Senior Project Manager
Senior Project Manager
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SENIORITY
Manager
About the role
- Lead large, complex mechanical projects with overlapping schedules and dynamic project teams from preconstruction through turnover, while maintaining strong client relationships.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for the client and project team. Resolve scope, schedule, and cost issues, and involve company leadership when needed.
- Support annual company sales goals by developing repeat business with owners, developers, and general contractors.
- Build strong partnerships with subcontractors and suppliers and lead effective procurement and subcontracting strategies.
- Partner with estimating on project pursuits and handoffs; validate scope, labor assumptions, exclusions, and buyout targets before establishing project budgets.
- Communicate project status, financial performance, and emerging risks clearly to senior management, with recommended actions.
- Lead and develop project managers, assistant project managers, and project engineers. Assign ownership, review performance, and coach the team on financials, contracts, and project execution.
- Own project profitability and contract performance, working toward the gross margins established by management while delivering quality work and a strong client experience.
- Improve project delivery by carrying lessons learned across jobs and working with field and department leaders to improve planning, workflows, and accountability.
- Develop a project-specific client strategy and maintain regular communication to support satisfaction and future opportunities.
- Own monthly cost-to-complete and labor forecasts, review committed costs and productivity with the team, and address budget risks before they become losses.
- Review the overall project schedule and develop and maintain a detailed mechanical schedule with the field team, including coordination, fabrication, deliveries, installation, and commissioning
- Lead change management, including timely notices, scope documentation, pricing, and negotiation. Document and negotiate delay, disruption, and acceleration impacts.
- Develop, submit, and track billings; monitor receivables and project cash flow.
- Work with foremen and superintendents to forecast manpower needs, review production, and align staffing across projects with the schedule and budget.
- Lead timely material and equipment buyouts and manage subcontractors to control cost, schedule, quality, and risk. Track long-lead equipment, release dates, fabrication, deliveries, and site logistics.
- Direct the project team’s RFIs, submittals, and closeout deliverables. Work with VDC and the field to establish BIM coordination priorities and signoff dates that support fabrication and installation.•Oversee a project-specific quality control program and resolve issues before they affect turnover.
- Lead commissioning, testing and balancing, owner training, and turnover planning with the field, controls contractor, and testing teams. Drive issue resolution, closeout documentation, and the transition to warranty support.
- At least 10 years of combined field and/or project management experience in the mechanical industry.
- Successful management of complex mechanical scopes over $15 million within the last five years.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop project teams and coordinate effectively with field leadership.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, including leading client meetings and resolving difficult project issues.
- Client-first, solution-oriented approach and the initiative to take ownership of difficult decisions.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project scheduling software.
- Experience managing mechanical project budgets, cost-to-complete forecasts, change negotiations, and contract requirements. Preferred Experience
- Data center or other mission-critical mechanical construction, including commissioning and phased turnover.
- Managing multiple concurrent projects and lump sum and GMP contracts.
- Competitive salary: [insert approved Senior Project Manager salary range]
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match, generous PTO, and paid holidays
- Collaborative work environment, professional development, and continuing education
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