BLUROC PROJECT MANAGER

Description

BLUROC is one of North America’s leading providers of right-of-way access solutions. From pipelines to power lines to civil projects, we offer unmatched expertise in total access planning, clearing, sitework and restoration services. When customers choose BLUROC as their access company, they’re also choosing YAK ACCESS North America’s largest supplier of access mats and products for building temporary or permanent roads—which means they can be as confident in their materials as they are in their project plan.

These end-to-end solutions are delivered by an experienced, reliable team who place a priority on safety, environmental sensitivity, cost, and timeliness. In short, BLUROC goes the extra mile to ensure our clients’ projects are successful.

At YAK and our business units, we bring operational excellence regardless of industry or location. Our culture is as top notch as our service and our employees work together like a family. We have been ranked 2nd by our employees as one of the Best Places to Work in Mississippi in the Mega-Large Division for the last three years in a row!

Position Description

The Project Manager is responsible for scheduling, cost analysis, and all other project management activities for concurrent/multiple project scopes. Quality, safety and efficiency of work performed along with superior customer contact and satisfaction are paramount. This position requires leadership, team collaboration, and strong attention to detail, combined with a proven ability to deliver projects on time and at or under budget.

Responsibilities:

● Communicates project status to management, providing forecasts of revenue, costs, schedule, billing, and other metric / dashboard items; ensures that team deliverables are reached; provides cost trends to estimating for future bids; review and approve AP.

● Performs cost analysis, project scheduling and project management activities; makes specific recommendations and changes to improve / increase project performance.

● Conducts coordinated field visits with Regional or Super, with minimum expectation of 40 hours a quarter / ~13 Hours a month / ~3 hours a week. Gather field feedback from superintendents and foreman on issues and continuous improvement

● Responsible for managing A/R of projects within expectations.

● Maintains organized folders for SoV billing/ cash flows.

● Visits job sites to validate job performance and help problem solve if performance is missingexpectations.

● Make sure that the accounting system has all relevant information (CO, AR, AP); assists Regional Mgmt. by providing daily reports of actual vs. estimated production and actual vs. estimated labor.

● Ensure projects are properly executed, as budgeted, and billed in a timely manner within scope of the contract.

● Actively pursue additional business with clients through change orders, and identifying new/ upcoming projects to bid.

● Perform project cost estimates / comparisons, prepare proposals and negotiate final settlement price and obtain customer acceptance.

● Responsible for planning, designing, and implementing solutions to meet project needs. Identify and communicate alternative solutions that could make a project safer, more efficient and more cost-effective. Attends internal and external client meetings for projects.

● Ensure quality of documents submitted to the client.

● Recommend equipment with cost efficiencies to Regional Mgmt.

● Manages the selection, cost comparison, and schedule of materials to be procured for the projects assigned. Analyzes project finances to reconcile variances in project budgets and vendor purchase orders. Ensures purchase orders are assigned to minimize job costs and maximize profitability.

● Negotiates, prepares and issues subcontracts. Fosters and maintains good working relationships with subcontractors.

● Looks for cost savings on logistics, increasingly so on jobs with lots of mats / trucking

● Develops a full understanding of assigned projects including environmental requirements; be able to recognize through day to day conversations. e.g., (1) If additional steps are needed for environmental purposes, whether they are "in" or "out" of scope; (2) with the help of estimating, what costs are associated with the work, (3) Make recommendations accordingly to the RD.

● Monitor labor hours on projects vs budgets; identifies responsible and cost efficient deployment of safety resources.

● Ensure all project costs are accounted for and provide foreman / superintendents with cost implications for mat and materials decisions before the decision is made.

● Assist the Estimating Team with project estimates and recommended construction approaches.

● Assist Field Mgmt. with guidance on Scope and change orders.

● Proactively work to establish advantageous long-term customer relationships; interface with customers throughout the project life cycle to gain feedback and provide information for customer satisfaction; attend meetings and conference calls with the customer or operations staff to support the efforts of project and resource management.

● Coordinate with estimating for SOP's on setting up estimates focused on reducing estimating time as well as increasing best practice adoption to drive cost efficiencies; provide leadership by demonstrating support of operations, estimating, finance, and business related items.

● Participate in bid reviews per regional director guidelines.

● Define path to "beat the bogey" - increase margin by 5% over bid.

● Communicate project status to management, providing forecasts of revenue, costs, schedule, billing, and other metric / dashboard items.

Position Requirements

● Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field with five (5) years’ experience in Project Management.

● Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, to prioritize and work in a multi-tasked environment.

● Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of all Project Management Principles.

● IT/IS Capabilities: familiarity with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and Project is required; minimum intermediate skill with Excel and Google Sheets; Basic Power BI navigation as well as understanding data sources; B2W Estimate and Track; Basic knowledge of accounting systems (Sage 100, M3).

● Ability to prepare construction schedules in Microsoft Project and/or Primavera.

● Must be willing and take initiative to learn new technical skills in a fast paced dynamic environment.

● Knowledge of Lean construction methodologies and principles is critical.

● Knowledge of methods, materials, equipment, and safety hazards of construction projects.

● Demonstrated capabilities in organizing and coordinating large construction projects, and monitoring the work of contractors.

● Must be very well organized and methodical.

● Possesses excellent analytical and organizational skills, as well as verbal and written communication skills.

Personal Attributes

Interpersonal Communication— Navigate and relate with all levels of a the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.

Integrity and Trust--Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidence; admits mistakes; does not misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.

Team Building--Creates unity and productivity of team under management; team members state that they feel part of a high-performing team; is able to improve performance and motivate to excellence; develops team building and team motivating activities

Presentation Skills--Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports, and bosses; is effective both inside and outside the organization, commands attention and can manage group processes during the presentation; can change tactics midstream when something isn’t working.

Internal Partnering--Relating to peers on a personal level; cooperating with peers; joint problem solving; responding to accolades; handling peer conflict.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Danville, VA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• PMP (Preferred)

Work Location: One location