Field Engineer - Construction jobs in Fort Lauderdale, FL

JOB TITLE: FIELD PROJECT MANAGER

JOB LOCATION: HOLLYWOOD, FL

CLASSIFICATION: FULL TIME – EXEMPT – SALARIED

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POSITION SCOPE AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT

ANATOM’s Field Project Manager (FPM) provides the knowledge, skills and experience required to manage the day-to-day field operations of any and all types of construction contracts. The FPM are responsible for the production aspects of the work and are accountable for: producing quality work that is constructed consistent with the standard's set forth in the project's contract documents; for performing the work in a timely and cost effective manner and for maintaining a work environment that is safe and continuously kept clean and orderly. Moreover, our FPM are the forward face of ANATOM and are responsible for establishing a professional work environment that includes: fostering a positive atmosphere, promoting proactive and effective communication, facilitating problem solving and for minimizing and resolving conflict in a constructive manner. The primary focus of ANATOM’s Superintendent is to provide the managerial and leadership skills necessary to accomplish the work by means of subcontractors and to manage the day-today issues of a small self-performed workforce.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing the day-to-day field activities to ensure that the project milestone dates and overall schedule completion date is met

• Creating short-interval look-ahead project schedules that make sure that upcoming events are communicated, tracked and are being proactively attended to

• Creating and maintaining a culture that values safety, health and cleanliness

• Managing and coordinating the work to ensure that it is constructed in an orderly and deliberate manner that is consistent with the standard-of-care set forth in the contract documents that is viewed by industry as an effort that is consistent with best-practices standards

• Establishing and maintaining all dimensional controls for the project to include the use of third party survey and layout personnel when appropriate

• Verifying that all work is installed in a workmanlike manner (i.e.: plumb, level, straight, etc...)

• Manage and look-ahead no less than two weeks to proactively identifying issues that could lead to problems and facilitate solutions

• Obtaining all inspections and ensuring that the quality aspects of the physical work are fully documented

• Ensuring all aspects of the project are compliant with all contract terms and legal requirements that govern the project and the community in which the project(s) takes place

• Administering client specific programs, such as CQC, Safety, Environmental Stewardship, etc.

• Conducting and/or attending pre-construction, progress and other project and staff meetings

• Conducting and/or participating in regularly held meetings involving ANATOM internal staff and external stake holders such as owners, subcontractors, etc.

• Meeting with client representatives on a regular basis to discuss the status of projects, to proactively identify and resolve problems and to assure that the client is kept knowledgeable about the status of the work

• Managing self-performed activities to ensure that work is being performed within the established project budget

• Managing changes in project scope to ensure that the most contemporary contract documents are being used at all times to prevent avoidable rework

• Administering contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders and other agreement to ensure that the scope, terms and conditions are consistently and proactively being met

• Managing the punch list and project closeout process to assure timely completion

• Maintaining daily paperwork such as timecards, field reports, schedule updates and E-mail correspondence

• Providing timely and cordial interaction with supporting work groups, such as accounting, HR, ICS, etc.

• Directing and managing the work loads of supporting staff to include training, mentoring and follow up; and

• Participating in and encouraging staff to seek out life-long learning opportunities and professional development.

• Strategically create RFI’s to clarify any job discrepancy while mitigating any additional cost

• Thoroughly review all subcontractor submittals prior to submitting it to the owner

• Consistently update project schedules and critical paths to insure the project maintains on schedule

• Maintain full range of communication with all project related staff to insure all parties involved are up to date on all project related matters

• Maintain daily reports and upload them to Procore on a daily basis

• Maintain job site trailer and all field documents organized and presentable at all times

• Conduct progress meetings with all project related staff on a weekly basis to insure all project related matters are being addressed.

• Review all project related invoices and payment applications for accuracy prior to the approval by accounting

• Maintain server update at all times with all the proper documents to insure all project related staff has access to all the documentation

Competencies:

Construction Skills

• Has a passion for construction, a desire and a natural instinct to build

• Understands means and methods of construction associated with the renovation of commercial and institutional buildings and site-work related thereto

• Can create a 3d visualization of the end product and knows how to get there

• Understands the sequencing of work and the strategy of creating effective project schedules

• Understands project control and change order management

Critical Thinking Skills

• Has strong math and analytical skills

• Has strong problem solving skills that involve a bias to work within established systems and the agility to work outside of the system when necessary to get timely results

• Has a natural curiosity of technical, physical and spatial matters

Action Oriented

• Is goal oriented and can react quickly to challenging circumstances to achieve the desired end results

• Is proactive, plans well and addresses problems promptly

• Is committed to doing quality work the first time with little or no need for re-work

• Works to meet or beat schedules and is driven to bring closure to avoid long punch lists

Results Oriented

• Works to meet deadlines and is driven to closure

• Has a bias toward action and an impatience towards those that lack focus and/or the ability to get results

• Is proactive, looks for problems that could impede progress and relentlessly take responsibility for solving them

• Is deadline driven, punctual and respects other peoples' time

Leadership and Interpersonal Skills

• Has the ability to build effective teams, to inspire others to their best, and to coach and mentor

• Is aggressive, however fair and reasonable in all business dealings involving clients, subcontractors and co-workers (understands win-win contracting)

• Is an effective communicator, active listener, recognizes diverse perspectives and is capable of facilitating synergy and collaboration

• Has the ability to confront difficult situations and manages them to a successful conclusion

• Is polite, conversational, self-confident, comfortable to be with and non-assuming

• Is organized and produces a paper trail that can be easily understood by a third party

• Embraces life-long learning, strives to stay current with new industry trends and practices and willingly participates in industry events and networking functions