The Requirements

To be a strong fit for the role of Project Manager, you will have:

• A bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture or a related field of study.
• At least 5 years of combined progressive experience in a Project Engineer and Project Manager role  
• Demonstrated leadership skills with ability and willingness to handle numerous challenges, solve complex problems and motivate others
• Ability to maintain effective relationships with customers by exceeding their requirements and expectations
• Understanding of construction trade software including Prolog, Primavera, Bluebeam and Microsoft Office  Quick question for you - click here
• Knowledge of tracking project costs and the process of issuing change orders
• Ability to negotiate with clients and subcontractors
• Sufficient understanding of the work of multiple trades
• Proven skill in managing multiple tasks with tight deadlines
• Ability to read and review plan and construction documents
• Experience with hospital/medical and/or multifamily units preferred  

Additionally, in order to fit our culture and find success, you will need the following core competencies and characteristics:

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (verbal, written and presentation)
• Proven management abilities; a team-oriented approach with the disposition to actively foster collaboration
• Passion for building and an equal passion for people
• A strong work ethic; self-motivation; the ability to work independently in a team structured environment
• Grace under pressure
• Must be proactive, flexible, responsible and resourceful; excellent problem-solving skills
• Responsible and reliable
• Strong business values and ethics

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The Role

Opportunity Snapshot

As Project Manager, you will report to the Project Executive and manage a variety of projects in the construction and/or pre-construction phase. You will be responsible for mid to large projects which you'll manage with a good deal of independence. Typically, your projects will range from $15MM to $100MM. You may also work on complex projects requiring the service of two PMs, a senior and yourself.   

Serving as Primary Client-Facing Morley Representative

To excel in the role of Project Manager, you will ensure the delivery of professional construction services that consistently meet and exceed client needs and expectations, thereby enhancing business relationships and promoting Morley’s reputation and success. In all of your interactions, you will maintain a commitment to developing Morley's professional reputation and building relationships that will add to the advancement of the business. 

Day-to-Day Responsibilities
On a daily basis, you will serve as the customer-facing point-person and Company representative as you manage your assignment. As an experienced PM, you probably know what this job entails, however, to ensure we’re painting a clear picture, here are some details. You will:

• Be responsible for the overall management of each assigned project, taking full ownership and proactively driving results. 
• Manage professional construction services, including the planning, coordination, execution, completion and financial outcomes of each project.  
• Partner with the Superintendent, maintaining transparency and proactively providing updates.
• Direct and supervise activities related to contract administration, project procurement, financial budget/cost management, scheduling and quality controls.
• Directly supervise and lead project teams to ensure projects are successfully completed.
• Ensure that client expectations, financial, quality and schedule goals are attained for each project. 

Note: This is a high-level overview of the Project Manager role. For a sampling of specific details, please see the Role Specifics tab.

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Role Specifics

In the following key areas, a sampling of specific responsibilities includes, but is not limited to:
 
Project Management and Contract Administration

• Managing multiple project teams and complex projects as required, including project procurement, administration and daily team operations
• Developing overall team staffing and organizational management to determine resources needed and define team members’ responsibilities
• Overseeing the subcontracting process, including a buyout award schedule and timely management and execution to meet defined buyout goals
• Managing projects’ subcontracting and trade buyout process including scope development, scope review meetings, final pricing negotiations and awards, preparation of subcontract/purchase order agreements, abstracts and owner award authorization requests
• Managing and coordinating administration of subcontracts/trades, including the procurement and submittal process to meet schedule requirements, cost controls, change order negotiations and closeout
• Resolving trade/subcontractor coordination items or conflicts in accordance with project goals

Quality Controls & Subcontractor Management

• Collaborating with Superintendent to manage subcontracts/subcontractors
• Directing the project team(s) to achieve project quality goals in the execution of construction
• Managing the project team to achieve project sustainability requirements

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Collaborating with Superintendent in the planning and execution of field construction to achieve project(s’) schedule goals
• Collaborating with Superintendent, subcontractors & suppliers to create and/or manage the development of the project(s’) CPM construction schedule
• Managing and maintaining schedule(s) and schedule updates
• Coordinating and communicating project schedule status to clients and team(s)
• Coordinating and delivering subcontractors’ and suppliers’ requirements to meet project schedule

Cost Controls/Financial Management,

• Managing project budget, including preparation and review of original budget set-up and budget revisions
• Managing change orders and cost controls, including development of potential change orders for owner review and issuance of subcontractor change orders
• Managing procurement of PCOs/change orders from trades/subcontractors and tracking of PCO log and files
• Managing, preparing and presenting Owner Change Orders, including review and negotiations with client
• Procuring, managing and negotiating Subcontractor Change Orders
• Leading the preparation of monthly forecasts and profit projection analysis
• Presenting and reporting to executive management on project updates and financial status
• Collaborating with Project Accountant in the preparation of Owner Payment Applications, including the procurement of subcontractor invoices for the monthly Payment Applications

Estimating & Preconstruction

• Leading operation management of assigned projects’ preconstruction and estimating efforts
• Assisting Preconstruction & Estimating Departments with the management of estimates, preparation, review, and compilation of costs related to project estimate/budget, including qualifications, exclusions, value engineering, allowances, alternates, etc.
• Leading development of preliminary project schedules
• Leading development of staffing plans and preparing general conditions estimates in collaboration with the Estimating Department
• Reviewing and coordinating all trade bid scopes in addition to preparing assigned subcontractor bid scopes, bid analysis and bid post sheets

