Project Manager, Operations Manager

At Total Civil Construction & Engineering, we don’t just build roads and infrastructure—we build lasting impact. As we continue expanding our footprint across the Mid‑Atlantic region, we’re looking for a driven and results‑oriented Project Manager to lead complex heavy civil construction projects from pre‑construction through completion.

The Project Manager is responsible for the overall planning, execution, and financial performance of heavy civil construction projects, ensuring successful delivery from pre‑construction through closeout. This role provides leadership and direction to Project Engineers, Superintendents, Foremen, and field teams to ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contract requirements and company standards.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, financially driven, and technically strong in heavy civil construction, with the ability to lead teams, solve complex problems, and manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment. This role requires regular travel to job sites in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia region, as well as flexibility to work extended hours as needed to meet project demands.

• Accountable for managing project team (project engineers, superintendents, foremen), including training/development, assessment, staff employment decisions in partnership with appropriate stakeholders.
• Include team in project processes.
• Confer with team to provide technical advice and to resolve problems.
• Handle challenges with vendors and project team timely and professionally.
• Manage relationship with client and team; resolves conflict.
• Lead, develop, direct project staff, and set activities to meet project requirements/goals (schedule, budget, quality, safety): includes coaching, performance assessment, rewards and discipline, address employee complaints and resolve employee problems to meet project goals.
• Represent company in project meetings.
• Responsible for overall project planning and performance: safety/environmental; cost; cash flow; milestones; quality; production; specification, contract and legal compliance.
• Monitor project and work with superintendents and foremen to plan, organize and direct activities concerned with the construction project(s) at hand.
• Manage subcontractor schedules, quality‑of‑work, coordination with other trades, and payments.
• Formulate/review project reports; conduct meetings for scheduling, budgeting and planning.
• Oversee timely billing and collection process for percent of project completed.
• Generate, track and collect on payments; ensure positive project cash flow and budget alignment.
• Identify changes necessary and manage change order process.
• Requisition supplies and materials to complete project.
• Assist in the procurement of subcontractors and suppliers.
• Work with Contract Administrator to manage financial aspect of contracts.
• Implement & ensure compliance with project controls.
• Generate/ review/approve/respond to Purchase Orders (PO's), subcontracts, submittals, Request for Information (RFI's); price Proposed Change Orders (PCO's) and adjust schedule, etc.
• Review/approve vendor bills and PO's.
• Ensure payroll, labor, equipment and material costs are tracked and that goods and services received are paid for according to terms.
• Ensure inspections and project activities are coordinated with appropriate parties.
• Provide planning and performing reports.
• Leverage technology to track performance.
• With approval from Sr. PM on course of action for large‑value or complex items, will manage multiple working relationships, acts as company representative, communicates with owners, engineers, design professionals, interfaces with actual and prospective clients, local officials, government representatives, subcontractors, vendors, line employees and senior management.
• Manage compliance with local and government agencies, laws, contract specs, and adherence to TCC policies and procedures.
• Identify engineering problems on the job and ensure the issues are immediately communicated to the appropriate SME for resolution.

• Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction…