Senior Project Manager

Christman•Washington, DC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Christman Company is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their team in the DC Metro / Northern Virginia region. This role offers the opportunity to become an employee-owner with a leading national general contractor. The Senior Project Manager will lead high-performance teams, manage project risks, timelines, costs, and change management, and ensure client satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle. This is a full-time position with potential for extended hours and weekends, requiring significant on-site presence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related job field.
Minimum ten (10) years of commercial construction experience in a leadership role.
Five (5) of those years must be in a Project Manager or in leadership role that reflects experience in leading multiple, large, and complex constructions projects.
Successful completion of classes or other training in Construction Management, Project Management, Safety, or Communication, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Responsibilities

Lead in the development of high-performance teams through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring.
Ensure regular feedback is shared with staff and timely completion of employee performance appraisals.
Provide leadership in motivating the project team and maintain a positive work environment.
Communicate with owners, architects, and subcontractors regarding project risk, timetables, costs/budgets, and change management.
Determine and define scope of work and deliverables.
Determine project staffing requirements and establish a work plan and schedules for each project phase.
Prepare project manuals, work category descriptions, and other necessary components for a bid package.
Manage the CM bid process, including post-bid reviews.
Serve as a team member on hard bid teams as needed.
Establish and clarify project-specific goals related to schedule, safety, accounting, labor relations, EEO, and data processing/reporting.
Assess and maintain client relationships to understand construction leadership, facility maintenance, and other business needs.
Manage owner communications related to project risks, schedules, budgets, and logistics.
Coordinate development and delivery of project planning services (e.g., estimating, scheduling, value engineering, reporting) with the Project Planning Leader.
Oversee timely and accurate processing of all project information documents relating to the contract, bulletins, field work orders, and change orders.
Review assessment of client needs to contractual obligations and delivery of project professional management services by the Christman team and all contracted trades, vendors, consultants, and suppliers.
Establish subcontract agreements and work scopes for all trade contractors; communicating expectations and responsibilities related to project planning, coordination with other trades, safety, and definition of work quality.
Clarify expectations and performance requirements in both written project documents and through presentations and discussions at pre-bid conferences, post-bid meetings, pre-installation meetings, and other interactions.
Lead trade contractor relations.
Coordinate information, access, and share across the project team to keep team members informed of current project status.
Drive safety awareness at all times, observe safety practices on site, and promptly address any unsafe situations or behaviors, reporting violations and coordinating corrective actions.
Help support technical proposal development and participate in project pursuit interviews and proposals as needed.