McKissack & Mckissack is a national architectural, engineering, and construction services firm that has earned a strong reputation for consistently delivering results on high profile government and commercial projects. Our organization is guided by a passion for excellence and we are committed to innovation, collaboration, and delivering superior results that meets and exceeds the needs of our clients. We offer a well-balanced corporate culture that embraces diversity, nurtures professional growth, and rewards hard work. McKissack & McKissack seeks individuals to join our growing organization who have excellent academic and/or work experience, integrity, and client-focused attitudes.
Your Role
Our Washington, DC office has an immediate opening for a Project Manager to join our expanding team. As Project Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to expand the foundation of your career by joining an ENR top ranked program management and construction-management-for-fee firm. You will be an essential member of our growing team by transforming our client’s vision into a strategy, converting that strategy into a plan, and moving quickly into executable action.
Your Responsibilities
- Resolves complex construction project related issues, disputes and disagreements.
- Develops, assigns and monitors performance of OAR’s relative to assigned construction
projects.
- Reviews status and overall construction project progress relative to submitted
construction schedules.
- Reviews change orders from all construction projects and assesses their impact on the
District.
- Assists regional directors and other facilities management staff with bid and contract
planning.
- Assesses bid specifications and probability of completion under stated timeline.
- Reviews status and monitors variances of the construction project database relative to
scheduling and cost control reporting.
- Reviews and verifies submitted applications for payment and performs overall fiscal
management of multiple construction projects.
- Provides functional direction over areas of responsibility, including construction
project schedules, cost control, dispute resolution, contract administration
and quality control.
Your Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Planning, Construction Management or related field.
- Minimum (5) years of experience in the design and construction industry
- Must have prior K-12 construction experience
- Demonstrated ability to interact in a cooperative and effective manner with clients and regulatory agencies and the ability to manage multiple/simultaneous projects
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate the work of consultants
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
McKissack & McKissack is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Employer and provides employment and promotional opportunities based on individual merit. Qualified minorities, females, disabled individuals, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
