Construction Project Manager

About the role

The Construction Project Manager is responsible for leading and managing the successful execution of a highly secure, technically complex SCIF retrofit project within an active government aircraft manufacturing facility. The role involves achieving the project's scope, schedule, financial, quality, safety, and security requirements.

Primary responsibilities

• Manage CMAR and/or design-build projects involving SCIF retrofit work within an active government aircraft manufacturing facility.
• Plan, direct, and control all phases of the project lifecycle including preconstruction, design coordination, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Cook up close with client representatives, security personnel, IT/security integrators, designers, and field leadership to ensure compliance with secure facility requirements and access controls.
• Prepare baseline performance plans including project budgets, schedules, milestone dates, cash flow projections, and risk registers.
• Manage project financial performance including monthly forecasting, cost tracking, commitment management, and change order control.
• Ensure strict compliance with corporate HSE policies, project-specific safety plans, and client safety requirements, maintaining a zero-tolerance jobsite environment.
• Ensure quality performance by enforcing adherence to contract documents, approved designs, specifications, and commissioning requirements, particularly for MEP, low-voltage, and secure infrastructure systems.
• Manage prequalification, selection, contracting, and oversight of subcontractors and vendors operating in restricted-access and badge-controlled environments.
• Lead proactive risk identification and mitigation related to security constraints, phasing, legacy conditions, constructability, and operational impacts.
• Manage permitting, inspections, and regulatory coordination as required for government and secure facilities.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and audit-ready project documentation consistent with government and defense contractor standards.
• Manage and mentor project team members and proactively resolve conflicts to support disciplined execution.
• Foster a partnering environment with Owners, inspectors, subcontractors, and design professionals to resolve RFIs, change management, and field issues efficiently.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field required.
• A minimum of 8–10 years of construction management experience, with at least 5 years serving as a Project Manager on technically complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience delivering projects for government, defense, or aerospace manufacturing clients.
• Direct experience with SCIF projects or secure/controlled-access facilities is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of retrofit construction, MEP systems, power redundancy, low-voltage systems, and secure IT infrastructure.
• Proficiency in CPM scheduling, earned value management, cost control, budgeting, and project controls.
• Experience managing general contractors, subcontractors, and vendors under strict security and access constraints.
• A Certified Construction Manager (CCM) and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.