Project Management - Senior Project Manager

Helix Traffic Solutions, LLC•Plymouth, MA

About The Position

Lead multiple traffic control construction projects from preconstruction through closeout. Own project execution, financial performance, customer communication, and coordination of field operations. Deliver safe, quality work on schedule while managing scope, labor, equipment, subcontractors, and contract requirements. The position plans and executes projects involving temporary traffic control, roadway signing, barriers, and related installations within the awarded scope. It coordinates project schedules, work plans, cost forecasts, procurement, lane closures, work windows, permits, access, and traffic control plan requirements with customers, agencies, police details, engineering, and field leadership. The Senior Project Manager directs and supports project teams, coordinates resources across concurrent projects, works with safety and engineering personnel, visits active sites, and addresses quality deficiencies and customer concerns. The role also manages job costs, forecasts, scope changes, change orders, progress billing, records, and closeout, while supporting estimating and maintaining relationships with customers, public agencies, vendors, and subcontractors. Work is performed in an office and at active construction sites, with exposure to traffic, weather, noise, and uneven terrain. Site PPE is required. The schedule must be flexible for project needs, including early starts, nights, weekends, and emergency coordination. Related duties may be assigned as business needs change. Essential functions may be performed with reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

7 or more years of construction project management experience, including responsibility for multiple projects, budgets, schedules, and field coordination.
Demonstrated experience in roadway, heavy civil, utility, or traffic control construction.
Ability to interpret construction plans and specifications.
Working knowledge of temporary traffic control, lane closures, work-zone hazards, and applicable agency standards; ability to coordinate with qualified safety and engineering staff.
Proven ability to manage job costs, forecasting, change orders, subcontractors, documentation, and customer expectations.
Strong leadership, negotiation, organization, and written communication skills.
Proficiency with Excel and construction project management systems.
Valid driver's license and ability to travel to project sites.

Nice To Haves

Degree in construction management, civil engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Experience with public works and union field crews.
OSHA 30 and relevant work-zone or traffic control supervisor training.
Experience with signs, barriers, foundations, or intelligent transportation systems.

Responsibilities

Review contracts, plans, specifications, bid scope, and budgets; identify exclusions, schedule risks, long-lead items, and execution requirements before mobilization.
Develop project schedules, work plans, cost forecasts, and procurement plans for temporary traffic control, roadway signing, barriers, and related installations within the awarded scope.
Coordinate lane closures, work windows, permits, access, and traffic control plan requirements with customers, agencies, police details, engineering, and field leadership.
Lead project handoffs, kickoff meetings, progress meetings, and look-ahead planning; resolve conflicts and communicate changes promptly.
Direct and support project managers, project administrators, superintendents, and foremen; set priorities and hold teams accountable.
Coordinate crews, equipment, deliveries, and subcontractors with operations and scheduling; anticipate resource conflicts across concurrent projects.
Partner with safety and engineering personnel to implement approved traffic control plans and applicable work-zone requirements; escalate unsafe conditions and initiate corrective action.
Visit active projects, verify installation quality and progress, and address deficiencies, punch-list items, and customer concerns.
Monitor job costs, production, committed costs, and forecast-to-complete; identify margin erosion and implement recovery plans.
Manage scope changes, extra-work documentation, notices, pricing, and change orders; secure approvals in accordance with contract requirements.
Review time, quantities, delivery records, and subcontractor invoices; coordinate progress billing, retention tracking, and collection support with finance.
Support estimating with constructability reviews, labor and equipment assumptions, vendor pricing, and lessons learned from completed projects.
Maintain organized project records, including RFIs, submittals, daily reports, change logs, correspondence, and compliance documentation.
Manage closeout, final quantities, as-built coordination, warranties, and final billing; conduct project reviews to improve future performance.
Maintain professional relationships with contractors, public agencies, vendors, and subcontractors; identify opportunities for repeat work.