Construction Project Manager (Onsite)

At RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. 

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

What You Will Do:

The Construction Project Manager within Facilities & Services manages facility projects, both renovation and new construction, to support Pratt and Whitney's Capital Improvement Program, from initiation stage through planning, design, construction, and closeout.

Responsibilities:

• The Facilities Capital Construction Project Manager manages and coordinates the activities of designated projects with a specific timeframe and funding amount to ensure that goals or objectives of projects are accomplished safely, to current standards, and within specified timeframe and funding parameters.

• Develops conceptual plans and budgets for facilities projects to support fiscal decision-making and coordinates with proponent groups and committees to facilitate rational facility planning, budgeting, and scheduling; on design/build projects supports major project design decisions in conjunction with Business Unit Lead and Project Engineering Lead; develops planning documents for initiation of projects to gain approval from PW management.

• Prepares requests for proposals and conducts all necessary meetings to facilitate hiring construction services; reviews plans and specifications for compliance with appropriate building codes and project requirements.

• Oversee Project Engineering Firm to schedule project meetings, prepare and distribute meeting minutes, track action items and follow-up with project team as necessary; monitors and reports on all phases of planning and construction to ensure that implementation and prescribed activities are carried out in accordance with specified objectives.

• Coordinates all parties involved in the planning, design, and construction process by assigning tasks and providing guidance for specific functions; develops and maintains facility project budgets; conducts pre-construction meetings, reviews bids, and recommends award of purchase order; coordinates with PW Procurement Department to develop recommendations for selection of professional services; prepares purchase order change orders, if necessary, and monitors their execution.

• Executes submittal process for all design and construction submittal documents, including engineered drawings, specifications, calculations, material and equipment data, finish samples, close-out documents, passports, and other information; perform field reviews for all construction activities ensure construction follows approved design documents; review all contractor invoices to confirm work complete as required, discuss with Facilities Lead for their final approval.

• Monitors purchase order / proposal documents to ensure execution to site standard and distribution of payments as work is completed; lead projects walks, close out reviews and preparation and distribution of outstanding or uncompleted tasks prior to job completion.

Qualifications You Must Have: 

• Bachelor's degree and 7 or more years of experience in an industrial construction environment or a Master's degree and 5 or more years in an industrial construction environment.

• Knowledge of facilities planning and construction management processes and procedures to include knowledge of building codes and standards of practice and construction materials and methods.

• Understanding of status of costs of new construction, escalation factors, and market trends.

• Computer skills including Microsoft Suite: Word, Excel, Projects.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• OSHA 30 Certificate

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance 

• Short-term disability, long-term disability and parental leave 

• 401(k) match 

• Flexible spending accounts 

• Employee assistance program 

• Employee Scholar Program (No waiting period!) 

• Paid time off including: 3 weeks of vacation, 5 personal sick days, 3 unpaid days for unique situations at supervisor discretion, and 12 paid government holidays

What is my role type?

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment. This role is:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance workers, as they are essential to the development of our engines.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

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