About the position:
- Department: Residential construction
- Location: San Mateo
- Schedule: This position is a full-time position. The team is expected to work Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Salary: Salary to negotiate + Benefits Package, including four weeks vacation and education and wellness stipends following the probationary period
- Contract exclusions: Housing, car, computer/laptop, mobile phone device
Responsibilities
- Reviewing plans.
- Planning the project in all the needed areas.
- Manage and oversee the direction of the project, ensure client specifications and requirements are met, review progress and liaise with other professionals to monitor scope and quality.
- Liaise with the client, other construction professionals, and sometimes the public.
- Coordinate, supervise and control progress of General Contractors.
- Check documentation for the payment of General Contractors.
- Select tools and materials appropriate to meet the scope of the project.
- Conduct safety inspections and ensure construction and site safety and cleaning.
- Verification and preparation of reports, designs and drawings of the site.
- Maintain quality control procedures.
- Find ways to prevent problems and solve those that do arise
- Assess and minimize risk.
- Drafting of reports and control of paperwork.
- Check quotes from potential builders and third party professionals.
- Budget and schedule control and reporting to management.
- Budget and schedule updating.
- Track any changes within scope as well as its approval.
- Identify savings opportunities through value engineering.
- Help negotiate contracts and obtain permits and licenses.
- Close the projects finish to the clients, using the hand out process, including warranty.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of construction project management experience. Associated to CFIA.
- Passion for sustainability and responsible development.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Smartsheets or other project planning tools.
- Knowledge of autocad, sketchup or similar.
- Professional level in English and Spanish.
- Great ability to work in a team, with a desire for knowledge.
- A healthy and positive lifestyle is a must.
- Proactive attitude towards anything that the projects might need.
- To be based less than an hour away from San Mateo, Alajuela. “Home office” is San Mateo.