Concrete Project Management

• Collaborating with Superintendent in executing the structural concrete construction to achieve the projects’ quality, schedule and financial goals
• Verifying and reviewing weekly concrete quantities and weekly labor cost reports in collaboration with the Superintendent
• Reviewing and tracking Concrete Placement & Pumping Logs and material procurement including Purchase Order Logs and Formwork Tracking Logs
• Assisting with material invoicing review and approvals
• Handling the preparation of original budget set-up; managing project budget including preparation of budget revisions
• Leading preparation of monthly financial forecasts and projection analysis
• Collaborating with Superintendent to review concrete schedule and placement sequence of work, formwork selection and analysis, pumping analysis, and labor resource allocation planning

Safety Management

• Participating in periodic jobsite safety inspections/audits as required
• Coordinating with Superintendent to implement safety requirements within the contract documents
• Assisting with jobsite safety startups, including project team safety coordination meeting and special care subcontractor requirements
• Promoting and supporting Morley’s safety culture

Business Development/Marketing

• Serving as team leader in maintaining client, consultant and subcontractor relationships
• Assisting with miscellaneous marketing and business development efforts to promote Morley’s business goals and reputation
• Assisting the Marketing Department in the preparation of proposals for new projects; participating in presentations/interviews for new projects
• Engaging and maintaining client relationships from preconstruction through project completion, including the positive resolution of all outstanding issues with Owner by securing positive client and consultant referrals
• Maintaining relationships with subcontractors and vendors in order to secure positive referrals
• Enhancing Morley’s reputation by building effective relationships with customers, design teams,
  subcontractors, suppliers and user groups that embrace company core values and exceed customers’ expectations

Supervisory Requirements:

• Supervise, train and develop direct reports (Project Engineer Interns, Project Engineers, and Senior Project Engineers) while prioritizing and delegating responsibilities to others
• Liaise with Project Superintendents and field personnel

Note: This description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

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Why Join Us?

Interesting, High-Profile Projects in Sunny California
You will be immersed into many of Southern California’s highest profile projects, and enjoy a climate suitable for just about every activity under the sun, including year-round construction.  

Growth Environment
Our reputation continues to develop and so does our business. We enjoy strong and consistent but measured growth and are skilled at effectively planning and enhancing our bench with top-tier talent to meet those scaling needs. Our commitment to quality means we don't take a "fire drill" approach. Our amazing growth environment allows us to flex creatively and leverage our ingenuity and entrepreneurial energy to keep the momentum going.  

“Better Your Best” Every Day
We give a great deal of responsibility and the autonomy to succeed to our PMs and project teams. You will have exposure to a distinct self-performing approach that will allow you to learn a lot fast. Your skills will be outstanding coming in, naturally, but you won’t be siloed at Morley and will have wide exposure to a lot of different types of projects, so you’re bound to add to your skillset. 

Additionally, you will join a culture that embraces life-long learning. At Morley, people are always growing, asking questions and seeing things from broader perspectives. With a reputation as “the smart builders”, we are committed to your continued development and offer educational and training opportunities, including Morley U courses, professional accreditations, tuition reimbursement, conference participation, an executive program at UCLA’s Anderson School and more to help you grow.  

Excellent Compensation
Start with a competitive salary and bonus opportunity. Layer onto that an exceptional benefits package that includes: ESOP, a 401(k) retirement plan, generous paid-time-off, insurances including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life, education reimbursement, gas card, car allowance, cell phone and more!

Work/life Balance & Flexibility
As already noted, we hire and keep the best; we don't hire for specific projects. Work ebbs and flows and your responsibilities will ebb and flow with it. You will enjoy flexibility and solid work/life balance as you navigate your work throughout the year.

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Keys to Success

To excel in the role of Project Manager, you must be skilled at balancing and effectively managing competing priorities and deadlines, moving the ball forward in an organized and strategic way. Though you will undoubtedly have areas of expertise, you must be comfortable working on diverse projects across sectors as we seek out brand enhancing work. Your leadership style should be polished, but you will also take a proactive, entrepreneurial stance while remaining calm and approachable. 

Communication will be key to your success, as will the quality of your interactions with all project stakeholders, whether internal or external. Regardless of the contact, you will work to develop relationships that foster the potential for future new and repeat business, and/or build a collaborative foundation of trust and respect that will feed successful work. In performing your role, you will interact and communicate with:

• Morley project team members, including peers and supervisors, as well as other internal Business Partner teams
• External third parties, including subcontractors, architects, engineers and others

To fit our culture and thrive, you will also be:

• A thoughtful decision-maker, considering outcomes from a business perspective
• Receptive to learning and change
• A self-learner
• Low on ego, high on collaboration
• A teacher, mentor and coach
• Proactive
• Innovative
• Creative

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About Morley Builders

Since 1947, Morley Builders has been providing quality, innovative construction services throughout the Southern California region. The company specializes in the construction institutional and major civic structures; education and research facilities; parking structures; commercial, retail and medical buildings; and multifamily residential complexes. Morley’s multifamily experience includes luxury, mixed-use, student housing, affordable family, senior living and hospitality projects.

Morley contracts its services through two-wholly owned subsidiaries, Morley Construction Company and Benchmark Contractors, Inc. Through these subsidiaries, Morley is able to offer general contracting services including preconstruction, design-build, seismic strengthening, preservation, modernization and LEED® rated services. Morley Construction Company also has the ability to perform structural concrete services while Benchmark Contractors, Inc. has the ability to contract with open-shop contractors, both of which can provide significant cost savings on certain projects.