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Beam, Longest, and Neff (BLN) is a full service heavy civil engineering and program management firm. Founded over 75 years ago, BLN is a leading firm across the United States. BLN is seeking highly qualified and motivated individuals who possess experience in construction management, general project management, or FEMA/HUD-funded housing programs.
Essential Job Functions
Assist the senior management in all phases of project implementation
- Collect duration, sequence, and lead times from contractors and other partners
- Generate schedule updates with input from management and direct reports
- Distribute schedule and regular schedule updates to subcontractors, general stakeholders, and the client
- Establish structure, direction, and approach for the project
- Manage assigned support staff and the quality of their work
- Manage assigned subconsultantsProject Start-up
- Administer the Project Start-up Checklist as directed.
- Read and understand all elements of the Prime Contract.
- Read and understand project specific documentation requirements.
- Assist with drafting of guidelines and standard operating procedures for assigned tasks and staff
Prime Contract Administration – Assist with all of the following, as directed:
Coordinate all required administrative submittals
- Generate monthly applications for payment (collaborate with Project Accounting and Senior Management), as directed.
- Conduct regularly scheduled coordination meetings with the client, subconsultants, project partners, and other stakeholders
- Collaborate with Senior Management in preparation for the meeting
- Provide update of project schedule
- Communicate issues requiring immediate action
- Provide proper notifications of delay and/or additional cost
- Ensure all requirements of the Prime Contract are met
- Oversee and ensure timely closeout of the project.
Subcontract Administration
- Manage the project admin’s responsibility to ensure that certificates of insurance are in good standing for subcontractors, inform Senior Management of any changes.
- Help to resolve disputes with subcontractor regarding scopes of work
- Attend and participate in contractor coordination meetings.
- Provide assistance and work with Construction Liaisons in regard to contractor performance issues in field:
- Review problems with contractor’s project management
- Provide proper notifications
- Supplement work force when required
- Attend Senior Management’s regularly scheduled contractor coordination meetings
- Review contractor progress with regard to project schedule
- Review RFI’s and submittals from contractors; coordinate with/forward to Construction Liaisons for processing
Quality Control
- Ensure required pre-installation / pre-construction meetings take place and are properly documented.
- Ensure contractors have complete and proper scope of work prior to mobilization.
- Review field activities on a regular basis for problems
Project Staff
- Mobilize and motivate the team.
- Coordinate with the project team. (establish lines of communication, set goals and communicate priorities/deadlines)
Competencies
- Strong planning, organizational, and leadership skills
- Execute with limited information and ambiguity
- Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Must be a motivated team player, looking to succeed
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Operationally focused; detailed oriented but able to grasp big picture
- Excellent people skills
- Must possess a strong work ethic
- Ability to direct the work of others
- Ability to reach agreements without damaging relationships
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3+ years general project management experience
- Proficient with MS Excel, MS Word and project management software
- Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment criminal, driving and drug screen
- Must possess a current and valid state driver’s license and a clean driving record
Experience:
- Project management: 3 years (Preferred)
