Project Manager - Mass Timber

Build More with Your Career at Christman Constructors, Inc.

With projects throughout the Midwest, Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) is a great place to begin, continue or grow your career. We're searching for the next generation of innovative minds who want to shape the world and live to build. CCI is looking for a Mass Timber Project Manager to join our team in our Lansing, Michigan region. The Project Manager is responsible for managing and leading the project team throughout the duration of the assigned project(s).

What You Will Do:

As a Mass Timber Project Manager, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Assesses and maintains client relationships to understand construction leadership needs, facility maintenance needs, and other business needs that may have project implications from the beginning of the contract through the project warranty period.
• Coordinates development and delivery of project planning services (e.g., estimating, scheduling, value engineering, reporting) with the project planning leader. Conducts estimates for self-performed scopes of work as required.
• Establishes and clarifies project-specific goals related to schedule, safety, accounting, labor relations, EEO, and data processing/reporting.
• Manages client relations, including but not limited to clarifying quality standards, expectations, and priorities as presented in the design documents, demonstrated in mock-ups, and expressed through punch list evaluations of work-in-place.
• Oversees timely and accurate processing of all project information documents relating to the contract, bulletins, field work orders, and change orders, and require formal authorization prior to proceeding in the field.
• Compares assessment of client needs to contractual obligations and delivery of project professional management services by the Christman Constructors team and all contracted trades, vendors, consultants, and suppliers to ensure that proper service is provided to the client.
• Defines project goals and priorities that establish resource allocation conditions.
• Determines project staffing requirements necessary to successfully accomplish project, develops project staffing plan, and establishes work plan and schedules for each project phase.
• Establishes subcontract agreements and work scopes for all trade contractors and communicates expectations and responsibilities related to project planning, coordination with other trades, safety, and proactive definition of work quality.
• Clarifies expectations and performance requirements in both written project documents and through presentations and discussions at pre-bid conferences, post-bid meetings, pre-installation meetings, and other interactions.
• Executes contractual risk protections by determining Builder's Risk Insurance approach for the project (Owner or Christman provided) and ensures required coverage amounts and dates.
• Creates positive safety culture by understanding interface of construction activities and schedule with client's existing operations and occupancy.
• Coordinates team leadership, emphasizing safety as the top priority on the project requiring constant attention of all workers to eliminating and mitigating hazardous conditions on the site and preventing hazardous actions.
• Models safety awareness and planning at all times. Observes safety practices on site and promptly address any unsafe situations or behaviors, reporting violations and coordinating corrective actions to the project.
• Coordinates information access and sharing across project team members to keep all team members informed of current project status.
• Compiles and analyzes project financial information and expenditures to evaluate effective use of available funds over the course of the project, and prepare formal evaluations internally and externally every month.

• Ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations issued by OSHA, EPA, and other federal, state, and local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over projects.

What You Will Bring to the Team:

Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or other relevant course work.
• Six (6) or more years of work experience in construction or related job field.
• Intermediate computer knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• -or-
• Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

Preferred experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Architecture, or other related fields.
• OSHA 30 and OSHA 10 training preferred.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Ability to maintain stable performance under pressure or opposition.
• Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities; uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.
• Effectively meets customer needs, builds productive customer relationships; takes responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Ability to develop and create a vision for the future in which long range goals can be achieved.
• Strong computer knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Outlook.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and prioritize responsibilities in order to consistently meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and quickly to a variety of audiences from leadership to team members.
• Proven understanding of compliance and quality assurance guidelines and best practices.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Advanced knowledge of construction project management software.
• Ability to work well with supervision and peers.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Why Christman?

At Christman, everyone is an owner. Through our employee stock ownership plan, each employee-owner shares in the collective success and wealth of our nationally recognized company and is eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health insurance, 401K contribution, professional development and tuition reimbursement, and more.

CCI is a premier full-service construction contractor with a tradition of excellence spanning more than a century. We are passionate about constructing facilities that drive our economy, improve our public infrastructure, and create the spaces that enable our clients to do what they do best.

With offices in Detroit, Lansing, and Livonia, Michigan, CCI specializes in:

• Carpentry & General Trades
• Concrete & Civil
• Demolition & Restoration
• Mass Timber
• Fireproofing
• Service
• General Contracting

Learn more about how you can grow as a Christman Expert, Leader and Partner and build more with us.

Work Environment

The majority of work is completed outside at the construction site, and in an office trailer where the project is monitored and daily decisions are made about construction activities. The position is often exposed to sounds and loud noises, such as construction equipment. The job requires protective equipment when on the construction site (hardhats, safety glasses, and high visibility clothing). Temperatures and conditions may vary depending on the weather and seasons.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, tolerate heights, able to talk and hear others speaking, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, and to operate a computer keyboard and phone while maintaining visual acuity. The employee must be able to lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and 25 pounds constantly.

Travel

Must have reliable transportation. Travel to and from the construction site is required, majority of the work will be done at the site. Most of the travel will be local, but some long distance and overnight travel may be required.

Notice to Recruiting Agencies (Unsolicited Resumes): The Christman Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our applicant tracking system, website, or to any Christman employee/affiliates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Christman employees or its' affiliates will be considered property of The Christman Company and will be processed accordingly. Christman will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume without an executed agreement and assigned to a specific search.

The Christman family of companies is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.