Project Director-Industrial Construction

Kimmel & Associates • Chicago, IL

4d • $185,000 - $235,000

About The Position

The Project Director leads major heavy industrial construction projects from award through completion and closeout. This hands-on leadership role has overall responsibility for project execution, safety, schedule, budget, quality, client satisfaction, and team performance. The Project Director is the central leader coordinating clients, engineering, estimating, procurement, project management, construction, subcontractors, vendors, and field teams.

The role is with a privately held design-build contractor specializing in heavy industrial construction, with approximately $300 million in annual revenue. The company delivers complex projects in food and beverage, agriculture, and industrial processing. Projects typically range from $20 million to $200 million and are executed throughout North America. The position is corporate-based and involves approximately 25% travel.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading large-scale heavy industrial construction projects.
• Proven ability to manage projects involving multiple contractors, trades, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of industrial construction methods, sequencing, scheduling, and project controls.
• Demonstrated experience managing budgets, costs, change orders, and financial performance.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to build accountability and team respect.
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills.
• Ability to make timely decisions and take ownership of project challenges.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in food and beverage, agriculture, industrial processing, or related heavy industrial construction is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall project execution from award through completion and closeout.
• Direct project teams and establish clear goals, schedules, budgets, and expectations.
• Build strong client relationships and proactively resolve issues.
• Lead planning for manpower, equipment, materials, subcontractors, logistics, and scheduling.
• Manage project costs, financial performance, and change orders.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Identify project risks and develop practical solutions.
• Lead Project Managers, Superintendents, Estimators, Engineers, and other project personnel.
• Monitor subcontractor and vendor performance.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, claims, changes, and other commercial matters.
• Maintain strong safety and quality standards.
• Communicate project performance, risks, financials, and major issues to company leadership.
• Support estimating and business development with constructability, execution, manpower, schedule, and risk input.
• Ensure project documentation, turnover, punch lists, and closeout are completed properly.

Benefits

• $185,000–$235,000 base salary
• Lucrative bonus program
• Profit sharing
• Opportunity to lead projects ranging from $20M–$200M
• Exposure to major industrial projects throughout North America
• Long-term career opportunity with a privately held company with 100+ years of industry experience

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed