Project Manager, Construction

The Traveling Project Manager is responsible for overseeing project execution from design through closeout, driving coordination across permitting, construction, quality control, occupancy, scheduling, and budget management. Recognized for subject matter expertise and collaborative problem-solving, this individual contributes meaningfully to team success while elevating the client experience. This role includes mentoring and guiding junior colleagues in select technical areas, offering support and reinforcing best practices.

The Traveling Project Manager works closely with project leadership to assess scope, anticipate downstream implications of execution decisions, and ensure successful project delivery across diverse project environments and geographic markets.

As a client-facing representative, this individual serves as a trusted advisor to clients while ensuring projects remain aligned with schedule, budget, quality, and operational objectives. The role may support regional and national client programs requiring travel and the ability to effectively manage stakeholders, contractors, consultants, and vendors across multiple locations.

• Lead day-to-day management of assigned projects, ensuring timelines, budgets, quality standards, and client expectations are achieved.
• Coordinate activities across design, permitting, procurement, construction, occupancy, and closeout phases.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to support successful project outcomes.
• Lead project execution across multiple geographic markets while adapting to varying project requirements and operating environments.
• Support project mobilization activities and maintain consistency in project delivery across assignments.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients on assigned projects.
• Contribute to client-facing communication plans and delivery strategies.
• Support message consistency across stakeholders and recommend appropriate tools and communication methods.
• Build trusted relationships with client representatives, consultants, contractors, and project teams.
• Represent the organization during project meetings, site visits, and stakeholder engagements.

• Maintain clarity in task assignment, milestone tracking, and documentation systems.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure deliverables are clearly defined, achievable, and properly supported.
• Maintain detailed project records including decisions, action items, meeting documentation, and project correspondence.
• Ensure documentation standards remain consistent across project assignments.

• Create and review progress data and metrics against KPIs, budgets, schedules, and project objectives.
• Share relevant insights with internal stakeholders to facilitate informed decision-making and timely course correction.
• Monitor project schedule performance and milestone completion.
• Identify risks that may impact schedule, budget, quality, or occupancy objectives and recommend corrective actions.
• Assist in developing recovery plans when project goals are at risk.

• Understand key contract parameters that influence project delivery.
• Assist with tracking compliance and supporting operational efficiency in alignment with partnership requirements.
• Support project teams in managing risk, contractual obligations, and project controls.
• Escalate concerns appropriately while recommending practical solutions.

• Manage project financial inputs including budget tracking, cost reporting, invoice management, change management, and forecasting analysis.
• Ensure data integrity and accurate documentation for finance teams.
• Monitor expenditures against approved budgets and identify potential variances.
• Support financial accountability throughout the project lifecycle.

• Conduct regular site visits to monitor construction progress, quality standards, and milestone achievement.
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, architects, engineers, vendors, and client stakeholders to resolve project issues.
• Participate in construction meetings, project walkthroughs, milestone reviews, and schedule coordination efforts.
• Support quality assurance initiatives through observation, documentation review, and issue resolution.
• Assist in project turnover, occupancy planning, punch-list management, commissioning…