Senior Construction Project Manager
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Senior construction project manager owning budgets, schedules, safety, and delivery for McGrath’s modular building projects. Leading project teams and coordinating regional job-site execution.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee projects from pre-bid through contract completion and closeout
- Own project outcomes from Notice-to-Proceed through closeout
- Manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction
- Serve as primary decision-maker for execution strategies, staffing, sequencing, and subcontractor alignment
- Use BuilderTrend to track progress, manage documentation, and facilitate communication
- Proactively manage risks, issues, and project change requests
- Own project P&L performance, forecasting, cost-to-complete, contingency usage, and margin protection
- Lead and manage Project Managers and Site Superintendents, including hiring, coaching, development, and accountability
- Oversee multiple projects and project teams simultaneously
- Serve as senior escalation point and decision authority for complex project issues
- Participate in pre-bid activities, including plan and specification review, constructability input, scheduling strategies, and risk identification
- Partner with estimating and operations leadership on pricing, bid strategy, and competitive positioning
- Participate in go/no-go discussions and recommend bid strategies
- Oversee site readiness, permitting, AHJ coordination, utilities, crane/set planning, access, and inspections
- Identify scope gaps, exclusions, assumptions, and clarifications during pre-bid and contract review
- Review and validate project budgets, schedules, and scopes before contract execution
- Provide strategic guidance on cost control, schedule performance, and subcontractor management
- Lead customer-facing discussions on scope clarifications, change orders, delays, and risk mitigation
- Collaborate with regional and executive leadership on workload planning, staffing strategies, and operational improvements
- Establish and enforce safety requirements
- Lead or assist with Scopes of Work, Delineation of Responsibilities, and proposals for larger projects
- Track and report project results and metrics
- Provide status reporting to regional leadership on milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues
- Ensure compliance with contract requirements and manage changes
- Manage project issues and risks to mitigate impacts to baseline budgets
- Lead safety tailgate meetings at the start of project phases or shifts
- Ensure job site activities comply with OSHA and company safety standards
- Travel frequently to active job sites during critical phases, approximately 50% regional travel
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- 5–8 years of construction-related experience
- Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience, including direct management, coaching, and development of Project Managers and/or Superintendents
- Extensive understanding of project and program management principles, methods, and techniques
- Proven experience managing and developing Project Managers and/or Superintendents
- Experience supporting preconstruction activities, including estimating, bidding, or pre-bid planning
- Experience leading projects through inspections, closeout, and owner turnover
- Experience leading multiple concurrent projects across multiple jurisdictions and ADJs with high levels of complexity
- Strong working knowledge of subcontracted trades including civil, electrical, plumbing, crane/set crews, and modular installation activities
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Excellent leadership, written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and decisive, with ability to adapt to change and competing demands
- Technical competence with MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and project management software
- Team-building skills with technical and non-technical staff
- Experience working independently and in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
- Excellent prioritization and time management skills
- Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of safety field concepts, practices, and procedures
- Well organized with excellent customer service skills
- Negotiation skills with customers and vendors/subcontractors
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects
- Experience directing the work of others to ensure project completion and success
- Ability to read and interpret construction plans
- Ability to perform sustained physical activity and maintain manual dexterity
- Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods and bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and balance
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders, use construction personnel hoists, and navigate uneven or unfinished work areas
- Ability to handle tools, equipment, and materials and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds
- Close, distance, and peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus
- Ability to hear alarms, bells, whistles, and verbal instructions in active construction environments
- Ability to work indoors or outdoors, at elevated heights, and in varying weather, noise, odor, dust, or fume conditions
- Ability to work extended hours, weekends, or provide emergency on-call support based on operational needs
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis
- Must undergo pre-employment drug testing, including marijuana, for this safety-sensitive position
- No employment visa or immigration sponsorship is provided
Benefits:
- Wellness resources covering nutrition, exercise, emotional health, and more
- 10 days plus 2 half days of company-paid holidays
- Vacation and sick time
- Flexible benefits selection and spending options
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- DailyPay
- HSA
- FSA
- EAP
- Pet Insurance
- Opportunity to share ideas and opinions
- Reasonable accommodation for the interview process
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