Project Manager

On-Site Mechanical Project Manager – Federal HVAC Project

Location: Melvin Price Federal Courthouse (East St. Louis, IL) and Peoria Courthouse, Illinois

Salary: $125,000–$160,000 annually, based on experience

Company: Dynaire, a Crete United Company

Dynaire is seeking an experienced On-Site Mechanical Project Manager to lead the completion and construction of a major HVAC and central plant modernization project at the Melvin Price Federal Courthouse and Peoria Courthouse. This is a hands‑on, site‑based leadership role for a mechanical construction professional capable of managing a complex, multi‑trade project involving replacement of air‑handling equipment, air‑cooled condensing units, cooling towers, boilers, pumps, chiller equipment, hydronic piping, refrigerant piping, natural gas systems, controls, electrical coordination, structural supports, testing, and commissioning.

The successful candidate will serve as Dynaire's primary day‑to‑day project representative and general on‑site leader at the site, driving the project from the remaining design and procurement phase through construction, startup, commissioning, and final turnover. Because both courthouses will remain occupied and operational throughout construction, portions of the work will be required to take place during nights, weekends, scheduled shutdowns, and other off‑hours, in accordance with project requirements for continuity of building operations.

Dynaire's corporate office is located in Long Island, NY, so the Project Manager must be comfortable working independently on site in Illinois while communicating regularly with Dynaire's corporate and executive leadership through Microsoft Teams and other project‑management platforms.

Following completion of these projects, there may be an opportunity to continue supporting future projects in the Illinois market or transition into a traveling Project Manager role, based on business needs, project availability, individual performance, and mutual interest.

Project Leadership and Planning

• Provide full‑time, on‑site management of the mechanical construction project, serving as the primary on‑site project leader.
• Review project scope, budget, deliverables, and client expectations with sales, estimating, and engineering teams.
• Maintain and update the overall project schedule, including equipment procurement, demolition, shutdowns, installation, startup, TAB, commissioning, and turnover.
• Develop short‑term look‑ahead schedules and actively manage subcontractors against required dates.
• Identify potential risks, scope gaps, or differing conditions before they affect project performance, and notify Dynaire management before proceeding.

Contractor and Trade Coordination

• Coordinate Dynaire's subcontractors, vendors, equipment manufacturers, engineers, controls contractors, electrical contractors, commissioning personnel, Ameresco, and Government representatives.
• Coordinate mechanical, electrical, controls, and other associated trades and disciplines.
• Lead regular coordination meetings and maintain meeting minutes, open‑item lists, RFI logs, submittal logs, procurement logs, and schedule updates.
• Manage trade sequencing, site logistics, access, material deliveries, inspections, and workforce coordination.
• Resolve conflicts between trades and address field conditions affecting safety, quality, cost, or schedule.

Field and Technical Oversight

• Review drawings, specifications, equipment schedules, field conditions, and scope requirements, identifying conflicts or missing information before work proceeds.
• Coordinate field verification of existing conditions, dimensions, equipment access, rigging routes, piping routes, duct transitions, equipment supports, pads, penetrations, and service clearances.
• Coordinate installation and replacement of AHUs, ACCUs, boilers, chiller equipment, pumps, VFDs, piping systems, controls, and associated electrical work.
• Plan and manage building shutdowns, temporary services, phasing, and sequencing required to maintain operation of the occupied courthouses.
• Coordinate and supervise work that must be completed during nights, weekends, and other approved…