Senior Project Manager - Advanced Manufacturing

Sellen Construction • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Sellen Construction is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead projects for its Advanced Manufacturing clients. In partnership with the project Superintendent, the Senior Project Manager is responsible for delivering construction projects safely and profitably while meeting quality, cost, risk management, and schedule requirements. The role owns project planning, estimating, execution, and closeout, and serves as the client's advocate within Sellen from pursuit and preconstruction through construction and beyond.

The Senior Project Manager leads project teams, sets operating norms with the Superintendent, and provides direction, resources, communication, feedback, coaching, and on-the-job learning. The role manages project delivery and risk, oversees financial performance, leads or supports preconstruction, develops team members, models Sellen's culture, and builds client relationships and future business opportunities. The position involves work in the office, on jobsites, and at client meetings around the Puget Sound region, with occasional out-of-town or out-of-state travel for meetings or training.

The full pay range is $147,750 to $194,700. New hires typically start between $147,750 and $173,800, depending on direct professional experience and qualifications. The bonus target is 10% of annual base pay. Sellen describes itself as an employee-owned company and highlights on-the-job learning, mentoring, and development planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 5 years of experience as a Project Manager in commercial construction.
• Proven experience developing budget estimates and managing costs.
• Proven experience managing a team.
• Track record of contributing to business development, competing for and winning work, and building an industry network.
• Expert knowledge of commercial construction contract terms, documentation practices, and project financial reporting and analysis.
• Superior practical knowledge of estimating commercial construction budgets.
• Working knowledge of emerging methods in commercial construction.
• Expert-level organization, scheduling, and planning skills.
• Strong leadership and negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and listening skills.
• Ability to clearly communicate Sellen's values, operational capabilities, community involvement, and value proposition.
• Comfort adapting to change, course correcting, and reprioritizing.
• Ability to build alignment and shared commitments, delegate clearly, and hold others accountable.
• Ability to resolve conflicts through negotiation and remain steady through setbacks and change.
• Ability to respond constructively to feedback and coaching.
• Demonstrated ability to lead Target Value Delivery efforts.
• Ability to read, compile, and discuss project financial reports confidently and apply contract terms to manage cost and risk.
• OSHA 10 certification (required).

Nice To Haves

• DBIA certification (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery in partnership with the Superintendent, applying Sellen's policies, procedures, and Project Delivery Plan while managing contract documents and project commitments.
• Plan and resource projects strategically, take ownership of all project aspects, anticipate challenges, and detect, define, and resolve conflicts.
• Build and maintain a project Risk Register addressing safety, site operations, quality assurance, subcontracted work procurement, Warehouse and in-house resources, scheduling, cost forecasting, and labor.
• Identify project gaps or under-resourced activities early and address them personally or by engaging appropriate resources.
• Budget, forecast, and manage project costs; produce profitability forecasts; protect margins; and provide the Project Executive with timely, transparent project-health and risk updates.
• Lead or support preconstruction, including estimates, means and methods, and design coordination.
• Lead Target Value Delivery discussions, provide constructability insights, and integrate specialized scopes such as Virtual Design and Construction, building systems expertise, sustainability, diverse subcontracting, and permitting.
• Partner with the Superintendent and Project Executive to staff the project and align the team on shared goals.
• Assign work, provide on-the-job learning and regular performance feedback, mentor Project Managers, and hold transition meetings and ongoing development conversations.
• Set team norms grounded in servant leadership, respect, collaboration, and inclusion, and support team safety, wellbeing, and engagement.
• Work with the Superintendent and Project Executive to resolve concerns affecting team culture and collaboration, and communicate openly about issues.
• Understand clients' values, objectives, and future project pipeline, and translate them into clear team goals.
• Work with Project Executives and the Chief Strategy Officer on business development, maintain current Salesforce records, and participate in targeted industry and community engagements.
• Balance delivery of current projects with pursuit of future work.
• Lead projects across a range of sizes and types, bringing initiative and curiosity to new market opportunities, unfamiliar project types, new clients, and evolving project leadership practices.

Benefits

• Employee ownership and a stake in the business.
• On-the-job learning, mentoring, and development planning with the Learning team.
• Annual bonus target of 10% of base pay.

What This Job Offers

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