Project Manager, Structural Steel
About the role
Come join the team at United Steel, New England's largest fabricator and erector of structural steel and miscellaneous metals! If you have 5+ years' experience managing Structural Steel, United Steel wants to talk to you. Due to strong sales, we are currently looking to add a Project Manager to our team. The role of the Project Manager is to plan, direct, and coordinate activities of designated projects to ensure that goals or objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters while at the same time protecting the long-term interest of the company and achieving the customer’s satisfaction.
Responsibilities
- Act as a relationship builder: solidify United Steel’s good name and maintain relationships with clients, project managers, superintendents, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and vendors to support future sales.
- Ensure project knowledge (safety, scope, proposal, special instructions, construction method) is vetted and transferred to the project team.
- Manage team and situations to benefit the company, build customer relationships, and maximize profits.
- Proactively anticipate, prepare for, and resolve potential issues; develop plans that support business and customer relationships.
- Put in place subcontracts and purchase agreements conforming to project documents, with supporting documentation meeting United Steel and client needs.
- Act as liaison between detailers, architects, and engineers; document communications affecting schedule, price, changes, special agreements, and RFIs.
- Ensure all internal and external communications are followed through so vendors, suppliers, engineers, detailers, shop and field management proceed according to plans and schedules.
- Expedite Change Orders and RFIs/submittals through necessary departments without delay; document per internal procedures and follow up for prompt resolution.
- Review project status with financial information and reconcile discrepancies.
- Review and approve project invoices from detailers, erectors, outside vendors; process to purchasing for final review.
- Prepare and submit timely, accurate monthly billing to customers; follow up on delinquent payments.
- Maintain constant follow‑up with field operations; travel to project sites for weekly/bi‑weekly job meetings and coordinate with customer, design team, and subcontractors.
- Develop and maintain project schedules per contract requirements, identifying key milestones and critical path.
- Coordinate deliveries from shop and vendors to be timely and within planned schedules.
- Maintain internal procedural communication (daily/weekly reports, schedules for structural and miscellaneous metals).
- Responsible for project closeout and related billing/documentation.
- Assist Director of Project Management in developing policies and procedures.
- Carry out supervisory responsibilities per policy and law: interviewing, hiring, training, assigning work, addressing complaints, appraising performance, rewarding/disciplining employees.
- Follow United Steel’s and Project Site Safety Rules, including wearing PPE when required or prudent.
- Handle complex projects requiring extra attention to detail, coordination, and site travel for verification or field measuring.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in project management, preferably with at least 5 years managing projects in the steel fabrication/erection industry.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering a plus.
- Self‑starter, able to work well in team environments and independently.
- Pro‑active with strong sense of urgency; capable of navigating bid process and project demands while surpassing customer needs and balancing company interests.
- Strong attention to detail; able to multitask and manage time effectively.
- Basic math and technical writing skills; good oral and written communication.
- Proficient computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Project Management Software, PDF editors.
- Excellent interpersonal relationship building and communication across all levels; ability to influence and motivate others, handle ambiguity and change.
- Problem‑solver, collaborative, professional with a positive outlook in continuous situations.
- Local travel required 25%‑40%.
- Must pass criminal background check and drug test.
Benefits
We offer competitive wages, excellent benefits, 401(k) with company match, supplemental benefits and more.
Schedule
This is a full‑time position, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with some flexibility in hours (subject to department manager approval) while maintaining 40 hours per week. The role regularly requires long hours and frequent local travel.
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(covered) - Effectively managing your team and situations to benefit company, building/maintaining customer relationships, maximizing profits. (covered) - Pro-actively anticipate, prepare for, resolve situations that may become issues; develop plan to address situation supporting business and relationship with customer. (covered) - Ensure all subcontracts & purchase agreements are in place; written conformance with project documents, with supporting documentation, meeting needs of United Steel and clients. (covered) - Act as liaison between detailers, architects and engineers, documenting any communication affecting schedule, price, changes, special agreements and/or RFIs. (covered) - Ensure all communications internally/externally are followed through guaranteeing necessary vendors, suppliers, engineers, detailers, shop and field management preceding accordingly to plans and schedules. (covered) - Expedite all Change Orders through necessary departments (structural, misc.) as well as RFIs and submittals to clients, without delay; document same according to internal procedures. (covered) - Follow-up on submitted Change Orders on continuing basis to ensure prompt resolution. (covered) - Review project status with financial information and reconcile all discrepancies. (covered) - Review and approve all project invoices from detailers, erectors, outside vendors; process to purchasing department for final review. (covered) - Prepare and submit timely and accurate billing of customer on a monthly basis, and review & follow-up with customer on delinquent payments. (covered) - Ensure constant and consistent follow up with field operations; then follow through on information obtained. (covered) - Travel to project sites for weekly/bi-weekly job meetings and coordinate with customer, design team, and other subcontractors affecting our work. (covered) - Develop and maintain project schedules in conformance with contract requirements, identifying key milestones and critical path. (covered) - Coordinate deliveries from the shop and vendors, ensuring that they are timely and within planned schedules. (covered) - Maintain internal procedural communication methods such as daily and weekly reports, as well as schedules for structural and miscellaneous metals. (covered) - Responsible for project closeout and all necessary information as it relates to billing and documentation. (covered) - Assist Director of Project Management in the development of policies and procedures. (covered) - Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; addressing complaints and resolving problems; apprising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees, within his/her team. (covered) - Required to follow United Steel’s and Project Site Safety Rules which includes the wearing of PPE when required or if prudent. (covered) - Projects managed can be complex and may require additional attention to detail, coordination of and/or travel to site for verification conditions and/or field measuring. (covered) - This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may be required to perform other duties to meet the ongoing needs of the project and the organization. (We omitted that sentence; it's somewhat boilerplate but still substantive? It's a disclaimer. Might be considered boilerplate but it's about job description scope. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. This sentence is not exactly those categories but could be considered boilerplate. Safer to keep? It's not essential to candidate. I'd consider it boilerplate and can drop. It's not crucial. We'll drop. 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