Project Manager

About the role

Mckee Utility Contractors is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the successful delivery of the Cedar Creek project in Mansfield, TX.

Responsibilities

• Manage the project’s budget, schedule, scope, and overall financial performance.
• Track ongoing work-in-progress projections, project costs, commitments, billings, and forecasts to completion.
• Cook up field execution with Operations and other project leadership.
• Collaborate with Operations and Scheduling to develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules, milestones, and timelines using Primavera P6.
• Process and manage submittals, requests for information, change orders, procurement logs, and other project documentation.
• Review and analyze critical shop drawings for accuracy and compliance with the contract documents.
• Review as-built documentation throughout the project and confirm compliance with contract requirements.
• Facilitate negotiations with vendors and subcontractors and ensure proper contract execution.
• Manage subcontractor activities, performance, scheduling, and coordination.
• Oversee project procurement, material deliveries, and vendor commitments.
• Maintain effective communication and professional relationships with owners, clients, engineers, vendors, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Monitor project expenses and identify potential cost, schedule, or operational concerns.
• Forecast workforce needs and coordinate labor and equipment allocations with Operations.
• Prepare and maintain project status reports, cost reports, change-order logs, RFI logs, submittal logs, and procurement logs.
• Ensure project activities comply with company safety policies, quality standards, applicable regulations, and contract requirements.
• Verify that required utility locates, work zones, traffic-control measures, and other preconstruction requirements are in place before work begins.
• Mentor, supervise, and develop assigned Project Engineers and Assistant Project Managers.
• Support project closeout, including final documentation, financial reconciliation, and completion of outstanding contract requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Five to seven years of construction project-management experience within the water and wastewater industry, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, schedules, forecasts, subcontractors, procurement, and contract documentation.
• Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, shop drawings, contracts, and other construction documents.
• Experience with project scheduling and Primavera P6.
• Strong understanding of RFIs, submittals, change orders, cost tracking, billings, and project closeout processes.
• Ability to effectively communicate with owners, clients, engineers, field personnel, subcontractors, vendors, and internal leadership.
• Strong leadership, organization, problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven construction environment.
• Commitment to maintaining a safe, professional, and team-oriented workplace.
• Previous experience managing large-diameter pipeline, underground utility, or heavy civil construction projects.
• Experience leading Project Engineers or Assistant Project Managers.
• Familiarity with project-management, document-control, estimating, and cost-reporting software.
• Demonstrated record of delivering projects safely, on schedule, and within budget.