Senior Project Manager (DFW)

About the role

As Senior Project Manager for our DFW division, you’ll lead multiple high-value structural steel projects in parallel — from project setup and fabrication scheduling through change orders and closeout — while building the client and vendor relationships that earn repeat work and driving process improvements that strengthen the whole company.

Responsibilities

• Multi-Project Leadership: Manage multiple parallel projects using formal project planning techniques — on scope, on time, on budget.
• Project Setup & Scheduling: Set up projects in the PE system and establish fabrication schedules and objectives.
• Vendors & Subcontractors: Review and assess vendor proposals, coordinate subcontractors, and manage vendor relationships end to end.
• Commercial Management: Negotiate change orders and protect each project’s financial outcome.
• Stakeholder Communication: Report progress on production, financial, quality, and safety goals to internal and external stakeholders; prepare and present project and program information to groups inside and outside the company.
• Client Relationships: Establish and maintain customer relationships that turn one project into the next.
• Process Improvement: Lead improvements with few precedents and enterprise-wide impact — you’ll shape how Patriot delivers.
• Resources & Capacity: Identify resource and equipment requirements, drive efficient capacity planning, and manage software and hardware availability.
• Safety Integration: Build safety into every plan, schedule, and decision — Safety leads our STEEL values.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• 10 years of general experience and 5+ years of project management experience in the structural steel industry
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with MS Office

Qualifications

• Nice-to-haves:
  • Commercial fabrication experience
  • Working knowledge of the AISC Manual of Steel Construction and conforming shop and erection drawings
  • Knowledge of construction codes and practices
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
  • Experience with FabSuite and Tekla — Tekla Structures, Tekla EPM, and Trimble Connect

Benefits

• Competitive Senior-level Salary
• A Full Benefits Package
• Financial Planning 401(k) with company matching contributions
• Company-paid life & disability insurance
• Supplemental coverage options
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Quarterly financial-planning webinars
• Time Off & Life Balance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Leave-of-absence programs (administered through Tilt)
• Family & Wellness
• Comprehensive health coverage — medical, dental, and vision
• Pet insurance
• Nivati EAP — free, confidential mental-health support for employees and their families
• Gym-membership support through affiliated partners
• Blue Points program — rewards for a healthy lifestyle
• Craig Cobb College Scholarship
• Career Growth
• Continuous learning, including Udemy training courses
• Leadership training
• AISC membership for Patriot employees — tap every resource the industry offers

What We Offer

• Community We give back through community initiatives and support employees who volunteer

What You Can Expect (Our Hiring Process)

• Initial call with our Talent Acquisition team.
• A conversation about your experience, your goals, and salary expectations.
• Interview with the hiring team.
• Loop interviews. Meet our leadership team — your chance to confirm the culture and vision fit you, too.
• Offer.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Patriot Erectors, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Pay Range For This Role Is 110,000 - 125,000 USD per year (Dallas Fort Worth).