Construction Project Manager @ SMI Companies

Construction Project Manager

SMI Companies is seeking an experienced Construction Project Manager to manage a major industrial project at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, followed by future projects throughout the Gulf Coast and other locations. The Brownsville project involves the erection and installation of a cement grinding and material-handling facility, including structural steel, heavy equipment, conveyors, bucket elevators, piping, foundations, electrical and instrumentation work, cranes, rigging, and integration with an operating industrial plant.

The Project Manager will be responsible for overall project execution, including safety, schedule, cost, contracts, subcontractors, procurement, documentation, change management, owner communication, and coordination with the Construction Superintendent and field leadership team.

Responsibilities include managing the project from mobilization through commissioning and closeout, developing and maintaining the overall project schedule, budget, manpower plan, and execution strategy, coordinating closely with the Construction Superintendent to support safe and productive field operations, managing civil, electrical, instrumentation, deep-foundation, crane, transportation, and other subcontractors, reviewing contracts, proposals, drawings, specifications, vendor documents, schedules, and scope requirements, confirming that subcontractor scopes are complete, coordinated, and consistent with SMI's contractual obligations, tracking project costs, commitments, forecasts, cash flow, billing, and subcontractor payments, preparing and submitting progress billings, schedule updates, reports, and required project documentation, identifying scope changes, delays, design conflicts, owner impacts, and extra work, preparing change-order requests with clear descriptions, pricing, schedule impact, and supporting documentation, maintaining RFIs, submittals, drawing logs, procurement logs, change logs, meeting minutes, and action-item lists, coordinating equipment deliveries, container staging, material handling, owner-furnished equipment, and construction access, monitoring long-lead materials, rental equipment, cranes, tools, consumables, and temporary facilities, leading coordination meetings with the owner, engineers, equipment suppliers, subcontractors, and field team, resolving technical, commercial, logistical, and scheduling issues before they disrupt construction, monitoring subcontractor performance and enforcing schedule, safety, quality, and documentation requirements, supporting inspections, testing, equipment checkout, commissioning, punch-list completion, and final turnover, protecting SMI's contractual position by documenting delays, disruptions, owner-directed changes, and differing site conditions, maintaining professional communication with the customer while representing SMI's interests, and providing regular project-status reports to company leadership.

Work conditions include an initial assignment at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, with future assignments located throughout Texas, Louisiana, the Gulf Coast, and other locations. Extended travel and temporary relocation are required. The position requires regular presence on the construction site. Long shifts, early meetings, and occasional weekend work may be required. Work is performed in office, outdoor, and active industrial construction environments.