Senior Concrete Project Manager

Trueline’s client, the self-perform concrete division of a nationally recognized, employee-owned construction company, is seeking a Senior Concrete Project Manager to join their team in Knoxville, TN. You’ll lead large, complex concrete projects within about two hours of Knoxville, including a major $100 million project starting up in 2027, and you’ll be home every night.

The role pays $120,000-$150,000, plus annual ESOP and 401(k) contributions targeted at 15% of base salary. This self-perform contractor builds for its own family of companies and for other general contractors across the region. It’s a chance to lead a marquee project and help build the team behind it.

What You’ll Do as the Senior Concrete Project Manager:

• Lead multiple large, complex self-perform concrete projects from preconstruction through closeout
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and general contractors, overseeing financial management, change management, scheduling, conflict resolution, and contractor relations
• Manage project budgets, cost projections, and labor and material performance on self-perform concrete scopes
• Oversee the change and cost management process from start to finish
• Help develop procurement documents and establish agreements and work scopes with vendors, suppliers, and lower-tier subcontractors
• Coordinate with design teams on design packages, estimating, bidding, and construction schedules
• Allocate project resources, including field crews, equipment, and materials, and adjust them as project needs change
• Determine builder’s risk and insurance approaches and make sure required coverage is in place
• Model safety leadership, address unsafe conditions promptly, and partner with superintendents on corrective actions
• Work with inspection and permitting authorities to understand requirements and plan to meet them
• Lead and develop Assistant Project Managers and Project Engineers
• Set clear expectations with project team members, trade partners, and stakeholders, and manage deliverables to completion

Must-Haves as the Senior Concrete Project Manager:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field, plus 10+ years of construction experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience also qualifies.
• Project management experience with a self-perform concrete subcontractor, or with a civil or heavy civil subcontractor doing comparable self-perform work
• A track record of managing large, complex projects end to end, including financials, change management, and scheduling
• Strong client-facing skills with general contractors and owners
• A firm grasp of self-perform labor, material, and equipment cost management
• Safety leadership on active jobsites
• Ability to work from the Knoxville office and travel to projects within about two hours. Relocation assistance is available.

Nice-to-Haves as the Senior Concrete Project Manager:

• Experience with a large national self-perform concrete contractor
• Structural concrete experience, including foundations, elevated decks, post-tensioned, cast-in-place, or tilt-up work
• Preconstruction and estimating involvement on concrete packages
• Heavy civil, DOT, or bridge experience
• Experience managing APMs and Project Engineers
• OSHA 30-hour Construction certification

Our Client Offers:

• Base salary of $120,000-$150,000, depending on experience
• Employee ownership: annual ESOP and 401(k) contributions targeted at 15% of base salary, with no employee contribution required, met in nearly every year since the ESOP launched, and a five-year vesting schedule
• Vehicle allowance and phone allowance
• Medical (PPO and high-deductible options with an employer HSA contribution), dental, and vision, with the company covering the majority of medical premiums
• Life insurance,…