Project Lead Jobs in Fresno, CA

Construction Project Manager

Full-Time | Salaried | On-Site Only

Salary Range: $115,000 - $140,000

KYA is an Employee-Owned modern specialty general contractor focused on creating better places through high-impact work across public and community environments. KYA provides everything from high-performance athletic complexes to sustainable indoor structures and environments, which can accommodate all aspects of construction. Unlike traditional contractors, we facilitate customized turnkey solutions to include design, project management, and maintenance.

Position Summary

Lead, direct, and supervise all engineering and administrative policies, procedures, and functions. Coordinate with project field operations to ensure transfer of information is delivered, understood, and implemented.

Key Responsibilities

Lead in the development of high-performance teams through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring. Ensure regular feedback is shared with staff including timely completion of employee performance appraisals.

• Develop and improve upon assigned client relationships fostering a “trusted advisor” status
• Demonstrate a high standard of personal accountability and integrity. Mentor staff to the same standards.
• Provide leadership to foster an environment of diversity and inclusion.
• Develop a comprehensive working knowledge and understanding of the contract documents (including KYA’s contract, plans, specifications, and applicable codes).
• Promote KYA’s involvement in the community to help build strategic relationships and to embrace the community in which we live and work.
• Lead, supervise and develop all KYA engineering staff, including providing input on or completing performance appraisals.
• Ensure strict adherence to safety, ethics, and compliance requirements at all times.
• Overall responsibility for communication of information amongst all project team members.
• Establish and maintain procedures with the design professionals, consultants, owner, and subcontractors for information flow, approvals, meetings, reporting, applications for payment, etc.
• Lead the preconstruction effort as it relates to Project Engineering and the specific project needs.
• Conduct thorough construction document reviews and examine all documents for constructability and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC). Bring all concerns to the attention of the appropriate design professional for resolution.
• Participate in preparation of various studies, recommendations for materials and methods, and cost estimates.
• Prepare a detailed contract items list including all significant items required for the construction of the project. Develop trade scope of work documents for bid packages, major material, and equipment purchases.
• Prepare a procurement schedule for subcontractors, major material and equipment purchases to ensure timely buyouts and overall compliance with the construction schedule is maintained.
• Responsible for managing the financial status of the project including preparation of project status and accuracy of financial reports.
• Manage budget and financial reporting, interpret, and analyze reports to ensure adherence to project budget.
• Schedule, conduct, and document all job meetings, owner-architect, and coordination meetings.
• Manage the subcontract change order process including review of subcontractor estimates, negotiate change orders, obtain required owner approvals and preparation of subcontract change orders.
• Manage project close-out, including securing warranties, guarantees, and acceptance of work, subcontract and vendor close, final payment and records retention.

What We’re Looking For

• A positive, professional, solutions-oriented mindset
• Someone who thrives in a collaboration
• A strong executor with real hard skills and real experience
• Someone who is receptive to coaching and motivated to grow through manager feedback and direction
• A team player with strong ownership, accountability, and follow-through
• Someone who can balance initiative with alignment
• Someone who helps raise the standard while contributing to a fun, positive working environment

Reporting Structure

This position reports to the Senior Project Manager and Project Executive