Senior Construction Project Manager / JOC Program Lead

Weston Solutions

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Weston Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Senior Construction Project Manager / JOC Program Lead to grow and lead its Job Order Contracting (JOC) program across more than 20 contracts in the eastern half of the United States. This seller-doer role combines customer engagement, opportunity development, program leadership, hands-on project management, and staff mentoring. The position helps customers connect facility maintenance, repair, renovation, and infrastructure needs with Weston's existing contracts while remaining directly involved in project delivery. The role works under the direction of the Program Director, who sets account priorities and customer strategy, and in close partnership with the Construction Service Lead, who manages day-to-day Construction Group delivery standards, staffing, technical resources, and operational execution. The position leads day-to-day JOC program coordination and assigned projects within company authority and approval requirements and has no direct reports. The position is hybrid or remote and requires travel for customer engagement, project site visits, and team coordination across the eastern United States. Preferred locations are the Washington, DC metro area, Hartford, CT, Manhattan, NY, or West Chester, PA. Expected travel is 5–10% overall. The successful candidate will coordinate customer priorities, contract outreach, opportunity pipelines, estimating and proposals, subcontractor resources, and project execution across a geographically dispersed portfolio. They will personally manage assigned projects from initiation through closeout, maintain customer and subcontractor relationships, mentor project staff, and regularly update program and construction leadership on opportunities, delivery, financial performance, staffing, and risks.

Requirements

At least 5 years of construction project management experience in Job Order Contracting (JOC), progressing into senior project, team, or program leadership.
Strong knowledge of the Gordian Task Catalog and related proposal tools.
Proven ability to manage concurrent construction projects and coordinate priorities, resources, and customer commitments across contracts or locations.
Solid estimating and quantity takeoff experience.
Excellent communication and relationship skills, with a record of identifying customer needs, developing existing-contract opportunities, and converting proposals into awarded work.
Ability to navigate complex customer organizations, identify contract users and decision-makers, and maintain actionable outreach plans and opportunity pipelines.
Experience mentoring project managers, estimators, or staff and coordinating dispersed teams beyond direct reporting authority.
Strong project finance, forecasting, contract administration, and risk management skills; sound judgment working independently within delegated authority and escalating issues.
Ability to travel throughout the eastern United States for customer development, project delivery, and staff coordination; expected travel is 5–10% overall.
Strong understanding of general contracting and all work divisions, including skilled trades.
Proficiency interpreting construction documents, including specifications, drawings, details, and shop drawings.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Nice To Haves

Experience with state, local, or federal clients.
Knowledge of bidding, scheduling, and project management software, such as Procore or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Lead daily JOC program coordination and growth across more than 20 contracts in the eastern United States, under the Program Director and in partnership with the Construction Service Lead.
Map current and potential contract users, decision-makers, facility portfolios, service areas, operating locations, contract usage, and outreach gaps with customers.
Execute contract-level outreach and opportunity plans aligned with the Program Director's account strategy, building relationships across customer facility, maintenance, engineering, procurement, and other groups.
Develop qualified bid opportunities under existing contracts and use negotiation and presentation skills to justify pricing for predominantly negotiated noncompetitive assignments.
Maintain a portfolio-wide opportunity pipeline covering customer contacts, locations, needs, contract fit, timing, proposal status, and next steps; align pursuit priorities and follow-through with the Program Director.
Lead customer scope walks and proposals, translating plans, specifications, site conditions, logistics, and customer needs into scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Prepare or oversee Gordian estimates, quantity takeoffs, subcontractor bids, and proposal reviews through award, subject to company approvals.
Personally manage assigned projects from initiation through closeout as the primary customer, subcontractor, and internal contact; control scope, schedule, budget, forecasts, and financial performance, and address deviations promptly.
Maintain subcontractor coverage across service areas; clarify scopes and expectations, evaluate bids, and manage buyout, material procurement, and timely delivery in accordance with contract requirements and company procedures.
Partner with the Construction Service Lead to align staffing, field support, technical resources, safety, quality controls, and delivery practices; coordinate with superintendents and field teams to meet contract requirements.
Travel across the contract footprint for customer outreach, scope walks, site visits, and team coordination; lead or support project meetings and safety briefings and resolve delivery issues with field teams and customers.
Mentor project managers, estimators, and staff in customer engagement, JOC estimating, project controls, subcontractor coordination, and closeout; support workload planning and share lessons learned.
Identify, document, price, and negotiate changed conditions and scope changes within delegated authority; maintain scope, correspondence, pricing, submittal, change, and closeout records and promptly escalate contract, commercial, or delivery risks.
Build repeat business through reliable delivery, proactive communication, regular follow-up, and identification of additional facility needs and introductions to other customer groups.
Regularly update the Program Director and Construction Service Lead on customer coverage, outreach, qualified opportunities, proposals, awards, backlog, staffing needs, project financials, and risks; balance project assignments with program leadership and customer development.