensures operations are executed in accordance with company project management procedures and policies.
• Ensures delivery and adherence to contractual requirements and that all aspects of owner contracts are accomplished.
• Manages the procurement phase and development of RFQs and RFPs.
• Provides oversight of contracts, drawings, estimates, and specifications to ensure relation and compliance to project requirements.
• Coordinates, directs, and monitors activities of contractors/subcontractors, engineers, architects, and related performing entities.
• Manages project controls, cost, schedule, performance activities, and procedures required by the client.
• Identifies and manages risk on the project, and advises and confers with regional executive prior to implementing risk mitigation actions.
• Actively participates in internal teams that focus on continuous improvement of the company.
• Ensures workplace health and safety policies and procedures are clearly communicated and understood by direct reports and enforces rules fairly and uniformly.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of vertical construction industry experience is required.
• Experience in the California public education market sector under DSA regulatory oversight is strongly desired.

Knowledge and Skills

• Effective presentation skills, ability to develop and deliver presentations to the end users, stakeholders, board of education is required.
• Proficient user skills with the MS Suite of tools and Bluebeam are required.
• Working knowledge of standard industry tools such as P6 and Procore are strongly preferred.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to foster and maintain interpersonal relationships is required.
• Provide leadership and financial management support to the project team is required.

License and Certifications

• A Certified Construction Manager (CCM) credential, a Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) certification, and/or a LEED Professional Accreditation is preferred.
• A valid driver’s license, with an acceptable motor vehicle record, free from suspensions or restrictions is required.

Travel Requirements

This position is performed on site at the project location based in the greater (North and/or South) San Diego, CA area. 

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly work in an office, an office trailer, and/or in a construction jobsite environment. Conditions regularly include exposure to outdoor elements, hot/cold temperatures, wet conditions, noise, atmospheric conditions, and cramped quarters. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

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.