AGRA Construction Co.

Job Description

 

Job Title:                Senior Project Manager

Reports To:           President

FLSA Status:         Exempt

Prepared By:         Human Resources

Prepared Date:     03/20/06

                               

 

SUMMARY

Plan, direct and coordinate activities surrounding the design, fabrication, and General Construction of turnkey processing facilities.  Responsible for providing guidance, direction and assistance to the Project Managers.  Act as a liaison with all company departments to execute construction projects in a timely and cost effective manner.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

 

Communicate effectively with project managers to establish clear project goals, analyze project work process, and recognize and confront problems in a timely manner.

 

Establish and maintain relationships with customers via business meetings, phone conversations, presentations, etc.  to disclose project status, updates/changes or concerns surrounding the project plan or schedule.

 

Develop and administer process flow layouts, cost-benefit analysis, risk mitigation and budgetary reporting.

 

Initiate and implement project plan and development including the preparation of project schedules from conceptual design up to and including execution of project schedule.

 

Collaborate with Human Resources and Management in the recruiting, interviewing and hiring of project management and construction personnel.

 

Act as a liaison to the Fabrication Shop and the Manufacturing Scheduler to expedite material flow to job sites.

 

Act as a liaison with Engineering to coordinate details that meet the Sales design objectives.  and to guarantee that the customer's intent is being met with designs and fabricated components.

 

Act as a liaison with Purchasing to guarantee timely delivery of components to the job site that meet the original Sales design objectives.

 

Act as a liaison with Sales to communicate any design changes and improvements needed to expedite projects and improve costs.  Coordinate with Sales on the development of initial cost estimates and project budgets/account assignments and construction schedules.

 

Coordinate with Accounting/Administration in the timely execution of construction contracts, pay requests, change orders, and the tracking of costs.

 

Enforce and supervise safety requirements and policies.

 

Develop contract documents, which may include writing sub-contracts and amending contract requirements.

 

Maintain proper documentation of project-related efforts.

 

Perform all duties required of Project Managers.

 

Assists with the scheduling of all road crew personnel, subcontractors, project engineers, and fabrication.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Coordinate and manage Project Managers.  This will include assigning tasks, providing leadership and guidance.  Must be able to identify clear roles and responsibilities and be able to influence the project team.  

 

QUALIFICATIONS  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must have a history of managing projects of at least 50 million dollars in size. Projects should include construction of processing facilities.

 

Must have a good understanding of project management concepts and techniques, including project control, planning, estimating, resource management, risk management, and quality assurance. Must be proficient in AutoCAD and Microsoft Word/Excel/Explorer/Project.  Primavera P3 experience preferred.   Must be proficient in survey/layout techniques.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university in a related engineering field or construction management.  Five years related project management experience in seed, grain, feed, or milling industry.  Five years experience in training and performing on-site safety audits.  Requires expertise in and the ability to conduct training/audits for excavations, electrical safety, crane and sling safety, confined space, fall protection, hazard communication, PPE, mobile platform safety, welding/cutting/grinding safety, and ladder safety.  Requires knowledge and experience in managing small task forces, leadership and motivation.  

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to communicate effectively with management, customers, office and field personnel utilizing written and verbal forms of communication.  Ability to efficiently present information to management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribe style and format.

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.  Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

 

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must have OSHA 30-hour construction certification.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  Must be able to drive.  Must be able to walk rough, muddy terrain of construction sites.  Must be able to climb ladders and work from elevated structure, with proper PPE.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate.  Extreme noise, dust, welding flash, mud, snow, ice, abrasion, and fall hazards are routinely present at construction job sites and the employee will be required to wear proper PPE.

 

This position requires frequent travel and extended workdays.

 

COMMENTS

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.

 

 

 

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