Project Manager - Utility Contracts

Job Purpose: The Project Manager – Utility Contracts is responsible for providing high-level leadership and oversight for utility construction projects, ensuring all work is executed in accordance with contractual requirements, engineering specifications, and regulatory requirements. This role is responsible for directing project teams, managing budgets, coordinating with city officials, inspectors, customers, legal authorities and ensuring projects are completed safely, accurately, and efficiently from planning through final delivery.

Essential Functions include the following.

1. Provides senior level leadership, direction, and oversight for all phases of projects, ensuring contract requirements, safety standards, and quality expectations are met.
2. Serves as the primary point of communication with city officials, inspectors, regulatory agencies, and legal authorities, ensuring compliance with municipal codes, permitting, and project specifications.
3. Leads project planning efforts, including scopes of work, establishing schedules, coordinating resources, and ensuring all project phases align with contractual obligations.
4. Oversee contract administration, including reviewing terms, managing change orders, monitoring deliverables, and ensuring all parties adhere to legal and regulatory requirements.
5. Directs project teams, assigns responsibilities, and provides guidance to foremen, supervisors, and support staff to ensure efficient project execution.
6. Identifies and mitigates project risks, investigates potentially serious situations and reports them to HR and the CEO where appropriate.
7. Manages project budgets, monitors financial performance, forecasts costs, and ensures projects remain within approved financial parameters.
8. Reviews plans, specifications, elevations, grades and other instructions to ensure work is performed accurately and in accordance with engineering and design requirements.
9. Coordinates with inspectors and regulatory personnel to schedule inspections, resolve discrepancies, and maintain compliance with regulations, codes, ordinances, and safety standards.
10. Oversees preparation of bids and proposals by reviewing plans, calculating quantities, gathering quotes, and ensuring competitive submissions.
11. Maintains a safe and clean working environment by enforcing safety policies, PPE requirements, and regulatory requirements.
12. Ensures tools, materials and equipment are secured at job sites daily.