Senior Construction Manager

Building Construction/Skilled Trades Experience life at Key  Senior Construction Manager Being a Key employee means being a member of a special community. We work to make a difference for our clients, our neighborhoods and each other. We help people make better financial decisions in their lives and businesses by living the Key Values of Teamwork, Respect, Accountability, Integrity and Leadership. Cleveland-based KeyCorp is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $100 billion. Key companies provide investment management, retail and commercial banking, consumer finance and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies throughout the United States and, for certain businesses, internationally. We deliver our products and services through KeyBank branches, a network of ATMs, telephone banking centers and key.com®, providing account access and financial products 24/7. Key is meeting the future with confidence. Won't you join us? Outstanding opportunity available for a Senior Construction Manager based in Tacoma, WA!Required Skills - 5 - 7 years of construction and estimating experience. Knowledge of building codes and construction techniques. Associates degree in construction management, architecture/engineering or schooling in appropriate apprenticeship programs, with related industry certifications. Strong negotiation and communication skills. Marginal Job Functions -Utilize Key's construction tracking system to create detailed budgets classifying estimated values by CSI cost codes to allow for efficient capitalization of construction costs into Key's fixed asset system. - Meet with Key's project team, including designers, transaction managers, property managers, phone & data managers, and line of business managers to provide explanations of budget estimates, and provide frequent cost and schedule updates against plan.- Manage relationships with existing Key vendors and develop new relationships to ensure that Key has a sufficient vendor pool to allow for variability in construction projects and speed to market. - Assist Key's project team in understanding proposed scope changes during estimating and construction phase to allow for timely internal communication for the need for additional resources and to insure that capital improvements are completed in a manner within budget, scope and timing expectations. - Utilize Key's construction tracking system to maintain an understanding of construction costs by trade based on historical costs. Be prepared to advise Key of pending fluctuations to be caused by a change in economic environment or labor and raw material supply. - Insure that Key's standards, policies and procedures are adhered to during the bidding and construction process. Properly challenge any proposed deviation recommended and gain consensus between Key designers and contractors. - Visit and inspect each construction project no less than twice a month to insure that construction follows the design intent conveyed in the construction documents and that the total product including each component meets Key's and the construction industry standards. - Order and interpret all engineering reports. Estimate financial and timing impact to project estimates and timely communicate to Key's project team. - With the assistance of Key's external legal counsel, negotiate lease work letters and purchase and sale contract terms related to site conditions at closing. Estimate financial and timing impact to project estimates and timely and communicate to Key's project team. - Represent Key in the permitting process insuring control over the communication of non-public information. - Manage relationships with existing Key vendors and develop new relationships to ensure that Key has a sufficient vendor pool to allow for variability in construction projects and speed to market. - Negotiate with Key's vendors to insure that Key is getting the best value on each contract. - Review Construction documents for errors and omissions. Essential Job Functions - Collaborate with third-party national construction management firm to manage a portfolio of 10 -50 construction projects annually. - Assist Corporate Sourcing in preparing Bid Documents, promoting Key's practices of including MWBE and Union contractors. - Evaluate Bids, make recommendations to award contracts and secure internal funding requirements. - - Monitor construction progress and authorize progress payments. - Communicate project status to Key's project team. Training Provided - Construction estimating courses - Construction project management seminars. - Building code seminars. Equipment Used: Personal computer & Technical manuals Life at Key is exciting, challenging, and rewarding. Just as we help our customers reach their financial goals, we're committed to helping you achieve your personal and professional goals. We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits that will help you fulfill a healthy work/life balance. For more information about KeyBank and to complete an online application and submit your resume, go to www.key.com/careers Be sure to reference position number: PS237036. Any questions regarding this career opportunity or for assistance with our application process, please email sharon_e_jurec@keybank.com KeyCorp is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. We're proud to be one of DiversityInc magazine's "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" in 2008.