Director of Project Management
Culture & Philosophy
Since 1963, through the relentless commitment of our talented team members working together to achieve success, Fessler & Bowman, Inc. has grown to become an Engineering News Record Top 100 Specialty Contractor and Top 20 Concrete Contractor in the U.S. Our Culture & Philosophy:
- Open & Constructive
- Take Pride in Our Product
- Relentless Commitment
- Care About Our Customers
- Team Success
Summary of the Role
The Director of Project Management ensures every project is well planned, well managed, financially controlled, and executed with strong alignment between project management teams and field operations. This role owns regional project delivery performance by driving forecasting discipline, schedule integrity, margin protection, risk mitigation, and team capability development.
Key Roles of the Director of Project Management
- Development & Mentorship of PM Team
- Builds bench strength through structured coaching and succession planning
- Conducts project reviews and financial coaching sessions
- Establishes performance standards and accountability systems
- Develops next-level leadership capability within PM ranks
- Provides guidance to project management team leaders to ensure succession pipeline is maintained
- Through consistent mentorship, provide clarity and transparency to the team regarding organizational opportunities
Project Planning & Preconstruction Alignment
- Ensures seamless transition from estimating to operations
- Validates scope, budget, staffing, and schedule prior to mobilization as provided by project management team leaders
- Aligns project teams and field leadership before execution begins
- Confirms appropriate tracking mechanisms are in place and consistent with best practice prior to commencement
- Develops and maintains project management staffing alignment based on current booked work and Business Unit Growth Plan
- Serves as the Operations representative in the Go/No Go process at the BU Level
- Confirms risk assessments, project back log and workloads of the operations team, and confirms mark-up ranges for new pursuits at the BU Level
Schedule Management & Regional Coordination
- Oversees master scheduling discipline across projects
- Ensures inter-project coordination and resource optimization
- Intervenes early when schedules drift or constraints arise
Client, Vendor & Stakeholder Management
- Maintains, builds and develops executive-level client relationships
- Resolves escalated disputes and contractual matters
- Serves as a primary executive point of contact for clients, vendors, and stakeholders at the BU level, in collaboration with business development, estimating, and regional leadership
- Serves as a primary executive point of contact for clients, vendors, and stakeholders at the BU level, in collaboration with business development, estimating, and regional leadership
Financial Control, Forecasting & Risk Management
- Drives cost-to-complete accuracy and margin protection
- Owes Work-in-Progress (WIP), backlog, and cash flow projections
- Mitigates contract risk and identifies change order exposure early
- Led corrective action on underperforming projects
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Alignment with Field Operations
- Creates alignment between PMs and Field Operations leadership
- Eliminates silo behavior between office and field and scopes
- Ensures production plans reflect financial and schedule targets
- Collaborates with the Director of Field Operations in the development of strategic regional plan
- Process & System Development
- Improves project controls, reporting systems, and governance standards
- Standardizes forecasting discipline and documentation practices
- Procore utilization compliance
- Project Execution & Quality Performance
- Ensures project teams meet safety, quality, and customer expectations
- Ensures project reviews and post-project lessons learned are completed by project teams
- Protects company reputation and repeat business
- Cascades Regional safety expectations to management teams
- Strategic Oversight & Cross-Functional Coordination
- Coordinates Alignment of business development, estimating, operations, finance, HR, and safety functions
- Ensures PM organization supports long-term business strategy
Education, Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field preferred
- 10+ years in the construction industry, specialty contractor experience preferred
- Leadership and management experience required
- Strong knowledge of construction drawings, contracts and scope of work required
- Experience with Procore preferred
- OSHA 30 preferred
- Strong written and oral communication skills
Work Environment
As the Director of Project Management, you will be subject to various work environments. These environments include office and field settings. Employee must be comfortable with sitting for an extended period.
Benefits
Fessler & Bowman is proud to provide eligible Team Members with the following benefits:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401k with company contributions
- Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off
Recruitment Process
The recruitment process will include a phone screen, in-person meeting, and a pre-employment background check and drug test.