Project Manager

raise consulting
Long Beach, CA

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and update the project’s baseline schedule, ensuring alignment with contract milestones, DSA requirements, and field production realities.
  • Coordinate with superintendents, subcontractors, and inspectors to track progress, identify delays, and implement recovery strategies.
  • Monitor critical path activities and proactively communicate schedule impacts to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Create, track, and manage all change events, change orders, and back charges with a high level of accuracy and documentation.
  • Lead PCO (Potential Change Order) meetings, ensuring clear communication, timely pricing, and proper documentation for owner review.
  • Prepare and issue formal notices to owners regarding time impacts, cost impacts, unforeseen conditions, or contractual obligations.
  • Maintain the project’s schedule of values and ensure alignment with contract billing requirements.
  • Prepare detailed and professional owner meeting minutes, capturing decisions, action items, and accountability.
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for owners, architects, consultants, and DSA representatives, ensuring timely responses and transparent communication.
  • Support DSA compliance efforts by coordinating with inspectors, managing required documentation, and ensuring adherence to approved plans and specifications.
  • Organize and lead internal project team meetings, ensuring alignment between project management, field operations, and subcontractor partners.
  • Review subcontractor scopes of work, identify gaps or overlaps, and ensure contractual clarity.
  • Oversee subcontractor billing, verify progress, and ensure accurate and timely payment applications.
  • Identify, track, and manage time and cost impact notices, ensuring timely submission and proper contractual handling.
  • Support conflict resolution by applying strong project engineering principles and maintaining a solutions‑oriented mindset.
  • Maintain rigorous project documentation to protect the company’s contractual and financial interests.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related field (highly preferred).
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Project Manager in commercial construction, ideally with public works and/or DSA project experience.
  • Proficiency with Procore and Microsoft 365; strong digital organization and documentation skills.
  • Solid understanding of project engineering fundamentals, construction means and methods, and contract administration.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage conflict, and maintain strong relationships with owners, design teams, inspectors, and subcontractors.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, professional documentation.