Construction Project Manager

**About the Company:**

Join a thriving organization dedicated to delivering exceptional services and fostering community growth through strategic development. This forward-thinking company is committed to innovation and operational excellence, ensuring a robust and reliable infrastructure for its valued stakeholders. As a partner with Aquent, you'll be instrumental in shaping the physical landscape of this dynamic enterprise.

**About the Opportunity:**

Are you a seasoned project leader with a passion for building and a knack for driving complex initiatives to successful completion? We are seeking an exceptional individual to step into a pivotal role, where you will not only lead critical enterprise-wide construction projects but also champion the evolution of our project management methodologies. This is more than just managing tasks; it's about making a tangible impact on our physical footprint, enhancing operational efficiency, and setting new standards for project delivery across the organization. Your expertise will directly influence the successful execution of high-profile construction endeavors, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

This is a remote opportunity with 50% travel to Raleigh and Wilmington, NC. Candidates must reside in North Carolina to be considered.

**Key Responsibilities:**

* **Strategic Project Leadership:** Lead large, cross-functional teams in the deployment of enterprise-wide construction projects and programs, acting as the primary driver and holding ultimate accountability for project outcomes.

* **Methodology Development & Deployment:** Develop, deploy, train, and provide ongoing support for project management methodologies across the corporation, ensuring best practices are consistently applied.

* **Scope & Objective Definition:** Collaborate closely with stakeholders to define project scope and objectives, ensuring clarity and alignment among all team members and acting as the owner's representative in construction meetings.

* **Proactive Project Tracking & Reporting:** Prepare and maintain clear, concise status reports and time management reports. Proactively track project progress, identify potential issues before they arise, and offer timely solutions for team approval.

* **Financial Oversight:** Review all applications for payment by contractors, recommending necessary changes before submission for approval, and offer suggestions for cost-effective material and shorter lead-time substitutions.

* **Stakeholder Engagement:** Promote essential customer involvement, ensuring project success is directly tied to customer satisfaction. Communicate project status effectively and obtain approval for significant project updates.

* **Continuous Improvement:** Champion the adoption of project management best practices, adapting approaches to suit diverse project contexts and continuously improving team skills through lessons-learned reviews.

* **Issue Resolution & Escalation:** Possess the knowledge and experience to recognize and articulate problems, bring the right people together for solutions, and ensure issues are properly addressed with appropriate urgency. Establish a culture where escalations are viewed as a positive step toward resolution.

* **Relationship Building:** Serve as a role model in fostering strong working relationships among all project stakeholders, cultivating trust and open communication.

* **Effective Change Control:** Implement robust change control processes to manage scope creep, communications, and quality. Participate in bid processes, reviewing construction documents to minimize change orders.

* **Empowered Decision-Making:** Drive decision-making to the lowest possible level, empowering project members and fostering accountability.

* **Consensus & Contingency Planning:** Routinely build consensus, develop comprehensive contingency plans, and provide well-reasoned recommended solutions.

* **Documentation & Information Sharing:** Maintain detailed records throughout the project lifecycle and ensure information is shared effectively with the team and management. Oversee all project submittals.

**Required Skills & Experience:**

* Bachelor's Degree.

* Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in the construction of complex buildings and systems.

* Minimum of 5 years of experience managing construction projects of all sizes.

* PMP certification is preferred, with detailed knowledge of Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)

* Proficiency in MS Office applications, MS Project, and VISIO.

* Excellent analytical skills and proven problem-solving ability, including basic root cause analysis.

* Demonstrated ability to read and interpret construction documents and specifications.

* Proven record of successful construction project administration across a variety of projects.

* Ability to develop project plans and manage individual deadlines and goals using software tools.

* Deep knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, and creation.

* Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions, and choose appropriate alternatives.

* Experience managing project scope by assessing requirement changes and conveying impact on budget, time, and risk.

* Skilled in managing client expectations, anticipating operational and tactical risks, and tracking them.

* Ability to clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues, and escalate as needed.

* Self-motivated, quick, assertive, and extremely detail-oriented and organized.

* Exceptional time management skills.

* Excellent writing and communication skills.

* Ability to work effectively and efficiently with little to no supervision, demonstrating strong independence while maintaining a team-oriented approach.

* Adaptability in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, comfortable with change and complexity.

**Nice-to-Have Qualifications:**

* PMP certification.

* Experience in the retail sector.

* Familiarity with CAD and CAFM systems and other drawing documentation tools.

**About Aquent Talent:**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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