Project Manager, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Financial Manager

Job Title:

Project Manager Construction

Job Description

The Project Manager drives a portfolio of customer-specific and internal construction projects from initiation through completion, ensuring they deliver measurable operational and financial value. This role analyzes project results, develops data-driven business recommendations, and partners closely with Finance and Operations to translate project performance into meaningful leadership insights. The Project Manager oversees project workflows, maintains high standards of quality, and optimizes resource utilization while serving as a key liaison between operations teams, customers, and internal business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

+ Lead and supervise construction projects from planning through completion, ensuring all project milestones, deliverables, and schedules are met.

+ Direct project workflow and maintain appropriate levels of quality control across all phases of construction activity.

+ Communicate project status clearly and regularly to internal leadership and client stakeholders, including schedule, budget, risks, and key issues.

+ Develop detailed project specifications and implement practices that achieve defined objectives to the satisfaction of both management and the client.

+ Collaborate with Operations team members on monthly reporting of operational and financial metrics, ensuring accurate and timely information.

+ Manage and develop models for reporting operational KPIs and supporting information flow into monthly performance reports.

+ Interact with Finance and Operations groups to lead analysis of project and business information in preparation for monthly leadership reports.

+ Support Finance and Operations teams in understanding and articulating key business drivers, tracking projected revenue, earned value, and other operational metrics.

+ Proactively participate in meetings with construction supervisors to obtain technical, financial, and operational inputs needed for accurate reporting.

+ Assist the Estimating department in developing new estimates based on historical reporting and performance data from past projects.

+ Maintain working knowledge of utility company policies and procedures to communicate effectively with professional staff from client organizations.

+ Apply a strong understanding of line construction and maintenance, including working knowledge of the National Electric Safety Code, to recognize distribution equipment and associated hazards.

+ Safeguard highly sensitive and proprietary information and maintain strict confidentiality at all times.

+ Coordinate with self-performing crews, general contractors, and subcontractors involved in substation, heavy civil, and electrical construction work.

+ Ensure efficient utilization of labor, equipment, and materials while maintaining safety and compliance standards on all projects.

+ Use MS Office and other project management tools to prepare reports, schedules, and documentation that support project execution and decision-making.

+ Adapt to changing project demands and support additional responsibilities and duties as assigned to meet business and client needs.

Essential Skills

+ At least 3 years of project management experience, with increasing responsibility for managing construction projects.

+ A minimum of 6 years of experience in the construction industry.

+ Detailed knowledge of project management fundamentals, including project life cycle, scope management, time management, and cost management.

+ Experience working for a self-performing contractor, managing teams that perform their own construction work.

+ Experience working for a general contractor in a commercial, civil, or utility construction environment.

+ Strong finance and accounting knowledge, with the ability to analyze project results and support business decision-making.

+ Demonstrated business acumen and the ability to interpret operational and financial metrics.

+ Proficiency in MS Office for reporting, analysis, documentation, and communication.

+ Working knowledge of line construction and maintenance practices.

+ Working knowledge of the National Electric Safety Code and the ability to recognize distribution equipment and associated hazards.

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interfacing with customers, operations staff, and internal business personnel.

+ Ability to maintain strict confidentiality regarding highly sensitive and proprietary information.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

+ Financial studies or…