Construction Project Manager

Contract duration: 36 month contract with potential to extend or convert

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager II to manage a portfolio of multidisciplinary projects from initial planning through final closeout. Projects typically involve mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines and range from approximately $500K–$2M in value. This role has single-point accountability for assigned projects and requires hands‑on involvement throughout the entire project lifecycle—not just planning and execution. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment, coordinating technical teams and contractors, managing budgets and schedules, and ensuring projects are completed safely, efficiently, and according to established scope and quality standards.

A technical background in engineering, mechanical systems, maintenance operations, or a related field is strongly preferred. Candidates should also be willing to learn the organization's project management processes and receive additional training as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple multidisciplinary projects simultaneously, typically maintaining a portfolio of approximately 7–12 projects, depending on project complexity and size.
• Provide end‑to‑end project management from initial planning and scope development through execution, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for assigned projects, providing leadership, decision‑making, coordination, and project controls.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, quality requirements, safety plans, and closeout activities.
• Coordinate internal and external teams, including engineering, project controls, estimating, construction, procurement/supply chain, operations, environmental health and safety, quality, vendors, and contractors.
• Lead project kickoff meetings, status meetings, project reviews, and other stakeholder meetings.
• Monitor project progress and communicate status, risks, issues, costs, schedules, and milestones to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Develop project estimates and schedules and monitor performance against approved plans.
• Manage procurement and contracting activities, including preparing work orders (WOs) and purchase orders (POs).
• Develop and implement procurement, equipment selection, vendor selection, and contracting strategies.
• Coordinate project execution to ensure work remains within approved scope, budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to address potential impacts to cost, schedule, safety, quality, and operations.
• Coordinate startup, commissioning, turnover to operations, and warranty activities.
• Ensure projects are executed with a strong focus on safety, operational quality, and successful completion.
• Maintain clear communication among project teams, stakeholders, management, vendors, and contractors.
• Travel to project sites as required and maintain a regular presence at assigned offices and facilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience managing projects through the full project lifecycle, including planning, execution, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary projects involving areas such as mechanical, electrical, controls, engineering, maintenance, or construction.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects concurrently while balancing competing priorities.
• Experience managing project scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, procurement, and risk.
• Strong organizational, communication, leadership, and…