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Kokosing

Builds infrastructure and makes construction materials

Project Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Detroit, MI, USA+1 moreMore locations: Cheboygan, MI, USA
In Person
Architecture & Civil EngineeringConstruction Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management is required.
  • At least 7 years of experience or knowledge in construction, design, finance, and management is required.
  • Experience in other large construction projects is acceptable.
  • Understand and interpret safety laws and company policies and standards.
  • Apply effective management techniques to maximize employee performance.
  • Have a thorough understanding of corporate and industry practices, processes, and standards and their impact on project activities.
  • Have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Be business-oriented.
  • Be able to take responsibility, interface with others, and communicate effectively.
Responsibilities
  • Plan, direct, and coordinate construction activities for industrial projects, primarily water and wastewater plants, as well as factories, production facilities, and data centers.
  • Ensure project goals are accomplished within prescribed time frames and funding parameters, personally or through subordinate supervisors.
  • Manage Project Engineers, Superintendents, and Foremen who supervise construction employees, providing overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the team.
  • Initiate and maintain liaison with the prime client to facilitate construction activities.
  • Establish project objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards within corporate policy boundaries.
  • Confer with project staff to outline the work plan and assign duties, responsibilities, and authority.
  • Establish the work plan and staffing for each project phase, and arrange recruitment or assignment of project personnel.
  • Direct and coordinate project personnel to ensure work progresses on schedule and within budget.
  • Review project proposals or plans to determine time frames, funding limitations, project procedures, staffing requirements, and resources needed for each phase.
  • Review status reports from project personnel and modify schedules and plans as needed.
  • Prepare project reports for management, clients, and others.
  • Confer with project personnel to provide technical advice and resolve problems.
  • Coordinate project activities with governmental agencies and subcontractors.
  • Analyze and execute critical path method (CPM)-based project schedules.
  • Monitor and control construction through administrative direction of the on-site Superintendent to ensure the project is built safely, on schedule, and within budget.
  • Represent the company in owner progress meetings.
  • Manage the financial aspects of contracts and take responsibility for project profit or loss.
  • Lead the project team in daily field coordination meetings, weekly block schedule meetings, and monthly safety kickoff meetings.
  • Mentor team members and assist with their career development.
  • Perform additional assignments as directed by a supervisor and other assigned tasks.
  • Interview and hire employees; train them; plan, assign, and direct their work; appraise performance; reward and discipline them; and address complaints and resolve problems.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Professional Engineer (PE) credential is a strong plus.

About the company

Kokosing builds infrastructure and industrial projects for public agencies, utilities and private businesses, mainly in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Its companies construct roads, bridges, pipelines, water-treatment facilities and marine works, alongside industrial plants and power projects. The group also supplies asphalt, sand, gravel and limestone and provides pipe fabrication and ongoing industrial maintenance. Customers engage its specialist companies for construction and related services, while its materials businesses sell products used on building and civil-engineering jobs. Kokosing was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Westerville, Ohio.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Westerville, OH

Founded

1951

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What believers are saying

  • Learning has a dedicated platform: Kokosing University provides more than 100 online and in-person training courses.
  • Career goals get regular attention: Kokosing pairs team members with supervisors for quarterly development discussions.
  • Senior engineering includes profit sharing: Kokosing's lead construction design engineer opening lists an annual profit share.

What critics are saying

  • Heavy lifting is explicit: Kokosing's Staunton skilled laborer role requires lifting or moving up to one hundred pounds.
  • Bridge carpentry includes heights: Kokosing's Wallops Island opening requires working tied off to fall protection.
  • Tools are a personal requirement: Kokosing's advertised Virginia carpenter position requires workers to have their own hand tools.

What makes Kokosing unique

  • Ownership spans generations: Kokosing describes itself as a third-generation family-owned company.
  • Work stays in-house: Kokosing reports capacity to self-perform up to 80% of project work.
  • Equipment is owned: Kokosing maintains a private fleet valued at $500 million on its company overview.

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