Steel Fabrication Project Manager

MMI is looking to hire a career driven individual to join our team as a Steel Fabrication Project Manager.  The ideal candidate will be working with our team of Estimators, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Detailers. MMI has been in business since 1974 and continues to grow each year. We’re very proud of the more than 150 loyal members of our team and are looking for someone to contribute at a very high level. 

MMI Purpose

• To improve the lives of MMI Employees, Customers & Vendors. 

Core Values

• Happy – Choose to be happy and treat others with respect.
• Hungry – Seek learning and create opportunities.  Adapt to change.
• Hardworking – Be ambitious and obsessed with quality.
• Honorable – Demonstrate humility and integrity and put the team first.

This position offers an exciting opportunity for a Steel Fabrication Project Manager having a strong desire for a career in the construction industry.  If you appreciate our purpose and embrace our core values, we would like for you to apply.   

A Steel Fabrication Project Manager will demonstrate at least 3 - 5 years of Structural Steel or Architectural Steel construction experience.  This person may have come through the ranks as a construction Foreman, Manager and/or superintendent or through a path of higher education with specific Project Management education. Either way, we’re looking for someone with strong experience and high-level communication and organizational skills.

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented /team player -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Detail-oriented -- focuses on the details that will lead to the bigger picture
• Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, even when difficult learning is required
• Stress tolerant -- thrives in a high-pressure environment

                                                                                   Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in project management positions with an emphasis on steel fabrication projects.
• Strong experience with steel construction and/or steel fabrication.
• Proven experience with people management, strategic planning, risk management, and change management.
• Strong working knowledge of project specifications, project manuals, Architectural and Structural drawings.
• Ability to read design documents, Shop drawings and familiarity with design specifications (AISC, AWS, and materials).
• Must be able to develop, maintain, and modify project budgets.
• Ability to determine and track current costs, change orders and forecast future costs.
• Knowledge and understanding of general construction contracts and sub-contract language.
• Ability to maintain a professional relationship with clients, general contractors, engineers, field personnel, coworkers, project managers, design, and detail personnel.
• MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Bluebeam, Foundation, Tekla and Smartsheet

Key Performance Objectives:

• Responsible for a thorough understanding of each project’s definition, scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Manage project budgets, including monthly project reviews with upper management.
• Prepare scope of work assessments and manage all quotes from outside subcontractors.
• Prepare and negotiate all project change orders.
• Prepares time and cost delay claims.
• Perform schedule analysis for change orders and claims
• Prepare “Take Offs” of steel materials, estimate all necessary shop labor, materials, and buyout items, etc. to prepare a thorough bid estimate.
• Work with PE to coordinate all detailing/shop drawings, field drawings, and all other project details with our clients and other involved parties.
• Responsible for the execution and improvement of project schedules and deadlines
• Collaborate with others on how we want to build the job in fabrication when needed.
• May manage multiple projects in various stages of completion, depending upon size and complexity.
• Ensures all contractual terms and obligations of such projects are maintained.
• Ensures projects meet cost requirements.
• Interfaces with necessary departments to determine the scheduling of work and materials.
• Meets with key personnel to ensure timeliness of project.
• Suggests corrective actions and/or develops recovery plans when delays are anticipated or occur.
• Assesses actual progress based on weekly production meetings.
• Meets with customers to identify potential barriers with resolutions that maximize production and minimize costs.
• Meets and confers with Owner, Architect, Engineers, Contractors, Detailers, and Production crew to verify accuracy and completeness of all construction drawings.
• Ensure all aspects of projects are properly and thoroughly documented.
• Directs, coordinates, and monitors activities being completed by project teams to ensure the overall quality of work.
• Creates and submits timely billings and necessary supporting documentation.
• Identifies major milestones, critical approvals, and long lead procurement items.

Pay range:  $88K-$110K (depending on experience)

We also offer the following benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance                                                     
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance                                                         
• 401K
• Holiday pay                                                           
• Paid time off
• Company Vehicle/Fuel card                                     
• Profit sharing