Turner & Townsend Heery is seeking a Director/ Project Director for higher education construction projects in Los Angeles. The Director will monitor large, complex construction projects for clients, with direct accountability for project delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct periodic site visits to monitor the progress of construction.
- Review status of work completed during the period covered.
- Review that work is generally proceeding in a good and workmanlike manner and in general accordance with the approved drawings and specifications.
- Review contractors' direct cost payment requisitions and budget status.
- Review of subcontracts, bonds/subcontractor default insurance.
- Review of monthly pay applications, work-in-place, change orders, and/or any claims or disputed items.
- Review of Owner's monthly job cost reports and opine on adequacy of contingency, review of construction and disbursement schedules.
- Review of lien waiver and other documentation submitted by the Developer.
- Prepare project status reports and recommend the release of construction funds.
- Review contract drawings and specifications and opine for completeness and general compliance with commonly accepted architectural /engineering best practices.
- Analyze the Owner's direct and indirect cost budget including cost estimate back-up
- Coordinate with the Cost Advisory group performing parameter estimate spot quantity take-offs and review of supporting documentation submitted by the Developer, contractor and subcontractors.
- Review and make relevant comments concerning the terms of the construction agreement, the submitted subcontracts, architectural and engineering design agreements
- Review and comment on construction and disbursement schedules as well as other submitted document including but not limited to:
- Zoning approvals
- Certified surveys
- Building permits and approvals
- Utility company approval letters
- Soil and foundation engineering reports
- Designer's certification of code and ADA compliance
- Prepare Construction Risk Assessment Reports.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Responsible for managing a project team of 5-8 professionals, on-site, overseeing all facets of the work. Oversight responsibility for project staffing as well as company related performance reviews and mentoring.
- Provides informal assistance such as technical guidance, and/or training to coworkers.
- May lead project teams and/or plan, and supervise assignments of lower level employees.
- Capacity and skills to develop working relationships with client and other client stakeholders, built on trust, ethics, performance and strategy