Wight & Company

Construction Project Manager

Wight & Company  •  $110k - $150k/yr  •  Darien, IL (Onsite)  •  7 days ago
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Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to do challenging, creative work that makes a real impact? Would you like to be part of a company that respects individual contributions and thrives on collaboration? Do you love to win? Then consider joining Wight & Company. We’re a nationally recognized, award-winning architecture, engineering, and construction firm known for a dynamic company culture that fosters innovation and challenges the status quo, and we’re looking for a talented professional to join our team.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Work with the preconstruction team to develop work scopes, solicit bids, conduct scope reviews and negotiate subcontracts
  • Communicating with clients on project issues to assure client satisfaction
  • Develop and maintain overall project schedules; work with all parties to avoid delays
  • Assure the timely review/processing of submittals, pay applications and other project documentation
  • Manage Subcontractors; coordinate/communicate with subs in a professional manner
  • Prepare project reports, including cost reports, monthly reports and schedule updates
  • Facilitate RFI resolution with Owner and design team
  • Oversees change order management process
  • Responsible for the overall project financial management
  • Support project team on overall project requirements
  • Support bid pursuits, proposal preparation and new client development
  • Develops and adheres to project quality control plan
  • Collaborates with the design team from project initiation to completion

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS:

  • Engineering or Construction Management undergraduate degree required
  • Masters in CM a plus
  • 7+ years Project Management experience on commercial/institutional projects
  • OSHA 30 a plus
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written, with project management, trade contractors, architects and engineers and the ability to resolve issues with minimal supervision.
  • Experience with bidding work, developing work scopes, subcontractor management project scheduling and cost reporting required.
  • Microsoft Office Suite required
  • Microsoft Project expected
  • Procore and CMiC knowledge a plus
  • Knowledge of Building Information Modeling, Revit software desired.

Salary Range: $110,000 - $150,000. Individual pay will be based on several factors including experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant.

Wight & Company offers excellent benefits and a wonderful work environment. Our comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending, paid holidays, paid time off, and a 401(k). Our flexible work schedule allows for a healthy work-life balance. For more information about our company, visit our website at www.wightco.com.

Wight & Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetics, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Wight & Company values diversity in our workforce. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please call us at 630.969.7000 and ask to speak with a Human Resources representative.

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Wight & Company

About Wight & Company

At Wight & Company, we inspire the human experience through innovative design. For over 85 years, our unique Design Led | Design Build approach has offered clients the most complete option of integrated architecture, engineering, construction, and transportation services. We believe that good design is good business, and we’ve created a workplace where design thinking is cultivated and celebrated. Our dedicated team cultivates a dynamic, high-performance work environment that fosters innovation, collaboration and fun, and a culture that supports teamwork and thoughtful risk-taking.

Wight was the first company to receive a Green Firm Certification from the Sustainable Performance Institute (SPI). We designed the first building in the country to receive LEED certification, as well as 30% of all Net-Zero buildings in the state of Illinois.

Our work spans the globe, but our hometown roots are deep. Local notable achievements include construction of the award-winning Chicago Public Library Chinatown branch, design of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business’s Gleacher Center, design of the $89 million New Trier High School renovation, and design and construction of The Hatchery, a food business incubator in Chicago’s East Garfield Park community. For more information about us, visit wightco.com.

Industry
Architecture & Engineering
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Year Founded
1939
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