Project Manager - Food & Beverage Facilities Construction

About the role

The Project Manager will lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex, high-impact design-build projects for leading clients across the food and beverage industry, bringing their manufacturing facilities from concept to reality. In this role, you will drive the day-to-day execution of projects spanning engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), overseeing everything from safety, quality, scheduling, and cost control to subcontractor coordination, client partnerships, and final turnover. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping state-of-the-art production environments while partnering closely with clients to translate operational needs into purpose-built, innovative facilities.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to safety programs, training, and policies; promote and manage the Safety & Health performance of project team members and subcontractors.
• Provide leadership and guidance in multiple facets of projects including safety, quality, engineering, procurement, construction, environmental compliance, project controls, and public/community relations.
• Develop new and manage existing client relationships; interface with the client for proposal and project-related items.
• Lead internal and external project risk reviews and consult with the legal department as required.
• Review, negotiate, approve, and execute prime contracts, subcontracts, and change orders.
• Implement the Project Execution Plan, including engineering, procurement, and construction execution, quality assurance, safety & health, subcontracting, project staffing, organization chart, and procurement plans; train new project team members on the PEP.
• Analyze, approve, and implement multiple project specifications, drawing releases, and design changes.
• Oversee the training of project teams, coordinate activities of multiple global practices/disciplines, and facilitate efficient, cost-effective staff utilization while adhering to contractual and performance requirements.
• Lead and oversee the project plan for site mobilization and demobilization; support the Site Manager with implementation.
• Analyze and communicate project status, risks, schedule, and costs to all internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead and oversee the downstream request for proposal (RFP) and bid process; prepare detailed scope of work documents for supplier and subcontractor contracts, including recruiting, prequalifying, evaluating, recommending, and selecting subcontractors and suppliers; train new project team members on these processes.
• Manage downstream contract administration including RFIs, submittals, change management, contract closeout, and claims mitigation.
• Analyze and approve internal and external reports including project scheduling, budgeting, cash flow forecast, and project status reports.
• Present reports to internal and external executive management as required.
• Manage prime contract, subcontractor, and supplier invoicing processes.
• Oversee client, supplier, and company commissioning and startup teams.
• Manage and audit project documentation and filing systems.
• Develop, plan, and implement processes to ensure project and subcontractor insurance, taxes/duties, licensures, and bonding are in place per project requirements.
• Secure applicable project permits.
• Perform project safety, quality, progress, and financial audits and assessments as required.
• Lead and present at project and corporate meetings; ensure generation of meeting minutes.
• Create and oversee the project non-conformance reporting process.
• Develop, plan for, and oversee project cost reporting, scheduling, work breakdown structure establishment, project setup and closeout, and field progress tracking; train new project team members as necessary.
• Support development of and oversee materials receiving and management processes, including inventory control, receiving of goods, storage, and transportation.
• Work with superintendents and site managers to verify compliance of subcontractors and client contractors with contract documents, safety & health requirements, quality, and schedule.
• Manage and communicate financial aspects of projects to executive management, clients, and others as required.
• Develop the plan for and direct project turnover documentation, warranty administration, project closeout, and recordkeeping/retention processes.
• Develop plans for and manage communication with governmental, industry, and public entities, and community relations on project-related matters.
• Understand and implement plans to satisfy project permit requirements and regulations.
• Lead and participate in project planning, scheduling, estimating, cost development, and establishing critical project objectives.
• Lead and coordinate directly with engineering to establish development and distribution of engineering deliverables per project schedule and requirements.
• Review daily construction field reports as necessary.
• Understand and facilitate program-based real estate and right-of-way (ROW) acquisitions.
• Report all employee relations issues and consult with the appropriate Human Resources representative to resolve issues in a compliant and consistent manner.
• Provide mentorship as well as formal and informal training for interns, construction coordinators, assistant construction project managers, engineers, and support services.
• Provide performance feedback for each project team member to their respective department managers.
• Manage community and building trades relationships as necessary.
• Lead the development and implementation of project labor agreements with building trades as required.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to less experienced staff.
• Ensure adherence to QA/QC processes.
• Ensure compliance with company and site safety policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in construction, construction management, engineering, program management, or related field and 13 years of relevant project management experience in the construction industry required.
• Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Capable of executing projects and achieving company certification as an EPC Project Manager and/or Program Manager.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding work environment; ability to work overtime on short notice.
• Excellent computer skills and proficiency using Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others (owners, contractors, engineers, designers) in a multi-disciplined project team environment to resolve design or drawing issues and accomplish objectives.
• Strong experience with document control, scheduling, cost control, and project management software.

Pay

$240,000.00–310,000.00 yearly.

Benefits

• Extensive benefits package including insurance and disability coverage.
• Time off and wellness programs.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) for eligible employees.
• 401(k) retirement program.