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Plumbing Project Manager
Chicago, ILJob Responsibilities
- Engineering, Sales, and Estimating
- Generate new sales/customers and maintain existing customer base
- Maintain and build relationships with clients by offering competitive and accurate bids and providing innovative solutions
- Conceptual estimating/budgeting
- Plumbing systems design as needed for design-build estimates/projects
- Read and understand drawings
- Review project specifications to ensure bid compliance
- Perform accurate quantity take-offs and utilize unit pricing method to generate project estimates
- Solicit quotations from subcontractors and suppliers
- Compile take-offs and quotations to prepare accurate and timely estimates
- Prepare and submit proposals to customers
- Project Management
- Manage multiple projects
- Review contracts to ensure compliance
- Direct and monitor sold projects
- Manage project material buyouts/purchasing
- Meet with contractors and vendors as needed to ensure quality product and timely deliveries
- Manage construction budget by monitoring project expenditures, identifying and evaluating variances in expenditures vs. estimate, and negotiating change orders
- Create/process submittals, RFIs, change orders, billings, closeout documents and other project related documents/processes
- Work with other project management team members to facilitate and oversee field crew installations and subcontractors on multiple projects – regular interaction with union tradesmen
- Support foremen and field staff with project needs
- Visit projects to review work and ensure safe/on-time field installations.
Experience/Education
- Prior experience with commercial/industrial plumbing estimating and/or project management (or technical training in plumbing or similar mechanical field)
- Associate or higher degree in engineering related program or equivalent trade/related experience preferred.
- Basic knowledge of construction accounting
- Proficient in Microsoft suite of general office programs
- Plumbing license not required - plumbing field experience may be a plus
- P.E. License or CPD a plus, but not required
- AutoCad experience a plus, but not required
- Experience with Fastpipe estimating system a plus, but not required
- Proficiency in English
- Strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
- Attention to details with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Solid time management skills
- Professional appearance
- Ability to interact professionally with clients, subcontractors, and suppliers
- Physically able to navigate/attend bid-walks and periodic site visits at active construction sites
- Clean criminal background and credit history
- Must pass drug screening and background check (pre-employment and random)