Project Manager - Construction

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R) is an award-winning entertainment & hospitality organization with properties including: Hersheypark, The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge, Giant Center, Restaurants, and more. Our team members share a common goal of upholding the legacy of our founder, Milton S. Hershey, while striving to live by our company's Core Values: Devoted to the Legacy, Selfless Spirit of Service, Team Focused, and Respectful of Others. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts is committed to cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce, marketplace, and community, and is proud to help fulfill the dream of our founder by providing value to Milton Hershey School.

Provide overall day-to-day management of and leadership for assigned projects. Maintain a visible profile among, and active participation with, all project participants by walking the jobsite to see that activities are progressing satisfactorily. Identify any project-related problems early in their formation so that solutions can be identified quickly and economically.

As a Full-Time Team Member, you will enjoy sweet perks like FREE admission to Hersheypark, discounts, and more as soon as you receive your Employee ID! Your total compensation consists not only of the wage that you are paid, but also includes Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage beginning the first day of the next month after you begin working, 401K Contribution, paid time off, and so much more!

Job Functions:

• Assist the Director of Construction Management in ensuring that all work is installed in accordance with the contract requirements and normal standards of construction. *
• Develop complete, detailed Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules. Update project schedules on a regular basis, utilizing contractor input, jobsite visits, quantitative tracking, and other means of input. Review, log, and track Requests for Information (RFIs) so as not to impact the project schedule. *
• Identify schedule challenges and develop recovery plans when necessary, and communicate the new plan with the entire team. *
• Ensure Letters of Intent are issued in a timely manner. Assist in developing scopes of work for bid documents and ensuring bidders’ questions are answered in a timely manner. *
• Review and log the status of all submittals. Submittals to be reviewed for contract compliance items. Properly distribute submittals. *
• Manage changes to projects through periodic review of potential change orders with clients and contractors, and follow through with the issuance and execution of change orders. *
• Review Jobsite Safety plans with the Director of Construction Management. Assist in permit planning, estimating studies, constructability reviews, and value engineering concepts. *
• Develop and maintain budget analysis reports for each project, including cost issue logs, invoice log, cashflow reports, and other reports necessary to report the status of project costs. Process invoices in a timely manner. *
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree - Construction Management or Engineering
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Minimum of 7 years of Construction Management experience.
• Must have a valid driver’s license

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Skilled in the use of Google Suite and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word.
• Proficient working with details on a daily basis for prolonged periods of time.
• Must have the ability to safeguard confidential information.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and MS Project. Ability to utilize various project management software programs, including CPM, spreadsheets, and word processing.
• Ability to develop concept phase project schedules
• Is goal-oriented consistent with Project and Company goals
• Exhibit good organizational and time management skills
• Understands the different forms of agreements
• Understands and exhibits the technical knowledge necessary to comprehend, coordinate, and solve problems

Job Demands:

• Walking: frequent (34-66%)
• Standing: frequent (34-66%)
• Sitting: frequent (34-66%)
• Bending: occasional (<33%)
• Stooping: occasional (<33%)
• Hand-Eye Coordination: occasional (<33%)
• Finger Dexterity: occasional (<33%)
• Reaching Over: occasional (<33%)
• Reaching Forward: occasional (<33%)
• Lifting: occasional (<33%) Weight: lbs
• Climb Stairs: occasional (<33%) Height: ft
• Climb Ladders: occasional (<33%)
• Pushing: occasional (<33%) Weight: lbs
• Pulling: occasional (<33%) Weight: lbs
• This job requires minimal visual requirements. Able to distinguish unlike items, detect motion, and distinguish color.
• This job requires a good sense of vision (either corrected or uncorrected). Visual ability to operate moving equipment such as a car, truck, golf carts, etc.
• This job requires the visual ability to perform detailed work at close distances (computer screens, accounting ledgers, using measurement devices).
• This job regularly requires verbal communication of detailed information to others either by phone or in person.
• This job is subject to hazards that may include a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical currents, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat, or exposure to chemicals.
• This job is subject to extreme cold. Temperatures can be below 32° for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.
• This job is subject to environmental conditions with activities occurring both inside and outside.
• This job is subject to outside environmental conditions with no effective protection from the weather.
• This job is subject to environmental conditions with protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.

Hershey Entertainment and Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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