Interior Construction Project Manager

Job Description

Interior Construction Project Manager
About Marek: Marek is a leading construction company specializing in high-quality interior construction projects, including drywall, acoustical ceilings, and window treatments. Our team is dedicated to delivering exceptional results on every project, ensuring client satisfaction through meticulous attention to detail and effective project management.

Job Summary: The Interior Construction Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing and managing specialized interior construction projects. This role combines project management with estimating responsibilities, partnering side-by-side with field leaders to deliver projects on time, under budget, and in line with the General Contractor's expectations. The successful candidate will serve as a focal point for communication with field leaders and the customer.

Job Responsibilities:

Business Development:

• Invests time learning the industry and key players, including customers and competitors.
• Builds rapport quickly with new contacts and begins building credibility and a network of customer contacts.
• Participates in customer meetings, possibly alongside a more senior MAREK representative.

Cost Estimating:

• Learns estimating tools, technology, and approaches related to estimating and pricing change orders.
• Estimates and provides pricing for work orders and change orders.
• Develops a foundational understanding of product knowledge, market structure and conditions, and drawings and specifications as they relate to estimating and pricing changes.

Project Management:

• Plans, coordinates, and oversees interior construction projects from initiation to completion.
• Partners with field leaders and customers to assist in planning pre-job activities, including identifying and resolving potential scope, schedule, sequence, contract, budget, safety, material staging, or manpower issues.
• Develops fair and achievable budgets for labor, material, and equipment, and provides the budget in a timely manner.
• Submits RFIs, prices work orders or change orders, and creates submittals.
• Solicits competitive proposals and buyout of materials, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Engages in regularly scheduled production look-ahead meetings.
• Ensures timely billing and collections.
• Is regularly present on the job to support the field team and effectively navigate safety, cost, and quality issues.
• Captures, organizes, and maintains project documentation to mediate potential risk of back charges.
• Provides feedback throughout the lifecycle of the project to the project management team to improve future projects.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field.
• Alternatively, a high school diploma/GED with equivalent work experience.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in construction project management, specifically in interior construction projects.
• Proven experience managing drywall, acoustical ceilings, and window treatment projects.
• Previous experience in the commercial construction industry is preferred.
• Construction field experience or exposure is a plus.
• Previous internship in the construction industry is advantageous.
• Experience or exposure to sales, estimating, scheduling, and/or project management technology is a plus (e.g., Quick Bid, On-Screen Take-Off, Bluebeam, Plan Grid).

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of construction practices and project management methods.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong relationship-building skills.
• Strong numerical and reasoning skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel).

Working Conditions:

• Able to work a varied schedule to complete projects and meet deadlines in response to changing demands.
• Able to work overtime (scheduled and/or unscheduled, nights and/or weekends) as needed or required to meet established deadlines.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with high daily pressure to meet deadlines.
• Able to perform work indoors in an office environment, regardless of whether cubicle, open office, or private office.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to demonstrate the manual dexterity to operate a personal computer effectively.
• Able to communicate orally in a clear manner.
• Able to hear oral communication either in person or on equipment such as telephone or mobile phone.
• Able to operate a personal computer, either desktop or laptop, for extended periods of time creating, composing, and reviewing documents and spreadsheets.
• Able to operate office equipment, including telephone, mobile phone, photocopier, fax machine, scanner, and calculator.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement savings plan with company match.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.

Marek is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

About Us

About Us
At Marek, we believe a company is like a building: It's only as strong as the foundation on which it is built. Our foundation is forged from a 75-year commitment to quality and service unequaled by anyone in our industry. Marek entered the fledgling drywall industry and almost immediately changed it with the way we purchased, delivered and installed drywall in the market. Through our strong industry relationships and partnerships, we have since diversified our portfolio to include ceilings, acoustical treatment, fabric panels, flooring, paint, shades and day lighting solutions as well as turn-key remodeling, maintenance and improvement services in major markets extending from locations in Texas, Oklahoma and Georgia.

As Marek has grown, so has our responsibility as a role model in both the industry and the communities we serve. Marek is an active leader in industry organizations where we strive to instill our ethics and values. Marek's industry leadership also includes technology innovations like Building Information Modeling (BIM) to deliver faster, safer, and more efficient projects with general contractors, architects, and owners.

For more than 75 years, Marek has shaped the industry by constantly striving for excellence. Today, we continue to raise the standards for quality of work through innovations like BIM, workforce development initiatives like the Construction Career Collaborative (C3), and much more.

In every aspect of our work, it is in our nature to exceed expectations as well as remain true to the values and principles that have always defined us. It's what allows us to give our customers piece of mind on both their most recent project as well as their next one. That is the Marek difference.

About the Team

Our Values

• Customers - The Marek customer is the lifeblood of our business. Without them, nothing else we do matters. We want our customers to be beyond satisfied. We expect our customers to hold us to a higher standard for the products and services we deliver.
• People - We value the people who work for us, the people we work with, and the people we'll never meet who will experience our projects years from now long after we've left the jobsite. Marek puts people first like we have for the last 75 years.
• Safety - For a quality workforce to thrive, our employees must be safe. Marek is committed to efficient planning and training that makes the safest possible workplace a reality.
• Ethics - We believe in doing the right thing even when no one is looking. Marek will never cut corners.
• Excellence - Marek redefines the industry's standards with each project we complete through innovation, diversification of people and services, and attention to detail and teamwork. We strive to ensure the best job we've ever done is the one we do for you.
• Community - Whether we're constructing future landmarks or just lending a helping hand, Marek employees take pride in their communities. That's why we share our resources with those in need and support public policies that make life better for all.
• Financial Stability - The Marek difference flows from a bedrock of financial stability. Without making a fair profit from quality work, we could not care for our employees or consistently deliver the best products and services to our customers.