Commercial Construction Project Manager - Kennesaw, GA

United Contractor Services

$80K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience managing commercial construction projects
  • Direct experience in drywall and metal framing scopes
  • Familiarity with Ceilings, finishes, or Division 8 and 10 work is a plus
  • Experience using project management software, especially Procore, On-Screen Takeoff, or QuickBid
  • Strong communication skills with clients, design teams, and field leadership

Responsibilities

  • Own project schedules and budgets from preconstruction to close-out
  • Coordinate with clients, architects, and trades to resolve issues swiftly
  • Conduct site visits to monitor project progress and address challenges
  • Identify potential risks early and devise proactive plans
  • Maintain accurate documentation including submittals and RFIs
  • Ensure adherence to safety and quality standards
  • Mentor assistant project managers by providing support and guidance

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and full benefits package
  • Opportunities for advancement into senior project management and operations roles
  • Stable work environment with significant commercial projects
  • Emphasis on internal promotions to support career growth
Full Job Description
The Role
This Project Manager position sits at the center of the job. You own the schedule and the budget, and you're the person clients, architects, field leadership, and other trades come to when they need an answer. It suits someone who is technically strong, comfortable making decisions, and able to keep multiple projects moving at once.

What the Job Looks Like
You'll run projects from preconstruction through close-out, building and maintaining the schedule, tracking costs, and finding efficiencies that don't come out of the quality of the work. A large share of the job is coordination - keeping clients and design teams current, resolving conflicts with other trades before they become delays, and making sure your field leadership has what they need to keep crews productive.

The rest of it breaks down like this:
  • Make occasional site visits to check progress and work through issues directly with superintendents and foremen
  • Spot risks early - manpower, material lead times, schedule compression, scope gaps - and put a plan against them before they cost money
  • Keep documentation clean and current: submittals, RFIs, change orders, daily records, and close-out packages
  • Hold the job to company safety and quality standards
  • Support and develop the assistant project managers working under you

Background We're Looking For
We're after four or more years managing commercial construction projects, with direct experience in drywall and metal framing scopes. Exposure to ceilings, finishes, or Division 8 and 10 work is a plus. We run Procore, On-Screen Takeoff, and QuickBid - if you've worked in other project management, takeoff, or estimating platforms, that background transfers and we'll train you on ours.

Beyond the technical side, we're looking for:
  • Clear, direct communication with clients, design teams, and field leadership
  • A track record of leading crews and holding people accountable without burning them out
  • Steadiness when conditions change, which on interiors work is most weeks
  • Judgment about client relationships - anticipating what they need and delivering on it so the next job comes back to us

Pay and Benefits
Competitive compensation, a full benefits package, and steady work on significant commercial projects. We promote from within, and project managers here have a clear path into senior PM and operations roles.

Next Steps
If this is the work you do and you've got the track record to back it up, send us your application!

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