Senior Construction Project Manager

This position is remote, with frequent travel of 50% (including overnight) dependent on project location.

About the role

The Senior Project Manager coordinates all aspects of project execution, ensuring a smooth transition from the design phase to the installation and ongoing service and support phase. This includes advising and assisting the Engineer in estimating and managing the account, conferring with engineering personnel on technical information, procuring and managing outside contractors, scheduling project phases, and training customers’ maintenance personnel.

Manages all aspects of project finances including change management, revenue projections, customer billings, and quarterly updates. Acts as the primary point of contact for all internal personnel, external contractors, subcontractors, and customer agents to coordinate all aspects of project installation. The primary objective is ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with engineering staff to ensure prompt and accurate estimates and pricing aligned with project goals
• Develops and maintains ongoing contact with the customer to schedule and coordinate all work performed, ensuring clear and consistent communication about the project’s progress, costs, and training
• Assists engineers in obtaining quotes from outside mechanical, electrical, and construction contractors and vendors; chooses appropriate contractors and vendors for each project, issues contracts, schedules and manages all contractor and subcontractor work, and ensures on-time arrival of all project equipment and supplies
• Coordinates with ESG Management, Finance, and Accounting support groups to ensure the project is on track and cost objectives are met
• Reviews Project Metrics report with the project accountant, which includes contract value, percent of completion, billings, contingency, and margin; flags under-billings by more than 5% and margin deviation by greater than 3% for action
• Monitors labor, materials, project modifications, and work completion, making changes as necessary to ensure achievement of project objectives within cost and time constraints
• Works with temperature controls contractors to ensure systems, software, and control strategies achieve project goals
• Oversees all aspects of installation, working with all parties to proactively prevent and solve quality and other problems that may arise during the project
• Creates and maintains an efficient, effective project workforce, providing training and supervision for each team member and coordinating activities to meet project objectives
• Ensures adherence to all OSHA, Federal, State, and safety regulations, as well as all ESG policies and procedures
• Stays abreast of changes in federal, state, and local safety regulations and company policies, implementing system changes as required
• Analyzes project costs and works with accounting and finance departments to determine customer billing
• Performs all financial management tasks within ESG’s financial management systems software
• Manages other field-assigned employees

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, with a preference for engineering or construction management
• Minimum of seven (7) years’ engineering and construction-related experience managing construction projects
• Exposure to project development and working with/directing project teams
• Experience in developing schedules and managing project budgets
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage projects from development to closure
• Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets and schedules, document projects properly, and achieve customer satisfaction
• Demonstrated ability to work professionally and ethically with customers and others
• Demonstrated working knowledge of OSHA, Federal, and State Safety regulations

Preferred Qualifications

• Ten (10) years’ experience in engineering and construction-related project management
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
• Designated Design Build Institute of America (DBIA)

Benefits

• Professional growth and development programs, including tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans, plus wellness plans for employees and their families
• Life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and supplemental benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Nine paid holidays with three floater holidays
• Paid vacation, personal/sick leave, and parental leave for birth, adoption, or placement of a child
• Highly competitive salaries and incentive structure