Project Manager- Utility Construction

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Management Sauk Centre, MN Sauk Centre, MN, US

The Project Manager owns the financial, contractual, and customer-facing success of assigned utility construction projects. This role ensures project scope, schedule, costs, change orders, and customer communication are managed with discipline and clarity while maintaining proactive risk visibility, accurate forecasting, and dependable execution.

The Project Manager works closely with the Operations Manager and Superintendent to maintain schedule integrity, near-term readiness, and strong field alignment. This role protects margin, entitlement, cash flow, and customer trust through disciplined forecasting, billing control, change order execution, accurate documentation, and early identification of risks, delays, and scope gaps before they impact the project schedule, financial performance, or customer confidence.

PUSH Inc. is a leading utility contractor providing quality infrastructure solutions across the United States. For more than 50 years, our dedicated team members have delivered telecommunications and utility construction projects with integrity, a commitment to safety, and a dedication to excellence.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Financial and Cost Management

• Own project financial performance, including margin protection, cost control, and cash flow awareness.
• Track project costs regularly and identify potential variances, margin fade, or cost exposure early.
• Maintain accurate cost-to-complete forecasting and revenue projections.
• Ensure project billing is accurate, timely, fully supported, and completed within the required billing cycle.
• Monitor WIP, percent-complete, forecasting inputs, and actual production quantities to maintain accurate financial visibility.

Contract Administration

• Maintain a clear understanding of project scope, contract requirements, and obligations.
• Capture, document, price, and submit scope changes early and accurately.
• Ensure compliance with contract terms, including notice requirements and documentation standards.
• Protect company entitlement through accurate documentation and proactive communication.
• Identify field-driven inefficiencies, delays, customer-caused impacts, and scope gaps early to preserve claims and change-order entitlement.
• Ensure a complete understanding of project scope through handoff meetings, document reviews, and site walkthroughs before execution.

Project Planning and Scheduling

• Develop, maintain, and actively manage project schedules in alignment with field execution plans.
• Coordinate with Superintendents to ensure crews have clear direction and constructible work.
• Ensure materials, permits, locates, subcontractors, and inspections are coordinated in advance.
• Identify risks, delays, scope gaps, and readiness constraints early and develop mitigation and contingency plans before schedule or margin are impacted.
• Regularly review upcoming work with the Superintendent and Operations team to maintain near-term readiness and milestone recovery plans.

Customer Communication

• Serve as the primary customer contact for project updates, coordination, and issue resolution.
• Maintain consistent communication regarding project status, risks, and schedule expectations.
• Provide professional and timely responses to customer inquiries.
• Provide proactive customer updates regarding schedule status, risks, change items, and recovery actions.

Field Coordination

• Partner closely with Superintendents and the Operations Manager to align schedule, production, and resources.
• Maintain active awareness…