Senior Project Manager | Nationwide

Core Responsibilities

• Personally lead complex, high-risk, or high-visibility projects nationwide, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and compliant delivery.
• Serve as escalation point for material project risks, including budget erosion, schedule delays, staffing gaps, subcontractor performance, regulatory exposure, and client disputes.
• Drive corrective action plans in partnership with regional leadership.
• Ensure consistent application of project controls, financial discipline, and risk management standards across regions.
• Oversee project financial health across assigned portfolio, including: Budget adherence, Forecast accuracy, Work-in-progress (WIP) management, Accounts receivable performance, Change order discipline.
• Audit large or at-risk projects for compliance with contractual terms, scope alignment, and internal financial controls.
• Identify systemic margin leakage trends and recommend structural improvements.
• Ensure change orders are documented, approved, and executed prior to scope expansion.
• Lead and mentor Project Managers nationwide through coaching, structured feedback, and training.
• Facilitate Project Manager Working Groups to share best practices and drive consistency.
• Standardize and improve: Teamwork project templates, Budget calculators and estimating tools, Kickoff protocols, Risk registers, Project information sheets, Closeout processes.
• Promote disciplined use of Teamwork and Sage for lifecycle management from initiation through closeout.
• Drive formal kickoff requirements for projects exceeding defined scope, cost, or complexity thresholds.
• Support high-impact pursuits by advising on execution strategy, resourcing models, schedule realism, and budget assumptions.
• Partner with Sales, Technical Leads, and Regional Leadership to: Translate proposal scope into executable work plans, Validate assumptions and risk exposure, Ensure operational readiness before project launch.
• Improve estimating accuracy through standardized cost models and historical performance data.

Project Management Standards & Practice Leadership

• Lead and mentor Project Managers nationwide through coaching, structured feedback, and training.
• Facilitate Project Manager Working Groups to share best practices and drive consistency.
• Standardize and improve: Teamwork project templates, Budget calculators and estimating tools, Kickoff protocols, Risk registers, Project information sheets, Closeout processes.
• Promote disciplined use of Teamwork and Sage for lifecycle management from initiation through closeout.
• Drive formal kickoff requirements for projects exceeding defined scope, cost, or complexity thresholds.

Client & Stakeholder Leadership

• Maintain executive-level relationships on select strategic accounts.
• Support PMs in navigating complex or escalated client situations.
• Ensure client communications are documented, retained in approved repositories, and evaluated for scope/budget impact.
• Reinforce proactive expectation management and regulatory coordination in partnership with the Quality and Compliance Division.

Quality, Compliance & Operational Auditing

• Conduct structured audits of active projects for: SOP compliance, Financial accuracy, Schedule integrity, Documentation completeness, Subcontractor controls.
• Provide direct, constructive feedback and track corrective actions to closure.
• Ensure deliverables meet formatting, completeness, contractual, and quality expectations prior to submission.

Field Readiness & Safety Oversight

• Ensure projects nationwide demonstrate readiness prior to mobilization, including: Confirmed permits and rights-of-entry, Staffing alignment, Logistics coordination, Site-specific safety documentation.
• Escalate safety or compliance risks immediately to appropriate leadership.

Continuous Improvement & Organizational Impact

• Identify recurring delivery challenges and propose structural solutions.
• Advance data-driven project management maturity across the organization.
• Support development of dashboards and executive reporting tied to delivery performance.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives that improve margin, reduce risk, and enhance scalability.