Macdonald & Company

Compensation

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Macdonald and Company are exclusively partnered with a top 20 national developer of affordable and mixed-use housing projects; we are seeking a seasoned construction manager for their Central Region expansion. The role involves overseeing multiple ground up affordable housing projects in Texas. The ideal candidate will collaborate with the design and development teams to ensure cost-effective projects and manage third-party contractors. Responsibilities: • Manage the pre-construction process, including coordinating and leading meetings, reviewing contracts, managing internal and external projects, generating activity schedules, and reviewing scope, timelines, cost, and GCs. • Manages job start-up and schedule planning through project completion and closeout including use of appropriate tools. • Challenges internal and external project team to identify and implement cost and time-saving measures. • Lead (internal) and participate (external) in schedule logic reviews, weekly project team meetings, mid-project review, general contract meetings and other necessary meetings required to effectively complete the project. • Review and obtain internal approvals for all internal and external change orders, process approved change orders with subcontractors and General Contractors. • Forecast effectively project cost reports for internal jobs. • Documents timely potential issues affecting the internal budgets. • Implements and monitors project management tools on a regular basis for internal jobs. • Prepare contracts and negotiate revisions, changes, and additions to contractual agreements with many types of vendors. • Designs and implements corporate procedures and systems. • During the post-construction process, ensures timely closeout including punch list, schedule and monitor work throughs, ensure completion of lien waiver (internal), HUD requirements, and other activities, conduct post-mortem meeting internal and external, ensure proper record keeping for physical and electronic storage, and resolve internal warranty issues and other external issues. • Must be able to travel 40% of the time. Education and Experience • Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or related field • Loss control, construction, or related experience • Completion of AGC or related project management leadership series is a plus. • 10+ years of experience in construction as superintendent, project manager, or similar position. • Knowledge of scheduling software and project management software. • Knowledge of cost accounting, reporting, and approval applications. • Knowledge of Microsoft-based software applications including Outlook, Excel, Word. • Thorough knowledge of trade activities through subcontractor or self-performance. • Experience in scheduling, estimating and pre-construction processes and procedures. • Experienced in preparing and submitting budget estimates, and progress and cost tracking reports. • Understanding of construction management processes, building codes, safety regulations, and trades (survey, testing, excavating, site utilities, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, concrete, landscaping, masonry, metals, woodwork, roofing, insulation, siding, EIFS, window/doors, drywall, painting, mechanical, and HVAC) required for successful completion of the project. • Understand job specifications to determine appropriate construction methods.