Junior Construction Project Manager - Portland, OR (BVTA)

A WORLD LEADER IN TESTING, INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION SERVICES

Bureau Veritas offers dynamic, exciting employment opportunities with an attractive salary/benefit package and an opportunity to play a vital role with a global organization. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today.

Bureau Veritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, sexual orientation, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other non-job-related characteristics.

This position is responsible to ensure equal opportunity in employment in that all persons are treated equally and on the basis of merit, in decisions regarding selection, placement, promotions, training, work assignments, transfers and other personnel actions.

City: San Francisco 

State: California

Responsible for leading the overall direction, completion, and outcome of all assigned projects as contracted by the client. Monitor project progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met. 

This is a junior level role for individuals interested in becoming a Construction Project Manager.  The position is heavy travel (90% nationwide travel) to perform construction assessments at project sites nationwide.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other job-related duties may be assigned in conformance with state and federal regulations.

1. Responsible for leading the overall direction, completion, program management, and financial outcome of multiple retail projects within the construction services realm. Projects may range from retail, restaurant, big-box store, convenient stores, gas stations, distribution centers, electric vehicle charging stations, etc.  Project scope may include tenant improvements, building renovation, building expansions, and ground up work.
2. Direct and manage project development from beginning to end, including managing consultants, general contractors, vendors, specialty contractors, budgets, internal departments, and developers for each project, ensuring the project delivery is on time per the scope and within budget.
3. Manage each phase of the project including entitlement, design, permitting, bidding, contracting, construction, store start up, store turnover, and project close out.
4. Knowledge of buildings, construction, and technical standards with ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex project documents. Must be able to discuss the project site with site contact and municipal facilities. 
5. Navigate and oversee contract administration, change orders, budgets, schedules, and client delivery of each project.
6. Provide project management for multiple sites and states concurrently with stellar organization across multiple initiatives.
7. Experience with proposal preparation, budget development, forecasting, and financial management. 
8. Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocation.
9. Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring proactive problem-solving throughout the project lifecycle.
10. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, implementing feedback loops to enhance team efficiency and productivity.
11. Ability to identify, navigate and forecast the needs of the project/client.
12. Required to travel by Plane, Motor Vehicle, Train (may be up to 90% of workweek) to client sites across the U.S. 
13. Responsible for leading the overall direction, completion, and outcome of all assigned projects as contracted by the client. Projects will vary in compl