Project Manager - Fort Collins, CO

Interstates • Loveland, CO

1d • $90,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Interstates is seeking an experienced Project Manager for its Fort Collins office to lead and coordinate client-facing project delivery. The role oversees project execution and helps ensure projects align with company objectives for cost control, safety, quality, client satisfaction, and timely delivery. The Project Manager organizes and supervises teams to meet project goals efficiently.

The position involves reviewing project agreements, scope, budgets, and specifications; monitoring progress, labor and material costs, and productivity; supporting effective delivery methods and value engineering; coordinating project schedules and subcontractor work; managing project costs and profitability; and processing invoices and change orders. The role also works with project/site leaders, operations managers, estimators, clients, suppliers, and subcontractors to address project issues and keep work on schedule and within budget.

The role is based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Travel to jobsites is expected one to two times per week, typically within a 75-mile radius, with employees generally home each night. The base salary range is $90,000–$120,000.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; the education section also lists a bachelor’s or associate’s degree in Construction Management or engineering/technology.
• At least 5 years of project management experience, including at least 3 years leading projects.
• Strong knowledge of project contracts, budgeting, scheduling, and cost control.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to safety and quality standards.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to track and organize projects and prioritize work.
• Openness to continuously adjusting project systems to plan and deliver projects successfully.
• Strong team-building, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Comfort speaking in front of clients, peers, and managers.

Responsibilities

• Review and understand project agreements or contracts, specifications, clarifications and exceptions, scope of work, budgets, and allowances before work begins.
• Monitor project progress, labor and material costs, and productivity, and analyze project control information weekly.
• Investigate fabrication and installation techniques and value-engineering opportunities, determine efficient project delivery methods, and assist the project/site leader with implementation.
• Provide the project/site leader and operations manager with required project data, bid information, budgets, strategies, and supporting information.
• Analyze and verify field production reports for progress billing, and monitor job costs, cost effectiveness, and profitability.
• Advise estimating and related departments of discrepancies with bids or budgets and follow up on solutions.
• Develop and update the overall project schedule at least monthly, including schedules and required timetables for subcontractor work.
• Direct coordination of project delivery activities with the project/site leader and subcontractor crews as required.
• Assist the project/site leader in addressing project conflicts and situations.
• Discuss and resolve potential problems, work changes, extra work, productivity, health and safety issues, and schedule impacts or revisions with the project/site leader, operations manager, and estimator.
• Approve invoices for quantities and prices for materials, labor, vendors, subcontractors, rentals, and other project costs.
• Coordinate and process change orders with clients or general contractors, suppliers, project/site leaders, and subcontractors.

Benefits

• Flexible schedules.
• Coworkers described as caring and family-like.
• Lunch gatherings and social activities.
• Opportunities to support charities and the community through company-sponsored events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior