Senior Project Manager, Residential Land & Construction

Are you seeking the toughest challenge of your career? ICON is looking for the best Senior Project Manager for Residential Land and Construction on the planet. Deep experience and an ability to flourish in a high-pressure, high-velocity business environment is required. Your job will be to provide project leadership for a significant and long-term 3D printed residential construction project located in Texas. Applicants should possess a comprehensive understanding of the lot/land entitlement process. You should have clearly demonstrable project management expertise across pre-construction and construction phases of complex residential projects from inception to delivery.  

This individual will work as a member of the Build Operations team and will liaise internally across all ICON teams, and externally with clients, architects, engineers, trade partners,  community administrators, and inspectors. This individual will be required to plan and supervise high-volume land development and residential construction project scopes, including but not limited to site plan development and entitlement, permitting, budgeting, bidding, and accurately scheduling and driving work. Most importantly, the ideal candidate will be an energetic, flexible and enthusiastic member of a dynamic team that is using technology and advanced materials to create dignified, resilient housing on Earth with an eye toward the moon and beyond. Are you a first principles thinker?  If you believe the way architecture and construction is executed today is broken, and you want to push the boundaries of what is possible, ICON would like to talk to you.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

PRE-CONSTRUCTION

• Initiate and respond to communication between Clients, Architects, Civil Engineers, ICON’s Purchasing Team, Superintendents, Consultants, and local municipalities.
• Master the land development and construction approval workflows and requirements for a given geographic area.  
• Coordinate directly with municipalities to obtain approvals for site development, utility, grading and sediment controls plans.  
• Work with Designers and the ICON Purchasing Team to develop complete specification packages that lead to accurate budgets across multiple building products.
• Develop well thought through and achievable pre-construction schedules and then compel events to occur according to your plan.
• Help develop detailed scopes of work for bidding and awarding work.  
• Lead the contract award process to ensure no stone is left unturned within the project scope.
• Make certain clarity exists between ICON and our trade partners contract terms around quality of work standards and schedule performance. 

CONSTRUCTION

• Develop and own the project construction schedule and hold all project team members accountable for the performance of their tasks.  
• Review all site and construction drawings for accuracy and appropriate coordination.  
• Provide full coordination and deconfliction of site activities among all Trade Partners and Suppliers.  
• Monitor project budget performance and take action in advance to prevent overages.   
• Be the primary ICON point of contact for all activities related to the project work. 
• Collaborate with the Print Operations team to efficiently deliver ICON’s 3D Printed building product.
• Regularly review trade partner work with your Construction Managers and require corrections when work does not meet ICON standards.  
• Establish world leading cycle times for residential construction.
• Manage, review, and report all project financial obligations, purchase orders and invoices.
• Utilize prescribed project management software and tools in accordance with ICON standard operating procedures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 15+ years of experience in construction project management.
• A college degree in a related field.
• Stellar verbal and written communication skills that show an ability to read the room and adjust to the people around you.
• Desire to use diverse products and technologies to deliver unique designs.
• A list of high-value, high-visibility projects delivered successfully.  
• Detail-oriented and an interest in sweating the small stuff.
• Willingness to work late, over weekends, and cancel vacations if the mission requires it. 
• Ability to relocate to remote job sites for the life of the project.
• Ability to prioritize and stay cool in difficult and strenuous situations.
• Desire to build cool stuff with your friends.  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A PMP or Masters Degree in a related field.
• Engineering, Construction Management or Finance background.