Job Description

Who We Are

Barnard Construction Company, Inc. is a heavy civil construction company based in Bozeman, Montana, with projects underway across North America. We are ranked by Engineering News-Record, (a leading construction industry periodical), as one of the USA’s Top 400 civil contractors. We specialize in dam construction and rehabilitation, power transmission and distribution, tunneling, inland marine, oil, gas, utility, and sewer and water pipeline projects.

Barnard’s people are the reason for the success of the company. Our reputation attracts the highest quality personnel. People who are committed to producing projects that set a standard for safety and excellence. At Barnard, we build the riskiest, most difficult, complex jobs we can find, and we hire people who thrive on tough work and demanding opportunities. We offer competitive salaries, profit sharing, 401(k)s, a generous health plan, annual bonuses, and challenging career opportunities with a financially solid company.

Position Overview

The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining a zero-incident safety culture while coordinating multiple work fronts, coordinating processes, and guiding a team of cross functional employees within their area. As part of the engineering team for the project, the Project Manager will lead team meetings, work collaboratively to achieve the strategic objectives of the project, and assist with any project requirements when needed.

Work Environment

This position will be required to work on-site from an assigned project location within the United States of America. Locations include but are not limited to: California, Michigan, Montana, Tennessee, Arkansas, Arizona, North Dakota, Nevada, Colorado, and Texas. Candidates must be willing and able to relocate to the local area of their assigned project. Remote work and fly-in-fly-out work arrangements are not an option for these positions.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for guiding the project team by providing the communication, coordination and follow-up necessary to meet project goals and objectives
• Champion a zero-incident safety culture
• Maintains ongoing training and mentoring of project team
• Directly responsible to senior management
• Provides ongoing project information and project reviews as required by management
• Coordinates training and compliance measures to ensure project procedures are followed
• Ensures scope of work, schedule, and budget are clearly defined and understood by senior management and all project participants, including client
• Determines, controls, and maintains overall project and discipline schedules and budgets
• Tracks schedule and budget progress with project milestones and takes all action necessary to keep project on track
• Identifies and secures necessary approvals for all changes in project scope, budget and/or schedule
• Maintains ongoing communication with client, adjusting as necessary to comply with client's needs within contractual obligations, or adjusting project deliverables to meet the client and Barnard’s needs
• Reviewing design standard variances, participating in and reviewing "value engineering" initiatives, and obtaining stakeholders buy-in
• Supporting quality control/quality assurance and safety certification processes
• Developing requests for third party Work Plans
• Representing Barnard on all assigned technical matters relating to your expertise
• Facilitating and attending technical and/or progress meetings as required
• Reviewing progress reports, and endorsing invoices for services as required
• Preparing and/or reviewing various reports and other correspondences related to project technical issues
• Regular contact with contractors, consultants, and other technical personnel

Qualifications:

• Must be willing and able to relocate to and reside in any assigned project area in the USA
• Must be a Canadian citizen for work visa purposes (dual citizens to USA will also be considered)
• Must have a minimum of a four-year bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university for work visa purposes
• Heavy civil construction experience is required
• Experience working in the field on an active construction site is required
• Experience working for a general contractor is required
• Ability to handle multiple projects and make sound business decisions in a timely manner while adapting to changing situations
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and coordinate the efforts of others to accomplish objectives
• Comprehensive knowledge of project management principles, methods and practices combined with sound judgement
• Effective organizational, research, analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Good oral and written communication skills, including technical report writing skills

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