Project Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated ability to manage large project teams and complex construction projects.
• In-depth understanding of construction contracts, contract administration, change management, and risk mitigation.
• Strong knowledge of construction means and methods, building components, and trade sequencing.
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, cost forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Strong scheduling knowledge and experience with Primavera P6 or similar scheduling software.
• Ability to manage subcontractor procurement, buyout, scope development, and subcontract administration.
• Strong understanding of quality control, safety, inspections, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Ability to read and interpret construction documents, plans, specifications, contracts, and technical requirements.
• Excellent organizational, leadership, interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to effectively manage relationships with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Must be willing to relocate or travel as required by the project.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience managing the construction of correctional facilities, detention centers, jails, prisons, or other secure institutional facilities is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Building Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive commercial construction/project management experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing large, complex, or high-risk construction projects.
• Prior correctional facility construction experience strongly preferred, including prisons, jails, detention centers, or similar secure institutional facilities.
• Experience with detention equipment, security electronics, access control, and other correctional facility systems is highly preferred.
• Experience working with government or public-sector owners is preferred.
• Experience managing complex MEPF systems and coordination.
• Proven experience managing project financials, schedules, contracts, subcontractors, owner relationships, and project teams.
• OSHA 30 certification preferred.
• Proficiency with applicable project management, scheduling, and construction technology platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and management of the project from preconstruction through final completion and turnover.
• Manage project profit and loss, budgets, forecasts, cost reporting, and overall financial performance.
• Oversee development, maintenance, and execution of the project schedule.
• Manage subcontractor procurement, buyout, contract administration, and performance.
• Oversee change management, including change orders, pricing, documentation, and resolution.
• Review and administer owner contracts and subcontract agreements.
• Identify project risks and implement appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure project operations comply with contractual requirements, plans and specifications, quality standards, and applicable codes.
• Partner closely with the Senior Superintendent and field team to ensure alignment between field operations, schedule, cost, safety, and quality.
• Lead owner, architect, engineer, subcontractor, and internal project meetings as required.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with the Owner, design team, consultants, subcontractors, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Oversee RFIs, submittments, procurement, project documentation, and other project controls.
• Manage project staffing needs and provide leadership, mentorship, and development to project team members.
• Coordinate closely with correctional authorities, facility representatives, security personnel, inspectors, and other agencies as required.
• Ensure project teams and subcontractors comply with project-specific security protocols, access requirements, background screening, and controlled-site procedures.
• Oversee procurement and coordination of detention equipment, security electronics, access control, surveillance, communications, and other correctional facility systems as applicable.
• Manage coordination between detention/security systems and architectural, structural, and MEPF scopes.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, inspections, punch list, owner training, closeout, and turnover of secure and operational areas.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues that could impact cost, schedule, quality, security, or project delivery.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Blue Cross health and dental group insurance benefits
• Company-provided Life, AD&D, and Long-term Disability (LTD) benefits
• Company-paid vacation and holidays
• 401(k)
• Relocation assistance, if necessary
• Monthly living allowance, if applicable