Project Manager, Construction Services

GFT is seeking a Project Manager, Construction services to join our Construction Services team in the Fairfax area! This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at our closest office (and/or on site at WMATA).

At GFT, we’re not just engineering the future; we’re meticulously building it. Our comprehensive suite of construction and program management services reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence, safety, innovation, and sustainability. Our construction management services are the cornerstone of our commitment to transforming communities and enhancing lives. We oversee every construction phase to help ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards.

What you’ll be challenged to do:

The Project Manager develops, initiates, plans, executes, controls and closes-out projects and scopes of service involving nominal risk and complexity that are generally practice specific or in support of larger projects managed by Senior Project Managers. May manage one or more orgs to deliver limited scopes of service. Market and develop business in accordance with the goals of the business plan for the assigned org and/or business unit.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

Project Development

• Participate in the project pursuit decision (go/no-go)
• Develop and prepare proposals
• Participate in presenting proposals to clients and other stakeholders
• Participate in negotiating contract scopes and fees
• Prepare contracts and related documents for clients, subconsultants, subcontractors, and vendorswhich conform with in-house counsel requirements
• Recommend execution of contracts and related documents for clients, subconsultants, subcontractors and vendors

Project Initiation and Planning

• Manage the project set-up process; including preparing PA’s and WBS’s for input into BST. This includes billing particulars and invoice requirements
• Coordinate preparing file protocols and document control procedures
• Prepare or assist in preparing PEP’s
• Approve PA’s, BST budget set ups, and PEP’s

Execution

• Lead and participate in project kick-off meetings, as required
• Develop, coordinate and efficiently manage resources to complete the scopes of service
• Coordinate and manage the efforts of subconsultants, subcontractors and vendors
• Prepare or assist in preparing project status reports
• Maintain communication with internal/external stakeholders, focusing on clients’ projectmanagers, in accordance with the PEP’s
• Prepare or assist in adjusting / modifying WBS’s
• Coordinate and manage the QA process in accordance with the GF Quality Management System

Control

• Control project costs through preparing and maintaining cost management reports, Earned Value Analysis (EVA) or other techniques, by reviewing project inquires and reports available from BST
• Prepare or assist in preparing project schedules. Maintain or provide information for maintaining project schedules
• Identify and control changes in scopes in accordance with the PEP
• Determine % of scope complete estimates using EVA or other techniques and input into BST
• Coordinate and manage the QC process in accordance with the GF Quality Management System
• Identify and control risks in accordance with the PEP’s
• Manage timely billings, A/R collection and A/P processing
• Approve client invoices for billing
• Approve sub-consultant invoices for payment
• Approve budget transfers in BST

Project Closeout

• Coordinate, manage and/or assist in project closeout activities
• Additional responsibilities may include marketing and business development for the assigned org or business unit through meetings with and presentations to potential clients.