Industrial Project Manager

OUR STORY

Journey Group is a full-service construction group with headquarters in Sioux Falls, S.D., and four divisions offering commercial, manufacturing, industrial, civil, residential and asphalt construction services in the upper Midwest and nationwide. Our company has a long-standing reputation of building lasting relationships with contractors throughout the region. Our experience in past projects working in and around the local construction market coupled with our solid reputation of being a fair, honest, and team-oriented company will bring a strong contractor interest to any project.

With Journey Group, you're getting engineers and construction professionals with a wealth of education and experience - but you're also getting allies on your project site. Our team is trustworthy, communicative, fiscally responsible and never lacking in follow-through.

The Industrial Project Manager leads multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance treatment facilities that strengthen our communities. This position manages projects from planning through commissioning, ensuring safety, quality, and client satisfaction while controlling cost and schedule. The PM serves as the primary client interface and internal leader, fostering collaboration across preconstruction, engineering, and field operations to achieve exceptional outcomes.

• Lead all phases of project execution—from preconstruction through closeout—ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards while maintaining schedule and budget performance.
• Holds key responsibility for client management and the ultimate success of the Project Team.
• Collaborate with the architect, engineers, and construction team to ensure feasibility of each project.
• Work with the client from the start of each project to ensure project scope and vision are understood and implemented.
• Communicate with the responsible parties to ensure quality construction exceeds company standards and proper industry techniques and processes are utilized.
• Prepare external and internal reports relating to job status, daily progress, estimates and deliverables.
• Review projects daily to ensure quality construction standards exist and estimates remain within budget.
• Attend weekly review meetings to collaborate with team on project progress, allocation of resources, and schedule.
• Assist in establishing new accounts by providing estimates and participating in proposals and interviews.
• Facilitate team development and growth, employee skill development, problem-solving and resolution, building employee commitment and ownership and holding employees accountable.
• Must be able and willing to create and maintain a good working relationship with all employees within the team.

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Project Management or related field of study; five (5) - ten (10) years of experience in an operations, construction, or design role within the water and wastewater treatment facility, manufacturing or food & beverage industries; or the equivalent of education and experience to meet the essential functions of the position.
• Experience with MEP coordination, process equipment, and treatment technologies preferred.
• Familiarity with state and federal funding compliance (e.g., SRF, USDA Rural Development, CDBG).
• Experience managing engineer-led design-build, design-bid-build or CMAR delivery methods.

• Able to embrace Journey Group core values.
• Able to prioritize multiple tasks and meet stringent deadlines.
• Able to think independently and problem solve.
• Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism.
• Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives, establish credibility and influence others.
• Effectively communicate; generate professional written material and deliver valuable verbal presentations.
• Strong customer focus and the ability to work with internal and external stakeholders.
• Competent to work independently, take initiative, set priorities, and see projects through to completion.
• Demonstrate interpersonal and presentation skills for frequent contact with clients and co-workers.
• Highly developed problem solving, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude, integrity and social/cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Knowledge of general safe work practices.
• Proficient in applicable computer programs including Microsoft and computer-based maintenance systems.
• Manage change, embraces new ideas, team player, disagrees constructively.
• Possess a valid driver's license, safe driving record, and evidence of insurability is required.
• Must be 18 years of age or older to safely work in a construction environment.

• A majority of work takes place in an indoor office setting equipped with a computer, desk, phone, and other typical office equipment.
• Must be able to inspect details at close range,…