Project Manager, Operations Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager
Department: Operations
Reports To: Senior Project Manager
Type: Full-Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Hours: 40+ hours per week

About VHV Company

VHV is a full-service mechanical construction contractor specializing in high-quality plumbing, piping, and HVAC systems for commercial, industrial, and institutional clients across Vermont and New Hampshire. Headquartered in Winooski, VT, we’ve been building trusted relationships and delivering innovative solutions for over 75 years.

At VHV, you’re not just an employee—you’re an owner. As a 100% employee-owned company, we value teamwork, integrity, safety, continuous improvement, and treating each other with respect. Join a team committed to excellence, collaboration, and growth.

Our Core Values:

• Know & Do What’s Right
• Committed to Improvement
• Team Focus

Our Core Focus:

Hire, Promote, Reward, Repeat

The Project Manager

The responsibility of the Project Manager is to provide oversight and direction for assigned projects to ensure they are completed in a timely and profitable manner.

Team player, leadership qualities, integrity, dependability, detail-oriented, solid decision-making skills, driven, approachable, punctual, high standards for quality and excellence, good customer service skills

Qualifications

• Manages and resolves conflicts constructively and in a professional manner
• Be a coach and mentor/trainer to Foremen and crew
• Must possess strong practical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in conformance with all company, customer, and government safety regulations
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical specifications, architectural drawings and related construction documentation
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of mechanical constructions systems
• Ability to plan, organize and direct activities related to the construction or maintenance of structures, facilities and systems
• Be able to review contracts and prepare and negotiate revisions with GC or customers

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

Management

• Analyze and understand project scope of work, blueprints, building codes, and specifications to determine work details
• Establish project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards while ensuring compliance with company policy
• Coordinate the review and approval of submittals for the project
• Work with Project Foreman to ensure the most efficient use of assigned manpower, tools and other resources
• Review weekly labor analyses to ensure project stays on schedule and within budget
• Act as a coach and mentor to the Project Foreman to assist them in motivating the crew while maintaining a high level of employee morale
• Discipline employees when required using verbal or written methods while ensuring timely reporting to the HR Department
• Ensure vendors and subcontractors are meeting project requirements to ensure they are not negatively impacting the project
• Create goodwill with customers by listening to their concerns and doing whatever is necessary to meeting their needs or resolving their concerns
• Assist in creating and maintaining a diversified work environment that is harassment free and complies with VHV’s company policy and all state and federal regulations

Budget

• Participate in monthly financial reviews to project estimates of overall job financials
• Submit progress billings on or prior to the required dates as listed in the project contract
• Work with Foreman to efficiently manage manpower to meet or exceed budget
• Ensure that miscellaneous materials are not over purchased to avoid an excess of leftover materials at the end of Project
• Proactively work with the Foreman to identify when the project is exceeding budget and formulate a strategy to rectify
• Must understand and be able to identify when scope of work is outside the base contract
• Draft and track all change orders with the customer or GC to ensure all work performed or requested outside of the original scope is being documented and charged accordingly

Administrative

• Coordinate material and equipment release, tracking and delivery with project team
• Attend job site and office meetings as related to assigned projects (i.e., turnover…