Senior Project Manager

Compass•Boston, MA

15d•$132,600 - $151,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Compass International Holdings is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join its Design + Build team. This role will lead and develop a distributed team of Project Managers who collectively oversee construction, renovation, and capital programs across 1,000+ locations nationwide. The ideal candidate is highly organized, customer-focused, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously while collaborating with internal stakeholders, external consultants, and vendors.

Requirements

2+ years managing Project Managers
7+ years of experience managing commercial construction, workplace, or facilities projects.
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Facilities Management, or a related field.
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.
Strong budget management and financial tracking experience.
Proficiency with construction and project management software.
Working knowledge of commercial building systems, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical distribution, and fire/life safety systems.
Ability to review drawings, identify constructability concerns, and collaborate with design and construction teams to resolve issues.
Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
Willingness to travel as needed to support project execution (approx 20%).

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end Design-Build delivery — from capture strategy and preliminary design through construction completion.
Guide integrated, multidisciplinary teams to deliver cohesive, high-quality solutions.
Directly manage, mentor, and develop 4–6 Project Managers, setting clear goals, expectations, and career development paths.
Establish performance metrics and scorecards for each PM, and conduct regular performance reviews and coaching.
Own workload and capacity planning across the team. Balance project volume, complexity, geography, and travel to prevent bottlenecks and burnout.
Serve as the first point of escalation for PMs on scope disputes, schedule risk, vendor performance issues, and stakeholder conflicts.
Lead hiring, onboarding, and succession planning, and build a bench that can absorb portfolio growth.
Run a consistent operating cadence: weekly pipeline reviews, monthly portfolio reviews, and quarterly planning sessions.
Build a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement, including post-project retrospectives that feed back into SOPs.
Own capital budget oversight for the national project portfolio, partnering with Finance on annual CapEx planning, allocation, and re-forecasting.
Establish change order governance: approval thresholds, documentation standards, root-cause tracking, and escalation protocols.
Deliver executive-level financial reporting on portfolio spend, committed cost, cost-to-complete, variance to budget, and forecast accuracy.
Build cost benchmarking models (cost per square foot, by market, by project type, by vendor) to inform budgeting, bid evaluation, and value engineering.
Identify and implement cost optimization strategies, including national pricing agreements, design standardization, and bulk purchasing, without compromising quality or schedule.
Review and approve major bids, contracts, and pay applications above delegated PM authority thresholds.