Project Manager

Project Manager

At Hutton, we live by four words: Lead, Inspire, Respect, Construct. And doing this starts with the people we hire. A Hutton team member thinks first about the team, and that includes more than coworkers. It includes clients, subcontractors and community partners.

As a project manager, you will manage Hutton-led projects from start to finish. This role is pivotal in the successful completion of a project and will be responsible for managing pre-construction efforts, project schedules and budgets, relationships, closeout, risk, and other important components. A Hutton project manager has a proactive approach and always addresses a project with the customers best interests in mind.

Character & Culture:

• Ensure the entire building process is enjoyable for the owner and the community.
• Understand and mirror behavior relative to Huttons cultural values: lead, inspire, respect, construct.
• Develop and maintain relationships beyond the jobsite - involve the community with jobsite events and help build excitement about a project.

Communication & Relationships:

• Overcommunicate project plans and the current status to all team members.
• Accommodate and represent the owners best interest at all times.
• Lead and motivate the team to accomplish project milestones.
• Build a quality project the owner is proud of and be profitable for Hutton.
• Extend Huttons services as necessary to satisfy needs of the owner.

Pre-Construction & Trade Partner Coordination:

• Lead pre-construction efforts, including pre-planning meetings, with assistance from the team leader, estimating support and project superintendent to ensure budget accuracy, scheduling needs and risks.
• Prepare accurate subcontracts with well-written scopes of work.
• Enforce Huttons construction standards weekly at trade partner meetings.
• Ensure materials are onsite in a timely manner through regular communication with suppliers and trade partners.

Schedule Management:

• Develop comprehensive project schedules by closely reviewing plans/specifications for required activities.
• Proactively manage and modify schedules with team to ensure project(s) remain on or ahead of schedule.

Management of Project Finances:

• Create projections and forecasts with the superintendent and team leader to accurately reflect upcoming and/or projected costs required to successfully complete the project on time.
• Regularly manage budget process by updating required work to complete and current budget sections.
• Update budget and project profits monthly.

Jobsite Visits & Meetings:

• Facilitate bi-weekly meetings with/for: the project superintendent; OAC (owner, architect, contractor); pre-installation.
• Produce project meeting minutes, share issues and propose solutions openly with attendees.
• Review safety, housekeeping, productivity, sequencing and project morale.

Risk Management:

• Proactively mitigate/manage risk by prioritizing tasks with support from the superintendent.
• Incorporate Huttons construction standards into every contract.

Job Closeout:

• Initiate the close-out process prior to project completion.
• Complete Huttons punch list prior to architect punch list.
• Manage job closeout by ensuring project is completed on time, punch list items are finished, O&M manual are complete and delivered, owner training is performed, and the warranty system is set up.
• Plan, coordinate and lead final walk-through meeting.
• Ensure all pay applications and retaining billings are submitted in a timely manner.