Project Manager - Construction

L2 Construction provides high quality, innovative, and customized pre-construction, and construction management services to clients in the Washington Metropolitan area.   We are committed to long-term client relationships and developing our talented workforce.  L2 specializes in technical, occupied, and challenging renovations in the healthcare sector. Our clients depend on our specialized skills, highly qualified partners, and employees, and focus on infection prevention and dust containment.

L2 Construction is respected in the industry and strive to deliver quality service that embody our core values.

• Deliver exceptional outcomes
• Live with integrity
• Treat others with respect
• Success through collaboration
• Honor our commitment
• Be healthy, be safe

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for preconstruction phase of the project including but not limited to the following:  Understanding unique features and complexities of the project and making sure that they are reflected within the budget, especially in terms of schedule and general conditions, reviewing and updating budget clarifications and exclusions with every budget update, tracking changes in the budget line-items via an accurate budget log, assisting the owner and the design team with solutions to mitigate cost overruns and meet client expectations.
• Responsible for finalization of the Owner Contract, clarifications and exclusions, schedule, and general conditions.
• Responsible for the production, quality, safety, and timely profitable completion of assigned projects, directly and in collaboration with the superintendent.
• Proactively build and sustain relationships with targeted clients and initiate new project leads with architects, engineers, and owners.
• Prepare for and attend client introduction meetings and project interviews.
• Ensure timely award, preparation, and execution of competitive and complete subcontracts, professional service contracts, and purchase contracts.
• Ensure site team is aware of and abides by, all requirements that need to be fulfilled before a subcontractor can work on site, including but not limited to a signed contract, approved and up-to-date insurance certificate, bonding requirement, and/or any other special considerations.
• Ensure that payment and performance bonds or bond waivers are correct and stored in an easy to access location.
• Prepare final construction budgets and review general contract under direction of immediate supervisor.
• Prepare timely and accurate requisitions and ensure that all monies due are collected in a timely manner.
• Understand and execute terms, conditions, and requirements of the general contract.
• Hold our team, owner, design team, and subcontractors to the requirements of the general contract (i.e., project schedule, changed conditions/events, delays, notices, etc.).
• Conduct all progress meetings with the owner and design team, including the management of meeting minutes and related documents.
• Require weekly progress meetings with subcontractors.  Ensure that the site manager conducts these meetings and prepares thorough, professional, and specific meeting minutes in a timely manner.  Attend at least one meeting per month and review the meeting minutes bi-weekly with your assigned site teams.
• Prepare change orders and time extensions in a timely manner and follow-up on them through the approval process and payment.
• Prepare and maintain a change order log which will support and validate the projections on the change order cost report.
• Approve all transaction orders, invoices, and requisitions, ensuring that the accounting procedures in the field are in compliance with company procedures.  Ensure that subcontractor requisitions and invoices are submitted in a timely manner to the Accounting Department.  Ensure with site team that subcontractors are informed and receive copies of any changed requisitions.
• Require the implementation of and compliance with the Company’s safety program for the project.
• Require the implementation of and compliance with the Company’s quality control program.  Ensure site managers conduct a thorough preconstruction meeting with every subcontractor prior to the commencement of the subcontractor’s work, as well as any other meetings and inspections required to implement the Company’s four-phase Quality Control Plan.
• Perform a job review prep session a few days prior to the assigned job review to provide a learning session for the site team.
• Prepare for all job reviews and for the Company preconstruction and closeout meetings, ensuring that your assigned teams know and understand all aspects of these meetings. 
• Conduct accountability coaching meetings with direct reports at least monthly to help them establish and achieve job performance and professional development goals.
• Ensure the site team understands, implements, and updates the schedule at least monthly or more often as per contract requirements.
• Conduct daily discussions with site manager concerning job progress and staff.
• Become familiar with any job-specific requirements (HUD, DCA, FAR, etc.) as required and implement them so as not to delay or provide any cause for non-payment.
• Resolve any contract disputes quickly and fairly so as not to delay any part of the project.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.         

Safety and Quality Control

• Ensure that the Company’s safety and quality control programs are always enforced on all projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Four (4)-year degree in an accredited construction-related curriculum (BSCE, BSAE, etc.) or experience equivalent to a 4-year degree.
• Cumulative total of at least five (5) years of progressive experience in healthcare or mission critical facilities, preferably including prior employment as Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager, or Superintendent/Site Manager.
• Demonstrates ability to lead, coach, and train team members; monitor their work for quality and completeness; and foster a positive work environment that encourages the personal and professional growth of all team members.
• Demonstrates high level of achievement in the areas of project management, estimating, scheduling, budget/cost control, negotiation, field supervision, and financial reporting.
• Excellent organizational, leadership, analytical, and communication skills, including the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner, and to organize necessary resources, including people, materials, equipment, tools, and time to meet tight deadlines and achieve desired results.
• Be able to understand, interpret, and implement plans, specifications, and other contract documents.
• Demonstrated ability to calmly and professionally resolve or escalate issues with clients, subcontractors, and other third parties in a timely manner.
• Substantial knowledge of and experience with solicitation, negotiation, award, management of subcontracts, and preparation of bid and subcontract scope language.
• Understand scheduling logic/constraints.
• Proficient with construction management software, including MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project, Procore, Performa and other web-based and project management solutions.
• Substantial knowledge of AIA contract documents, and in particular cost plus GMP contracts.
• Certifications for OSHA 30, PMP, CHC and LEED Accredited Professional Status are encouraged.

The Project Manager position is the DMV area.

L2 offers a robust benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, PTO, and parental leave, with an emphasis on work-life balance. 

This position will report to corporate office in Chantilly, Virginia with on-site project visits in the DC, Maryland, Virginia area. 

For more information about this job, please contact Kathryn Tinnesz at kathryn.tinnesz@l2cmc.com.

L2 Construction is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.