Why Gray?
Gray is a fully integrated design-builder delivering end-to-end solutions across construction, professional services, specialty equipment, and real estate. Since 1960, Gray has grown from a regional contractor to a nationally ranked industry leader, serving top domestic and international companies in the following markets: Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Data Centers, Advanced Technology, and Distribution. Our integrated approach allows us to deliver value at every phase of a project—from designing and building state-of-the-art facilities to fabricating custom process equipment and implementing advanced automation.
But what truly defines Gray is our people. Our success is driven by passionate, collaborative team members who take pride in their work, value strong relationships, and are committed to doing the right thing for our customers and one another. At Gray, you’ll find a culture built on teamwork, accountability, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
“Personal growth precedes Gray’s growth.” – Stephen Gray, President & CEO, Gray, Inc.
Position Summary
Responsible for the overall management of one $75MM + or an individual project with a high level of complexity or multiple construction projects. Key responsibilities, as described below include Project Administration, Financial Performance, Schedule Performance, Risk Management, Relationship Management, Team Member Development, and Collaboration.
What we expect… (Essential Functions)
PROJECT ADMINISTRATION
- Facilitates Customer and Team meetings and ensures that detailed meeting minutes and action items registers are updated and promptly distributed.
- Ensure that all “project start-up meetings" are held when required and with the appropriate team members.
- Ensures that the project action items are being systematically tracked and completed to support the project requirements.
- Ensure that the project staff completes submittal reviews, status reports, closeout documents, and maintenance manuals promptly.
- Visit project sites as necessary, but at a minimum of two-week intervals.
FINANCIAL SUCCESS
- The Senior Project Manager is responsible to continually monitor progress identifying issues early during budget/costs reviews, developing needed corrective actions to mitigate problems and to provide reports to the Responsible Project Executive, Responsible Director, Regional Manager or Responsible Vice President.
- Operate within budgetary limitations and requirements.
- Monitor the purchasing of all required materials, subcontracts, equipment, and services for the project(s) by project staff and other team members, ensuring optimal savings within safety, quality, scheduling, training, and profitability requirements.
- Ensure that the project staff is issuing change orders to subcontractors and customers according to the work procedures.
- Ensure that the project staff is completing red files accurately and in a timely manner, as well as reviewing the red file and/or job cost reports with the Site Manager on a monthly basis.
SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE
- Responsible for oversight of project team in the development and maintenance of the project master schedule to ensure conformance to project execution strategy and contractual obligations.
- Responsible for collaboration with Field Operations Managers, A/E Services, and MEP Services to assess the project schedule progress, identifying potential issues, and assisting the project team in the development of corrective measures as needed.
- Ensure that any delays on the project are appropriately documented and communicated to all pertinent parties; includes producing timely notices and development of documentation to justify extensions to the schedule, and/or taking the development of documentation to justify extensions to the schedule, and/or taking appropriate measures to adhere to or modify the schedule.
RISK MANAGEMENT
- Responsible for the communication, implementation, and enforcement of Gray's safety program on-site.
- Ensure that goals for safety, quality, scheduling, training, and profitability are met for specific project or projects. This includes the promotion and implementation of the safety and quality programs.
- Responsible for developing the project risk management plan and assigning responsibilities for monitoring and reporting progress. Plans should address both internal and external risks. Risk management planning should be incorporated into the Project Execution plan.
- Assess the effectiveness of plans and in collaboration with the Field Operations Manager, A/E Services, and MEP Services to develop changes to the plan and/or corrective action steps to be implemented by the team.
- Provide oversight, identifying potential issues & assist project teams in the development of corrective measures for risk mitigation.
- Demonstrate and communicate a consistent and clear approach to problem-solving.
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
- Develop relationship management plans and assign responsibility for reporting progress. Plans should address relationships with customers, subcontractors, and consultants. A project communication plan should be included outlining lines of communication for the project team, customers, subcontractors, and consultants. The Senior Project Manager shall coordinate with A/E Services regarding consultants. Relationship management planning should be incorporated into the Project Execution plan.
- Assess the effectiveness of plans, and in collaboration with the Field Operations Manager, A/E Services and MEP Services develop changes to the plan and/or corrective action steps to be implemented by the team.
- Exuberate leadership qualities and awareness of Gray Core Values inside and outside of project team. Extend consideration, courtesy, and respect to project staff, subcontractors, suppliers, and customers.
- In the absence or termination of subordinates or other project staff, ensure continuity of workflow.
- Actively support and participate in the Project Managers Association (PMA).
TEAM MEMBER DEVEOPMENT
- Ensure that the project staff support and abide by the company's vision, core values, and mission statement.
- In coordination with the Field Operations Manager, A/E Services, and MEP Services monitor project team cohesiveness and develop action plans to correct issues associated with project management resources.
- Ensure that project staff and other team members maintain a cooperative and willing work environment with the engineering and design staff as well as the construction site staff.
- Responsible for communicating regularly with Responsible Project Executive, Responsible Director, Regional Manager or Responsible Vice President in carrying out responsibilities.