Director of Project Management

About the role

Fann Contracting, Inc., a family-owned heavy-civil construction company headquartered in Prescott, Arizona, is seeking a highly experienced Director of Project Management to lead and oversee our project management department. This is a key leadership position responsible for ensuring consistent project implementation and execution, financial performance, scheduling discipline, and team development across a diverse portfolio of heavy-civil infrastructure work.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the project management department, including project managers, project engineers, technicians, contracts, and support staff
• Establish and maintain standardized project management processes, controls, and reporting practices
• Provide oversight of project planning, budgeting, forecasting, job cost management, and schedule adherence
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, agency standards, and internal procedures
• Support project teams with execution strategies, issue resolution, and problem-solving
• Oversee contract administration, including prime and subcontract reviews, change management, claims prevention, and risk mitigation
• Support preconstruction efforts, including plan and specification reviews, risk assessments, scheduling, budgeting, and project setup
• Maintain strong relationships with clients, agencies, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders
• Conduct performance evaluations for project management personnel
• Oversee project closeout processes and ensure complete documentation and archiving
• Support mid-project and post-project lessons learned initiatives

Requirements

• Minimum Education, Experience & Training: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field (required); 15+ years of construction project management experience; significant experience delivering DOT, FAA, FHWA, Public Works, and similar agency projects; experience managing both public agency and private commercial/residential construction projects; proven leadership experience managing and developing project management teams; strong knowledge of heavy-civil project controls, contract administration, and cost management; excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to manage multiple projects and teams in a fast-paced environment
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with underground utilities, earthmoving and mass grading operations, rock excavation and rock operations, paving and crushing operations
• Technical & Software Proficiency: Microsoft Word and Excel; Primavera P6 scheduling; Construction project management platforms (e.g., HeavyJob, Procore); Estimating and job cost tracking systems (e.g., HeavyBid)

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience managing and developing project management teams
• Strong knowledge of heavy-civil project controls, contract administration, and cost management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and teams in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Competitive salary (compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications)
• Medical, dental, and life insurance
• Voluntary vision and short-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave and company holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Company profit-sharing bonus
• Company vehicle

Pay, Schedule

We offer a competitive salary (compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications).

We provide medical, dental, and life insurance.

We offer paid vacation, sick leave and company holidays.

We have a 401(k) retirement plan.

We provide a company profit-sharing bonus.

We offer a company vehicle.