Traveling Project Manager

Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time Traveling Role

Base Salary: $140,000–$180,000, depending on experience

Additional Compensation: Per diem and company-paid lodging while traveling

The Opportunity

An established mechanical contractor is hiring an experienced Traveling Mechanical Project Manager to lead a major confidential construction project in Kentucky.

The initial assignment is expected to last approximately six months. This is not a temporary or project-only position. Upon completion, the Project Manager should be prepared to transition to another company project based on operational needs.

This opportunity is ideal for a field-oriented Project Manager who enjoys traveling, leading complex mechanical work, solving problems and taking ownership of a project from planning through completion.

The client and specific project details are protected by a nondisclosure agreement and will be discussed during the interview process.

Responsibilities

• Manage the mechanical construction scope from preconstruction and mobilization through commissioning and closeout.
• Lead project planning, scheduling, budgeting and day-to-day execution.
• Monitor labor productivity, material costs, committed costs, forecasts and overall project profitability.
• Coordinate closely with Superintendents, Foremen, Project Engineers and field personnel.
• Develop manpower, equipment, procurement and material-delivery plans.
• Manage subcontractors, vendors and major equipment suppliers.
• Review drawings, specifications, P&IDs and other project documentation.
• Oversee RFIs, submittals, change orders, purchase orders and project documentation.
• Identify scope changes and prepare, price and negotiate change-order requests.
• Maintain accurate cost projections, schedules, progress reports and project updates.
• Lead project meetings with the general contractor, client, engineers and internal leadership.
• Resolve field conflicts, scheduling constraints, material issues and construction roadblocks.
• Ensure the project meets safety, quality, schedule and financial expectations.
• Support startup, testing, commissioning, turnover and project closeout.
• Transition to future traveling assignments following completion of the Louisville project.

Qualifications

• Previous Project Management experience with a mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, piping or industrial contractor.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical construction and field execution.
• Experience managing large commercial, industrial, mission-critical, healthcare, manufacturing, process-piping or comparable technical projects.
• Experience with mechanical piping, process piping, HVAC, plumbing, chilled-water, hydronic or central-plant systems is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated responsibility for project budgets, cost forecasting, schedules and manpower planning.
• Experience managing RFIs, submittals, procurement, change orders and client communication.
• Ability to coordinate multiple trades, field teams, vendors and project stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, organization, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, schedule-driven project environment.
• Willing and able to travel from project to project on a long-term basis.
• Proficiency with common project-management, scheduling and construction-documentation systems.

Travel and Project Schedule

This is a true traveling position. The selected Project Manager must be prepared to remain with the company and transition to another project after the Louisville assignment is completed.

While assigned as a Traveling Project Manager, the employee will receive:

• Company-paid lodging
• Continued consideration for future traveling projects

Should the employee and company later mutually agree to a permanent relocation to Arizona, the per diem and lodging package would no longer apply.

Ideal Candidate

The strongest candidate will be a hands-on mechanical construction professional who can operate effectively in both the field and the project office. This person should understand how mechanical work is estimated, planned, procured and built while also being capable of managing the financial, contractual and client-facing responsibilities of the project.

Candidates who developed through the field, planning, scheduling, estimating, project coordination or Superintendent path may be considered if they can demonstrate full Project Manager-level ownership of mechanical projects.