Construction Project Manager - Corporate Engineering

Job Title

Construction Project Manager - Corporate Engineering

Position Overview

Shaw Industries is seeking a Construction Project Manager for Corporate Engineering. Shaw Industries Corporate Engineering (CE) supports the corporation’s manufacturing, distribution, and administrative facilities. Although based primarily in Dalton, GA, CE is deployed on projects nationwide and internationally. The department offers feasibility studies, high-level and detailed budget estimates, engineering design, project management, consulting, forensic investigations, and CAD services. CE includes specialists to meet the needs of each business segment, divided into four support groups: Fibers & Yarn, Carpet & Backing, Hard Surfaces, and Construction & Global Facilities. The staff comprises mechanical, electrical, civil, and structural engineers, construction and facilities project managers, interior and CAD designers, and administrative personnel.  

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a leader in flooring and other surface solutions designed for residential housing, commercial spaces and outdoor environments. Leveraging strengths in design, innovation and operational excellence, the company takes a people-centered, customer-focused, and growth-minded approach to meet diverse market needs. It creates differentiated customer experiences through its expansive portfolio of brands: Anderson Tuftex, COREtec, Shaw Floors, Patcraft, Philadelphia Commercial, Shaw Contract, Shaw Sports Turf, Shawgrass, Southwest Greens, Watershed Geo and more.   

 

Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than $6 billion in annual sales and 18,000 associates worldwide. 

 

Position Overview:    

This position is within the Corporate Engineering Construction and Global Facilities Group and reports to the Construction Manager. The group supports all facilities and departments across the organization.  The position is responsible to develop and execute complex, multi-disciplined capital and expense projects with limited direction, prepare technical specifications, and utilize project management tools to ensure projects meet safety, performance, and budget requirements. The position requires close coordination with management, other corporate departments, and outside agencies.    

  

Responsibilities:   

Project Engineering:  

• Envisions and develops project concept  

• Solicits and documents facility requirements and input  

• Partners with internal engineers as needed to develop best practice design solutions, cost estimates and timelines for project proposals.  

• Develops and maintains project budgets and timelines, facility operation's needs, and corporate leased space.  

• Manage outside contractors.  

• Manage a wide variety of construction projects consisting of (but not limited to) manufacturing/distribution expansions, restrooms, breakrooms, showrooms, office space, etc.  

Project Administration:  

• Using standard Corporate Engineering templates, assemble specifications and documents to adhere to drawing and bid package standards, and solicit bids and manage service contracts for various needs of the facilities.  

• Issue requisitions and approve receipts through PeopleSoft.  

• Publish project status reports to keep business partners regularly updated.  

• Prepare Asset Detail documents and submit to Corporate Assets.  

• Assemble completed project file documents and archive per Corporate Engineering Standards.  

Project Execution:  

• Manage contractors on site closely ensuring that corporate policies such as safety, ethics, environmental, etc. are enforced.  

• Take full responsibility for all contractor activities; act as the primary liaison between Corporate Engineering and the facility occupants to minimize disruption to normal activities and communicate any necessary disruptions to management and occupants in advance.  

• Perform Quality Control function, inspecting all contractor work and vendor supplied equipment to ensure compliance with specifications, drawings, timeline requirements, etc., issued in the bid package.  

Technical Resource:   

• Possess fundamental knowledge of building systems including mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire protection and security systems.  

• Possess technical composition skills to prepare complex busines