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Project Manager

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Portland - Portland, OR
$100.00 - $125.00 Base+Commission/year

HVAC, INC. In Portland is Looking to Hire a Project Manager.

SUMMARY

  • The Project Manager estimates, designs, manages, and bids on construction projects.
  • The Project Manager manages the construction projects to ensure timely and profitable completion.
  • The Project Manager develops industry relationships to benefit the ongoing operations of HVAC Incorporated.
  • The Project Manager assists with winning maintenance and service contracts for completed construction projects.
  • The Project Manager reports directly to the Construction Manager.
  • This position is salaried with potential commission, and exempt.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES include the following

  • The Project Manager is responsible for the following bidding activities:
  • Deciding which projects to bid on with input from the Construction Manager.
  • Attending the pre-bid meeting and walk-through.
  • Responsible for developing and implementing a pre-bid checklist.
  • Ordering project plans and specifications for estimating and bidding.
  • Lead generation through developed contacts.
  • Setting up a computer-generated spreadsheet for each bid.
  • Identifying any unique characteristics within a bid, i.e. bonded subs, time limits.
  • Communicating sub and supplier call list to administrative support
  • Establishing and maintaining the bid file.
  • Determining, with input from the Construction Manager, the overhead, profit and mark-up to be included in each bid.
  • Ensuring administrative support develops, implements and maintains a sub-contractor and vendor estimate file for reference purposes.
  • Ensure that proper communications are maintained during the bidding process with the architect, owner, sub-contractors, engineers, and suppliers.

The Project Manager is responsible for the following Pre-Job activities:

  • Contract review for scope of work, schedule, prices, etc.
  • Selection and ordering of major equipment, materials, and services.
  • Review and approve drawings.
  • Prepare job cost estimate for accounting.
  • Schedule pre-construction meeting with HVAC team.

The Project Manager is responsible for the following Jobs-in-Process activities:

  • Review daily job reports from job foreman.
  • Monitor job progress including scheduling and equipment deliveries.
  • Review job-costing reports to identify and mitigate potential cost overruns.
  • Communicate with owner/GC on a regular basis to assure project is progressing properly.
  • Process change orders.

The Project Manager is responsible for the following Post Job activities:

  • Review as-built drawings.
  • Schedule post-job review if criteria warrant.
  • Assist service department in getting maintenance contract.
  • Assist accounting in collecting payment if necessary.
  • Following up with owner/GC to address any issues or concerns, and to develop relationship

 

Other responsibilities as assigned by the Construction Manager.

MEASUREMENTS OF PERFORMANCE

The Project Manager is deemed to be performing in a satisfactory manner when the following is accomplished:

  • Job profitability meets or exceeds the annual Gross Profit objective.
  • Sales volume meets or exceeds the annual sales objective.
  • Service referrals meet or exceeds the annual objective.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, the individual will need to have the following competencies.

Technical competency

  • Basic understanding and principles of air conditioning/heating/refrigeration systems
  • Basic understanding and principles of air flow and duct design.
  • Basic understanding, interpreting and reading blueprints, mechanicals, plans and specifications
  • System knowledge of gas packs, heat pumps, split systems, VAV, VRF and VVT systems.
  • Basic electrical knowledge.
  • Building, mechanical, electrical and energy codes for Oregon and Washington.
  • Safety standards and policies.
  • Be able to design a complete HVAC system.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Sales competency
  • Able to establish a trusting and credible relationship with contractors and end users to become the preferred contractor.
  • Ability to discuss and persuade customers to build what they need as opposed to what the customer perceives they need.
  • Participate in and be a good representative for the company in customer development activities.
  • Identify and develop new customers.
  • Able to ask customers for new work.

 

Basic Skills Competency

  • Basic computer skills.
  • Able to work in a professional manner with co-workers, customers, engineers, architects, public officials and others involved in position’s duties.
  • Read/write/speak English well.
  • Valid driver’s license and able to provide own transportation.
  • Meet other applicant standards, including drug screen.
  • Supports management, company policies, objectives and goals.
  • Able to propose alternatives and solutions.
  • Able to make confident decisions.
  • Communicate clearly and often with others – both written and verbally.
  • Able to withstand pressures and frustrations of construction projects.
  • Able to work with mathematical concepts.  Able to apply concepts to practical situations.
  • Able to define problems, collect data, and draw conclusions.
  • Able to deal with abstract and concrete variables.

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