Commercial Construction Lead at Confidential company

Role: Project Lead

Location: Georgetown, KY 40324

Job Type: 12 Months contract (potential to extend)

Overtime: up to about 10 hours a week (Might need to work on weekends and Holidays depending on the project status)

Travel: 10%

Job Summary:

• The candidate needs to have experience with commercial and industrial renovations and facility improvement projects with a primary focus on the commercial side.
• The candidate will need to be onsite. They will be required to do an occasional go and see to resolve concerns with the customer and contractors.

Job Description:

• Manage overall Capital Budget program
• Primary point of contact for overseeing Operating Budget 
• Develop KPI and visualization tools to accurately and concisely report on budget status
• Provide engineering and project management support for activities at non-manufacturing sites
• Manage overall project schedule and budget including management reporting
• Prepare project status reports addressing schedule, budget, safety, and current open issues.
• Monitor contractor performance as to safety, cost and schedule performance tracking.
• Development of detailed user criteria documentation for project implementation activities.
• Development of scope of work for the procurement of materials and labor.
• Review Specifications, Utility Standards, Drawing Reviews, and coordination  with customers.
• Monitor and coordinate architect/engineer site visits and responses to contractor inquiries.
• Monitor delivery and review of shop drawings and submittals.
• Coordinate update and review meetings with contractors and consultants to monitor progress on activities.
• Provide an initial review of vendor and contractor payment applications, validating actual project progress against approved schedule of values.
• Evaluate, negotiate, and make recommendations regarding proposed change directives & change orders.
• Oversee the contractor’s Quality Control program and ensure Quality Control procedures adhere to the plans.

Required Qualifications:

• Educational Level: Bachelor's Degree with a Major in Engineering, Architecture or Construction management.
• Experience managing complex budgets.
• Construction project management experience +5 years working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience with individual project construction types of various scope and size.
• Technical knowledge of design/building construction engineering and schedule management
• Intermediate to Advanced skill level with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project).               

Additional Qualifications:

• Technical knowledge and understanding of project scheduling and estimating.
• General understanding of construction safety programs and requirements.
• Software capabilities: AutoCAD, Blue Beam, Microsoft Visio.