Senior Construction Project Manager

BRPH•Brownsville, TX

About The Position

The Senior Construction Project Manager provides overall leadership for large, complex, high-risk, or multiple construction and design-build projects within Construction and Integrated Services (C&IS). The role is accountable for project execution and financial outcomes, Owner relationships, team performance, risk and change governance, and integration of preconstruction, design, procurement, construction, quality, safety, commissioning, turnover, and closeout. The position typically supports projects exceeding $25 million in value or projects involving complexity beyond traditional construction. The Senior Construction Project Manager also guides other project leaders, resolves escalated delivery issues within delegated authority, supports pursuits and client development, and makes recommendations to the Project Executive and C&IS leadership on decisions requiring higher approval.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in construction management, construction engineering, construction science, engineering, architecture, quantity surveying, or a related discipline.
At least 12 years of relevant construction project-delivery experience, including at least four years in a Construction Project Manager role.
At least four years leading large, complex, high-risk, or multiple construction or design-build projects through planning, design management, procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
At least four years managing project financial performance, contracts, schedules, risk, change, procurement, trade partners, quality, safety integration, client relationships, and multidisciplinary project teams.
Ability to lead and coach Construction Project Managers and project staff, resolve escalated delivery issues, advise executives and clients, and distinguish delegated authority from approvals reserved for the Project Executive or other authorized roles.
At least 12 years’ knowledge of construction methods and systems, contract and commercial administration, project controls, critical-path scheduling, cost and cash-flow management, procurement, commissioning, and integrated design-build delivery.
At least eight years’ proficiency with Procore and applicable project scheduling, financial, document-control, reporting, and collaboration tools.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 30-Hour Construction Outreach Training Program course completion card.
Construction Quality Management for Contractors (CQM-C) certificate from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command recognized course, or a BRPH-approved equivalent quality credential.
Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Designated Design-Build Professional (DBIA), or another credential relevant to assigned project work.
Working experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and platforms.

Responsibilities

Lead execution of large, complex, high-risk, or multiple projects and align project plans, resources, controls, and decision paths with contractual obligations and approved business objectives.
Direct integrated project execution plans covering scope, budget and margin, cash flow, schedule, staffing, procurement, design management, safety, quality, risk, communication, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
Lead Healthy Start, project validation, and major phase-gate reviews; keep project roles, deliverables, systems, controls, constraints, and escalation paths current.
Serve as a senior Owner and stakeholder contact for contractual, commercial, delivery, and relationship matters, coordinating decisions and approvals with authorized leaders.
Direct project financial strategy and performance, including forecasts, job-cost reporting, commitments, cash flow, billings, changes, contingency use, recovery actions, and communication of material variances.
Lead project risk and opportunity management, evaluate cost and schedule exposure, challenge mitigation plans, and elevate risk acceptance, contractual exceptions, and consequential decisions for approval as appropriate.
Oversee project schedules, procurement and release strategies, design and quality gates, commissioning, and closeout; intervene when trends threaten milestones or outcomes.
Integrate safety into project planning and execution and ensure field and safety leaders have necessary resources and management support.
Ensure project-specific Quality Control Plans are implemented, quality-release requirements are met, unresolved issues are escalated, and quality records support Owner acceptance and closeout.
Coordinate the Design Manager, Architect of Record, Engineer of Record, Preconstruction Manager, construction team, and trade partners to maintain design-to-cost, constructability, procurement, schedule, quality, and field alignment while preserving licensed authority.
Oversee bid packages, award recommendations, contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, trade-partner performance, claims avoidance, change management, and commercial issue resolution within approved authority.
Build and lead project teams; assign leadership responsibilities, coach Construction Project Managers and staff, provide performance input, support development planning, and resolve cross-functional conflicts.
Review project reporting and communicate financial status, schedule, risk, change, safety, quality, client matters, resource needs, and recommended corrective actions at the executive level.
Support pursuits, interviews, proposals, preconstruction planning, and client development with execution, risk, staffing, and commercial strategies informed by delivery experience.
Promote consistent use of Procore and approved BRPH systems, conduct lessons-learned reviews, and recommend improvements to project-management standards, tools, controls, and training.
Verify completion of commissioning, turnover, closeout, final financial reconciliation, record documentation, and remaining contractual obligations, with accountable owners and escalation paths for unresolved items.