Senior Construction Project Manager – Power Generation

Job Title:Senior Construction Project Manager – Power Generation
Location: Wheatfield, IN
Work Model: 100% Onsite
Rate: $75–$85/hour
Contract Length: 1-Year Contract-to-Hire
Employment Type: W-2 Only
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizens Only | No visa sponsorship available

We are seeking an experienced Senior Construction Project Manager – Power Generation to support a large-scale generation construction project at an active jobsite in Wheatfield, Indiana. This role will serve as a key onsite project leader responsible for supporting execution, contract administration, commercial management, schedule coordination, quality oversight, and turnover activities across a complex power generation construction environment.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in electric generation, heavy industrial construction, or gas-fired combustion turbine projects
, along with deep knowledge of construction execution, OEM contract management, scheduling, cost tracking, and multidisciplinary coordination across civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical work streams. This person will act as a critical partner to the Lead Project Manager, serving as a first line of defense on commercial, technical, and operational matters that arise during project execution.

This is a hands‑on field leadership role suited for a seasoned construction professional who can operate effectively in a fast‑paced jobsite environment, coordinate across multiple stakeholders, support contract and execution decisions, and help drive successful delivery of a major generation project.

• Support day‑to‑day execution of a large‑scale power generation construction project at an active jobsite.
• Partner closely with the Lead Project Manager to support all assigned project management, commercial, technical, and construction execution activities.
• Serve as a first line of defense in responding to field, supplier, engineering, and contractor issues that may impact cost, schedule, scope, quality, or safety.
• Help ensure work progresses in alignment with overall project objectives, execution strategies, and contractual requirements.
• Support fluctuating work hours as needed to meet project execution demands and key milestones.

• Maintain assigned contract documents and communicate commercial and contractual obligations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage contract execution activities and support mitigation of risk, issue resolution, and dispute management in partnership with the Lead Project Manager and Supply Chain.
• Interpret and administer contract documents, technical specifications, design drawings, master service agreements, purchase orders, addendums, and related commercial documents.
• Support management of change orders, contract notices, pay applications, schedules of values, and cash flow tracking.
• Prepare requests for proposals for labor, materials, specialty services, and miscellaneous construction support with assistance from Supply Chain and project leadership.
• Support bid solicitation, bid evaluation, supplier selection, and award recommendation processes where applicable.
• Routinely monitor contractor and supplier performance to ensure contract obligations, deliverables, and milestones are achieved.

• Use project management and construction tools to forecast, plan, estimate, and track project delivery, cost, and schedule performance.
• Review and interpret Primavera P6 schedules, including CPM scheduling logic, interfaces with cost data, burn curves, commodities, and project performance indicators.
• Identify and manage project dependencies, critical path activities, and schedule risks.
• Support project…