Project Manager (North Texas) - Austin Commercial

Austin Commercial is a leading, 100% employee-owned construction firm setting the standard for commercial construction. We are seeking a Project Manager for our Healthcare Team in the North Texas Division. Every employee-owner has a vested interest in our success, ensuring we consistently meet and exceed customer expectations through safety, service, and integrity.

About Austin Commercial

A leader in the commercial construction industry for more than 100 years, Austin Commercial delivers construction management services and builds landmark projects such as aviation, healthcare, corporate/office, hospitality, higher education, sports/themed entertainment, and semiconductor/fabrication plants.

Responsibilities

• Oversees a construction project by planning, scheduling, and coordinating all phases of the project.
• Works directly with owners and architects during plan development for preconstruction agreements, providing technical and cost input (value engineering) as well as preliminary budget estimates.
• Collaborates with the Estimating department to solicit subcontractor bids and prepare the final cost estimate and proposal once working drawings are complete.
• Assumes overall responsibility for startup activities on the project, including site security, temporary power, utility connections, placement of office trailers, and locations for stored materials.
• On projects with limited jobsite access, coordinates with the superintendent, suppliers, trucking companies, and municipal police to schedule deliveries during specific hours to minimize traffic disruption.
• Performs a detailed review of subcontractor bids for buyout purposes, awards subcontracts, and ensures subcontractors have required bonds and insurance policies before work begins.
• Ensures all contract terms and specifications are met; inspects work in progress to maintain high-quality standards and documents construction problems/deficiencies.
• Approves subcontractor work for partial and/or full payment, codes invoices, and signs pay requests; ensures close-out documentation and punch list items are resolved before final retainage release.
• Monitors subcontractors and vendors for adherence to performance and payment obligations, making timely notifications to Risk Management or the surety as required.
• Establishes and maintains a cost accounting system in accordance with corporate guidelines; oversees conversion of bid documents to cost elements in the Job Cost Statement.
• Prepares monthly job status reports for management review; investigates and remedies cost variances outside established norms.
• Reviews Labor Cost Reports with the superintendent at regular intervals and ensures field supervisors are updated on unit costs compared to the bid estimate.
• Prepares and submits monthly pay requests for owners and architects, ensuring accurate and timely billings; resolves payment delays to expedite processing.
• Works with the Scheduling department to develop a master construction schedule and updates the CPM schedule based on change orders, field performance, and material availability.
• Distributes proposed changes for pricing, prices self-perform work, verifies subcontractor pricing, and evaluates schedule impacts; submits and negotiates changes after obtaining written owner approvals.
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and municipal laws, ordinances, and building codes, including company policies on employment, safety, and labor/management relations.
• Performs project completion tasks, including closeout documentation, completion reports, collection of final monies due, and SWPPP.
• Establishes safety requirements and expectations for the project; reviews safety manuals and procedures with the project team and conducts safety inspections.
• Ensures the jobsite team collaborates effectively and invests in the growth and development of team members.
• Fosters training and development of subordinates through on-the-job training, company-sponsored programs, and external opportunities.
• Assumes a leadership role in career planning and development of project staff, including merit increases, promotions, and decisions to transition hourly staff to salary.

Requirements

• B.S. in construction management/science, engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of commercial construction project management experience.
• Successful completion of OSHA 30-Hour Construction Industry Outreach Training (may obtain within the first year of employment).
• Proficient in project manager software, cost projection, scheduling, financial analysis, budget reviews, and labor reports.
• Ability to build and manage high-performing teams.
• Must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States; Austin Commercial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance.
• Matching 401K plan.
• 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP).