Mechanical Project Manager

Okland Construction

• $100K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in construction management, mechanical engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years in commercial, industrial, or complex construction environments.
  • 5+ years managing mechanical construction projects or significant scopes.
  • Experience with mechanical subcontractors, budgets, schedules, and change management.
  • Strong knowledge of mechanical construction practices and ability to read mechanical plans.
  • Experience with HVAC, piping, plumbing, and major mechanical equipment installation.
  • Preferred experience in semiconductor, cleanroom, or data center projects.

Responsibilities

  • Lead mechanical scopes from preconstruction through project closeout, focusing on safety, quality, schedule, and budget.
  • Coordinate mechanical systems with electrical, plumbing, and other building scopes by partnering with various stakeholders.
  • Conduct project meetings, resolve field issues, and maintain clear communication among all project participants.
  • Review mechanical drawings and specifications for constructability and completeness.
  • Manage mechanical subcontractors through procurement, installation, and commissioning phases.
  • Coordinate procurement of long-lead mechanical equipment to align with project schedules.
  • Track costs, change orders, and forecasts while identifying potential impacts early.

Benefits

  • Recognized as a Best Place to Work in Utah, Arizona, and Idaho.
  • Weekly pay, competitive salary, and bonus incentives.
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and a 401(k) with a 6% employer match.
  • Free healthcare plan option plus medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.
  • Paid parental leave and financial wellness tools.
  • Rewards including pro sports tickets, fitness memberships, and travel vouchers.
Full Job Description
Description

MECHANICAL PROJECT MANAGER

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

If you have a strong mechanical construction background and know how to bring complex projects together from preconstruction through closeout, we want to talk to you. As a Mechanical Project Manager, you'll lead the planning, coordination, and execution of mechanical scopes while partnering closely with owners, engineers, subcontractors, vendors, and our field teams. You'll thrive in this role if you're comfortable managing budgets and schedules, navigating mechanical coordination and procurement, and taking ownership of issues before they become problems. Experience with large-scale commercial, industrial, semiconductor, mission-critical, or advanced manufacturing projects is highly valued.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY
Project Leadership & Coordination
  • Lead mechanical scopes from preconstruction through project closeout, keeping safety, quality, schedule, and budget at the forefront.
  • Partner with superintendents, subcontractors, engineers, vendors, and owners to coordinate mechanical systems with electrical, plumbing, structural, architectural, and other building scopes.
  • Lead project meetings, resolve field and coordination issues, and maintain clear communication across project stakeholders.
Mechanical Construction & Delivery
  • Review mechanical drawings, specifications, equipment schedules, and subcontractor scopes for constructability, coordination, and completeness.
  • Manage mechanical subcontractors and vendors through procurement, installation, startup, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
  • Coordinate long-lead mechanical equipment and materials to keep procurement aligned with the project schedule.
Cost, Schedule & Risk
  • Track mechanical commitments, costs, change orders, and forecasts while identifying potential cost and schedule impacts early.
  • Manage RFIs, submittals, ASIs, CCDs, and change management for mechanical scopes, ensuring timely resolution.
  • Monitor critical-path activities and proactively develop solutions to keep mechanical work moving.
YOU'RE READY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU HAVE
  • A bachelor's degree in construction management, mechanical engineering, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent construction experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in commercial, industrial, mission-critical, advanced manufacturing, or similarly complex construction environments.
  • 5+ years of experience managing mechanical construction projects or significant mechanical scopes.
  • Experience managing mechanical subcontractors, budgets, schedules, procurement, change management, and project coordination.
  • Strong knowledge of mechanical construction practices and the ability to read and interpret mechanical plans, specifications, equipment schedules, and construction documents.
  • Experience with HVAC, piping, process piping, plumbing, controls, or major mechanical equipment installation.
  • Semiconductor, cleanroom, data center, or advanced manufacturing experience is preferred but not required.
  • A valid driver's license.
WHAT WE OFFER
Culture & Recognition

Consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work in Utah, Arizona, and Idaho.

Pay, Ownership & Retirement

Weekly pay, competitive salary and bonus incentives, ESOP employee ownership, and an industry-leading 401(k) with a 6% employer match.

Benefits & Wellbeing

Free healthcare plan option plus medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, paid parental leave, financial wellness tools, Employee Assistance Program, and mental health support.

Perks & Projects

Rewards including pro sports tickets, fitness memberships, travel vouchers, paid work anniversary sabbaticals, and award-winning projects recognized by AIA, ENR, and AGC.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl. The employee must also occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision and color vision. The employee is also required to frequently inspect the project and may be exposed to ongoing construction and various weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment may range from moderate to loud.

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