Project Success Again and Again
Pre-work and pre-planning are key to Schuff’s project success. Schuff’s experienced project managers get involved early on before design fully created, in order to begin coordination with various departments from preconstruction and preconstruction field team to procurement and design assist. This early involvement allows the project manager ample time to identify and strategically plan around the inevitable constraints that arise on every project. Because the job management team has the support of many cross-functional experts within Schuff they are well-equipped to face project challenges and resolve them quickly, mitigating impacts to the schedule.
Pre-planning and management are key to Schuff’s project success. Schuff’s experienced project managers get involved early on before design has been fully developed, in order to begin coordination with various departments from preconstruction shop and field teams to procurement and design assist.
This early involvement allows the project manager ample time to identify and strategically plan around the inevitable constraints that arise on every project. Because the job management team has the support of many cross-functional experts within Schuff, they are well-equipped to face project challenges and resolve them quickly, mitigating impacts to the schedule and costs.
Tools for success
Schuff Steel invests in its people, processes and technology with the purpose of equipping the team to achieve project success every time.
To this end we:
- Train and onboard our project managers, having them shadow experienced senior staff members
- Utilize a proprietary Job Management System (JMS) to track project details and keep workflows on track
- Employ a rigorous Milestone Process to mark out each phase of a project’s existence from estimating to fabrication to erection, all the way through to post-job reviews
- Remain committed to smooth handoffs and robust communication between each phase of a project, working hand in glove with each department within our organization
Project Transparency
Schuff is well-known for its transparency when it comes to project status. With our proprietary tool, Visualizer, our clients enjoy complete visibility as to what phase the steel for their project is in: whether it be detailing, stages of fabrication or on its way to the jobsite.
This unparalleled insight into the status of their projects provides our clients with the peace of mind to rest assured the job is on schedule. Throughout construction of the project, we import the data from Visualizer into a shared 3D structural model that confirms the project’s progress from detailing to erection, identifies potential constraints and helps our team prioritize the best methods for tackling possible challenges.
Zero recordables from more than 170,000 shop & field hours
The Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center project was one that was difficult to get started, as many projects of this size and complexity are. Schuff’s team was a vital part of bringing ideas to the table to value engineer the design to be cost efficient. Without this team mentality, ingenuity and outside the box thinking, this monumental project would most likely never have been built.
Throughout the planning process, the Schuff team communicated effectively and clearly to create a collaborative environment that lead to overall project success. Schuff delivered on every promise made, including finishing within a few days of the original steel top out date. All of this was accomplished with a world class safety record, with Schuff logging more than 170,000 field and shop hours with no recordable injuries. Completing a project of this size on time, with zero injuries and within budget is only possible through teamwork and tremendous people.
Andrew Corson, Project Executive, Mortenson McCarthy JV
Maryann Skraba, Project Director, Mortenson McCarthy JV
Sean Brummer, Senior Superintendent, Mortenson McCarthy JV
