Project Manger

About UsVentana designs, supplies, and installs high-performing curtain wall façade systems. By working closely with the design team, we can ensure a competitively priced façade that is water and air-tight and allows for optimal thermal control of the interior space. Traditionally, the façade is one of the major risk factors on any building, and the team at Ventana has a proven history of taking the risk and delivering superior façade systems that guarantee long-term performance.The Role We Want You ForThe Project Manager will provide leadership to the project staff and ensure quality and timely execution of design-build projects from design to completion.The Specifics of the RoleWorking under the leadership of a Senior Project Manager, the Project Manager coordinates all aspects of the project including:Coordination with the project team (designers, engineers, production, assembly, site crews).Communication and coordination involving the customer and their project team (project managers, architects, engineers, consultants), to ascertain contract time, cost, and quality objectives, and organize project resources accordingly.Develop an understanding of the bid scope and contract documents (trade contract, scope drawings, specification, exhibits, bid pricing and clarifications).Develop, track, update, and report on the detailed project schedule for design, engineering, mockups, production, and installation activities.Develop, track, update, and report on the contract schedule of values and payment requisitions, ensuring the project cash flow is met and payments received in a timely mannerDevelop and understand of the contract budget.Coordinate all aspects of project Quality Control; develop, track, update and report on the contract quality control and assurance system.Pricing and purchasing of materials, equipment, and sub-contracts, ensuring that both budgetary and specified contractual cost, time and quality requirements are met.Research, substantiate, present and report changes to the contract scope.Attend and take meeting minutes at all required external and internal meetings.Provide and submit all required internal and external contract reports and submissions.Manage maintenance and warranty work on completed projects.Communicates well both verbally and in writing, creates accurate and punctual reports, delivers presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills.Ability to identify, assimilate and comprehend the critical elements of a situation to extract and interpret implications of courses of actions and address details of the problem.Effectiveness in planning and controlling work, motivating, and developing subordinates, improving work methods and results, encouraging, and supporting suggestions for work improvements.Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, can simplify and process complex issues, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.Plans for and uses resources efficiently, always looks for ways to reduce costs, creates accurate and realistic budgets, tracks and adjusts budgets.Attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.Prepare and monitor realistic construction schedules and achieve full cooperation of superintendents and subcontractors.Communicates expectations and importance of safety. Follows up and ensures safety audits are completed accurately and timely. Identifies critical issues and assists in the development of improvement procedures.RequirementsBachelors Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or other related discipline.7-10 years of project management experience large scale subcontracting projects, preferably.2 years of experience in Glass and Glazing Project Management - Unitized Systems.Proficient using MS Office, Word, Excel, Project, with an aptitude to learn any required in-house software.Strong knowledge of construction principles and practices required.Excellent critical thinking skills, with an adaptable and flexible style in working with all types of individuals.Project set up, budget planning, buy out, and cost reporting experience is necessary.Experience with scheduling, dealing with subcontracts, subcontractors and/or self-perform work.Experience leading successful project teams, including development of employees, and maintaining relationships with external entities.Creative and results-oriented, with a strong sense of urgency.Successfully project managed projects of at least 10 million dollars (design-build preferred).Highly entrepreneurial and self-motivated, with the ability to work equally well on own as well as in a team environment.Ability to walk the job site, climb ladders, and multi floor scaffolding.Ability to lift objects at least 50lbs.Some Things You Should KnowOur clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.The pace is fast!Why Ventana and Clayco?Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, Phoenix Business Journal.ENR – Top Midwest Contractors (\#1), Top Design-Build Contractors (\#4), Top 400 Contractors (\#20), ENR – Top Green Builders (\#5).Compensation and BenefitsCompetitive Annual Salary: Based on qualifications, skills, training, experience, and location.Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company performance and individual contribution.Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!