Senior Project Manager - WA
About the role
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading a team and managing projects through all phases of construction, aligning with Abbott’s core values of exceptional customer service.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team from the conceptual phase of a project to final completion and close‑out.
- Lead one or more teams simultaneously, ensuring both customer and company success on a job‑by‑job basis.
- Lead pre‑construction efforts for potential and secured work.
- Establish customer relationships that accept safety costs, accommodate safe schedules, and enable selection of the right subcontractors.
- Ensure projects are completed, including “punch‑list” work, on or before the contract completion date.
- Ensure projects are built in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Owner and Architect/Engineers.
- Continuously increase the skills and competencies of project teams under supervision.
- Clearly establish customer expectations at the start of the relationship and ensure they are met or exceeded.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and management for project teams across customer relationships, business development, estimating, pre‑construction, project execution, field operations, and team building.
- Take full responsibility for the success of assigned projects and the Abbott‑customer relationship.
- Coordinate with the Business Development and PX teams to determine estimate dates, types, formats, and final presentation.
- Execute assigned projects, including setting project goals, ensuring timely buyout, managing submittal administration with on‑time material delivery, and attending weekly OAC meetings to keep construction aligned with project goals and Owner/Abbott expectations.
Required Skills
- Strong negotiation and leadership skills for internal and external purposes.
- Ability and desire to motivate, inspire, and develop the entire project team.
- Understanding of accounting, financial statements, job cost, and cash flow.
Required Qualifications
- Must be able to pass a drug test and comply with the company vehicle safety program.
- Four‑year degree in a construction‑related major.
- Minimum 10 years of project management experience.
Pay
Salary range: $150,000 – $180,000. This position is eligible for a target bonus.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Long‑term Disability Insurance
- Short‑term Disability Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Home & Auto Insurance
- Family Support
- Pre‑tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation
- Paid time off
- Time Away Benefits
- Paid Holidays
- Group Legal
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick leave accrues at one (1) hour for every 30 hours worked, capped at 240 hours; up to 240 hours may be carried over each calendar year.
About Us
Abbott Construction delivers an exceptional experience for clients, construction partners, and employees. Our team embraces stewardship, collaboration, and integrity, and we pride ourselves on being respectful, hardworking professionals who help each other achieve goals. As part of the STO Building Group family—comprising Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, LF Driscoll, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, and RC Andersen—we have over 4,000 employees across the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. We provide a full spectrum of construction services, from site selection and design constructability review to interior fit‑outs, new building construction, and infrastructure upgrades. Learn more at stobuildinggroup.com.