Senior Project Manager - Mission Critical

Findorff Current Openings•Davenport, IA

18h

About The Position

Findorff is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead complex mission-critical construction projects from early planning through commissioning and closeout. The role owns project execution, relationships, and results, ensuring demanding performance and operational requirements are met. It requires exceptional coordination, disciplined execution, and proactive anticipation of challenges that could affect schedule, cost, or quality. The Senior Project Manager applies construction expertise to mitigate risks, uphold quality standards, and support safe, effective execution. The role leads procurement and trade management, project planning and scheduling, financial performance, and client communication. The project manager serves as a trusted leader to project teams, clients, and partners, balancing cost, schedule, quality, safety, and operational requirements. Findorff is a Wisconsin-based commercial construction company founded in 1890 that builds throughout the United States. Its work spans healthcare, science and technology, industrial, and other sectors. The company describes itself as employee-owned and emphasizes long-term client relationships, collaboration, respect, and community commitment.

Requirements

10–15 years of progressive construction project management experience in commercial construction.
Demonstrated success leading large-scale projects valued at $80 million or more from preconstruction through closeout.
Experience supporting complex commercial projects, such as data centers, healthcare, or other technical environments.
Ability to negotiate and manage complex project situations with professionalism and sound judgment.
Advanced knowledge of building systems, MEP coordination, construction methods, sequencing, and trade partner management.
Extensive experience with contract administration, cost forecasting, change management, and financial risk management.
Established track record of leading project teams with a collaborative, team-first leadership approach.

Responsibilities

Apply knowledge of building systems, construction methods, and mission-critical infrastructure to anticipate challenges, mitigate risks, uphold quality standards, and drive safe, effective project execution.
Oversee bidding, contract negotiations, subcontractor and vendor selection, and submittal management.
Proactively manage long-lead equipment and materials to support critical project milestones and maintain schedule certainty.
Develop and manage comprehensive project schedules; coordinate complex construction sequencing and MEP activities; lead project meetings; and align self-perform teams, subcontractors, and design partners.
Lead project financial management from preconstruction and estimating through forecasting, cost control, contract administration, and change management.
Identify financial risks early, manage project exposure, and drive results that meet or exceed established goals.
Serve as a key point of leadership for the client and project partners by communicating project status and navigating complex decisions.
Balance cost, schedule, quality, safety, and operational requirements to deliver successful projects.
Lead mission-critical construction projects from early planning through commissioning and closeout.