Project Manager

Location: Melvin Price Federal Courthouse (East St. Louis IL) and Peoria Courthouse Illinois

Salary: $125000$160000 annually based on experience

Company: Dynaire a Crete United Company

Dynaire is seeking an experienced On-Site Mechanical Project Manager to lead the completion and construction of a major HVAC and central plant modernization project at the Melvin Price Federal Courthouse and Peoria Courthouse. This is a hands-on site-based leadership role for a mechanical construction professional capable of managing a complex multi-trade project involving replacement of air-handling equipment air-cooled condensing units cooling towers boilers pumps chiller equipment hydronic piping refrigerant piping natural gas systems controls electrical coordination structural supports testing and commissioning.

The successful candidate will serve as Dynaires primary day-to-day project representative and general on-site leader at the site driving the project from the remaining design and procurement phase through construction startup commissioning and final turnover. Because both courthouses will remain occupied and operational throughout construction portions of the work will be required to take place during nights weekends scheduled shutdowns and other off-hours in accordance with project requirements for continuity of building operations.

Dynaires corporate office is located in Long Island NY so the Project Manager must be comfortable working independently on site in Illinois while communicating regularly with Dynaires corporate and executive leadership through Microsoft Teams and other project-management platforms.

Following completion of these projects there may be an opportunity to continue supporting future projects in the Illinois market or transition into a traveling Project Manager role based on business needs project availability individual performance and mutual interest.

Project Leadership and Planning

• Provide full-time on-site management of the mechanical construction project serving as the primary on-site project leader.
• Review project scope budget deliverables and client expectations with sales estimating and engineering teams.
• Maintain and update the overall project schedule including equipment procurement demolition shutdowns installation startup TAB commissioning and turnover.
• Develop short-term look-ahead schedules and actively manage subcontractors against required dates.
• Identify potential risks scope gaps or differing conditions before they affect project performance and notify Dynaire management before proceeding.

Contractor and Trade Coordination

• Coordinate Dynaires subcontractors vendors equipment manufacturers engineers controls contractors electrical contractors commissioning personnel Ameresco and Government representatives.
• Coordinate mechanical electrical controls and other associated trades and disciplines.
• Lead regular coordination meetings and maintain meeting minutes open-item lists RFI logs submittal logs procurement logs and schedule updates.
• Manage trade sequencing site logistics access material deliveries inspections and workforce coordination.
• Resolve conflicts between trades and address field conditions affecting safety quality cost or schedule.

Field and Technical Oversight

• Review drawings specifications equipment schedules field conditions and scope requirements identifying conflicts or missing information before work proceeds.
• Coordinate field verification of existing conditions dimensions equipment access rigging routes piping routes duct transitions equipment supports pads penetrations and service clearances.
• Coordinate installation and replacement of AHUs ACCUs boilers chiller equipment pumps VFDs piping systems controls and associated electrical work.
• Plan and manage building shutdowns temporary services phasing and sequencing required to maintain operation of the occupied courthouses.
• Coordinate and supervise work that must be completed during nights weekends and other approved off-hours.
• Coordinate factory startup TAB controls checkout point-to-point testing functional testing commissioning training and final turnover.
• Review subcontractor work for compliance with contract documents and approved submittals.

Budget Procurement and Closeout

• Manage RFIs submittals shop drawings equipment selections procurement logs and long-lead material releases.
• Monitor project costs labor procurement subcontractor performance and overall financial progress.
• Review contractor proposals change-order requests invoices and schedule impacts; create and track change-order work with appropriate field documentation.
• Manage punch-list completion O&M manuals warranties record drawings training documentation and final closeout.

Communication and Reporting

• Work closely with the engineering team to resolve outstanding design issues while maintaining clear responsibility between construction management and the Engineer of Record.
• Serve as the primary point of coordination between the client contractors design partners and Dynaire leadership.
• Provide regular project updates covering schedule budget safety quality risks and outstanding decisions.
• Escalate issues early and present practical well-reasoned solutions to keep the project moving forward.

• Minimum 710 years of commercial or institutional mechanical construction experience preferably as a Project Manager Mechanical Superintendent or in a combination of project-management and field-supervision roles.
• Strong working knowledge of HVAC and mechanical systems including AHUs DX/refrigerant systems chillers boilers hydronic piping pumps VFDs natural gas boiler venting DDC/BAS controls and mechanical/electrical coordination.
• Experience managing mechanical construction within an occupied facility.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical electrical structural and architectural drawings and specifications.
• Strong understanding of RFIs submittals procurement change orders scheduling commissioning and construction closeout.
• Experience coordinating multiple subcontractors and disciplines.
• Strong field problem-solving skills and the ability to recognize incomplete or conflicting design information before it becomes a construction issue.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers subcontractors vendors owners and Government representatives.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required GSA security clearance/badging and site access.
• Ability and willingness to work nights weekends and other off-hours when required by project phasing shutdowns or courthouse operating requirements.
• Proficiency with standard project-management software construction-document platforms Microsoft Excel Outlook Microsoft Teams and scheduling tools.
• Valid drivers license and ability to travel to the project sites and other local job sites as needed.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety certification required.
• OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety certification required.
• Bachelors degree in construction management engineering or a related field preferred but not required.
• PMP PMI or comparable project-management training preferred but not required.

Experience with federal or GSA construction projects Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) courthouses hospitals or other continuously occupied institutional facilities major mechanical equipment replacement BAS/DDC controls TAB commissioning and federal project documentation is highly desirable.

We are looking for someone who owns the project in the field. This position requires a Project Manager who will walk the job understand the drawings stay ahead of subcontractors and equipment deliveries identify problems before they affect the schedule and drive open items to resolution. The successful candidate should be comfortable working independently on site while communicating regularly with Dynaires project and executive management team.

• Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Career growth opportunities with Dynaire Corporation and across the Crete United network

Dynaire Corporation a Crete United Companyis an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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