Landscape Construction - Project Manager
Summary
A landscape construction project manager in Milpitas, CA who is financially responsible for delivering projects profitably — managing scope, budgets, schedules, subcontractors, billing, and client relationships from kickoff to closeout. Core skills: scheduling, cost forecasting, blueprint reading, and plant/irrigation/construction knowledge.
Jensen Landscape Construction is part of Monarch Landscape Companies, a leading network of landscape brands across the U.S.
- Job Title: Landscape Construction – Project Manager
- Location: Milpitas, CA
JOB SUMMARY:
This position is the Company's "management representative" financially responsible for the successful and profitable completion of his/her projects. The project manager is to manage and control the scope of work defined in the project contract documents, as well as the establishment and maintenance of effective professional working relationships with the owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, vendors, Inspectors, and peers.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, horticulture or other related, or 4 years related field or direct experience may be considered in lieu of minimum educational requirements.
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project management, estimating or field management
- Construction landscape services experience preferred
License or Certification
- As required by state and federal law
- Valid driver license issued by the state where employed
- PM Sills or PMSCP Certification a plus
Specialized Skills
- General knowledge of scheduling, budgeting, document management, and cost forecasting.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- General plant, irrigation, construction, and drainage knowledge.
- General knowledge of material and labor costs.
- Ability to read and understand blueprints and specifications.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously within tight deadlines.
- Ability to prioritize job responsibilities.
- Ability to analyze and solve problems.
- Supervise experience preferred
- Excellent knowledge of scheduling, budgeting, document management, and cost forecasting.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Excellent plant, irrigation, construction, and drainage knowledge.
- Excellent knowledge of material and labor costs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Responsible for project budgets, true-ups, analysis, and monitoring of same
- Responsible for subcontractor and vendor financial reconciliations and negotiations.
- Troubleshoot problems on projects, both in office and jobsite, with the ability to spot potential deficiencies before they become issues.
- Manage project team (superintendent, estimator, purchasing, and outside resources) in all aspects of project development and completion.
- Work with project superintendent to manage project schedule and ensure that client expectations are met or exceeded
- Manage monthly billing to client. Work with superintendent to submit final billing including reconciliation of subcontractor billings and forecasting and capturing expenses.
- Manage project cash flow through AR management and pre billing of deposits and expenditures.
- Work with project estimator to select vendors and subcontractors, and determine cost effectiveness. Write subcontracts or letters of intent for same.
- Provide leadership to direct or indirect reports to ensure that project assignments are delivered on time to the client’s satisfaction.
- Compute cost factors and prepare estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work; preparing change order requests.
- Manage all project communication including submittals, change orders, RFI, T&M, memorandums, meeting minutes, and revisions.
- Consult with clients, subcontractors, and vendors, resolve issues.
- Review contracts and bids to determine and sell value engineering
- Work with Purchasing Department to ensure plant materials, site furnishing and long lead time or specialty items are ordered and delivered in a timely manner.
- Review subcontracts and change orders produced by contract administration and ensure they are executed in a timely fashion.
- Project Closeouts including but not limited to as-builts, O&M, Warranty documentation, and all reconciliations.
- Meet with clients to review and explain project cost, extras and change orders.
- Act as liaison between project superintendents, sub-contractors, and general contractors.
- Supervise Project Engineer(s) when applicable
- Assist, train and support Associate Project Manager(s)
- Other duties as assigned
- The opportunity to enroll in a variety of healthcare benefit programs, including medical, dental, and vision plan options; flexible spending accounts; retirement savings plans; term life/ad&d; and a number of supplemental insurances
- Company Provided Life/AD&D
- Employee Assistance Program
- 6 Paid Holidays
- 3 Days Paid Bereavement
- 5 Days Paid Jury Duty
- Employee Equity Program
- Flexible Time Off Policy
- Take Home Vehicle
- On-Demand Pay Through A Partnership with DailyPay
- Referral Bonuses Programs
- Gym Membership and Mobile Carrier Discounts
- Education Assistance
- Best-in-Class Learning Management System
- Career Advancement Opportunities