Mitigation Manager (internally known as Senior Project Manager) - First Onsite - US
East Dundee, IL
About the Job
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
As a Senior Project Manager, you are responsible for understanding and applying construction and company standards, quality control assurance, and enforcing Environmental, Health, and Safety policies. Your exceptional team management and planning skills are essential as you oversee daily operations, documentation, and communication for all assigned projects, ensuring the timely delivery of complete reports. You leverage your knowledge of project financials to monitor margins, progress, and costs, communicating any plan changes to leadership. Your transparency and proactive communication creates trusted relationships with leaders, strategic business partners, and key stakeholders. Your crisis management, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills are put to the test while you simultaneously lead teams and work on large, unusual, and/or high priority projects.
In addition to managing the day-to-day activities of the team, you audit ongoing projects for compliance, create project schedules, and research steps for permitting when necessary. You assist in soliciting bids and coordinating subcontractors and work with the team to ensure projects remain within budget and on schedule. With your consistent involvement, the team produces Daily Field Reports and effortlessly adheres to our company communication policy. You not only excel at ensuring project goals and objectives are met, you take the time to ensure the goals of each individual on the team are met by providing regular coaching, cross-training, and development opportunities. You have a natural ability to lead and motivate others which makes a difference to both our clients and team members. Your role is critical to our success, and you're proud of what you do every day.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5 years of restoration/construction industry experience or a combination of relevant education and equivalent industry experience
- High school diploma or equivalent required; Degree preferred
- Advanced knowledge of local, state, and federal code requirements as well as the application and determination of code requirements
- Knowledge of budgeting and cost control
- Understanding of Time and Materials billing
- Ability to read Xactimate scopes
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills
- Valid driver's license required
SPECIAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS
- Must manage working in a busy, service-oriented team under stress to meet deadlines, deal with competing priorities, and demanding service requirements
- Must be able to work overtime, on weekends and able to respond 24/7
- May attend disaster sites and be near hazardous environments and conditions. Travel may be required
First Onsite provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
First Onsite (and its Companies) participates in E-Verify. We will provide the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employer's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Third party resume submissions not accepted. Any resume submitted will be considered the property of THE COMPANY, and THE COMPANY will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.
Subject to Federal, State and Local laws, regulations and/or ordinances, applicant must be able to pass Background Check and Pre-employment Drug Screen.