Senior Plumbing Project Manager

Position at a Glance

Cornerstone Flooring delivers specialized construction solutions for food and beverage manufacturing facilities throughout the United States. As we expand our plumbing capabilities, we are seeking a senior project manager to lead safe, practical, and profitable work from initial site assessment through installation and closeout. This newly created position offers the opportunity to help shape a growing business segment.

Home-based anywhere in the United States, with Cornerstone's home office in Indiana

Approximately 150 nights annually, typically in one- to two-week assignments; project schedules may include weekends & holidays

One to three plumbing projects at a time, with individual projects up to approximately $1 million

$165,000 annual base salary plus a 15%-25% annual performance bonus opportunity

The Senior Plumbing Project Manager owns the P&L and execution of one to three concurrent plumbing projects, each valued up to approximately $1 million. This person directs Cornerstone superintendents and field crews and serves as the final decision-maker for plumbing matters on assigned projects. The role combines detailed office planning with hands-on field leadership.

• Conduct site walk-throughs, assess existing conditions, and establish a complete and practical scope of work.
• Create or direct installation and coordination drawings using customer documents, field information, and site sketches.
• Prepare material takeoffs, labor plans, estimates, schedules, installation plans, and logistics plans.
• Schedule crews, materials, equipment, travel, and other resources required for successful execution.
• Own project budgets, cost forecasts, committed costs, cost-to-complete, and overall profitability.
• Monitor labor productivity, material and equipment costs, and schedule performance to protect project margin.
• Identify, document, price, and manage scope changes and change-order opportunities.

• Lead Cornerstone plumbing superintendents and field crews, establishing clear responsibilities and performance expectations.
• Serve as the senior plumbing authority and make timely decisions affecting means and methods, sequencing, constructability, quality, and schedule.
• Ensure crew have the approved information, tools, equipment, and materials needed to perform efficiently.
• Coordinate work with Cornerstone leadership, customer representatives, general contractors, other trades, and facility personnel.
• Adjust work plans in response to production results, changing site conditions, and customer operations.
• Maintain safe work practices and ensure installations meet project documents, applicable codes, Cornerstone standards, and customer expectations.
• Document progress, update schedules, report risks, and lead an organized project closeout.

• Extensive experience managing commercial or industrial plumbing projects through planning, field execution, and closeout.
• Demonstrated success leading employee field crews and superintendents and managing project profitability.
• Ability to interpret construction documents, plumbing drawings, and field sketches and translate them into workable installation plans.
• Strong estimating, material takeoff, scheduling, logistics, and project-documentation capabilities.
• Working knowledge of applicable plumbing codes, construction safety practices, and quality-control requirements. A plumbing license is not required.
• Sound field judgment, decisive leadership, and clear communication with field employees, customers, contractors, and company leadership.
• Ability and willingness to travel nationally for approximately 150 nights per year and work weekends when required by project schedules.
• Background check and clean driving record required.

• Plumbing experience in food and beverage manufacturing or other active industrial facilities.
• Bilingual communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Experience managing plumbing projects approaching $1 million in value and multiple concurrent projects.
• Proficiency with construction drawing, estimating, scheduling, and project-management software.

This is a national, travel-based position. The employee may live anywhere in the United States and work from home when not assigned to a customer site. Field assignments typically last one to two weeks, followed by…