As a Project Manager at GLY, you are a strategic leader who guides projects from early conceptual planning through final closeout, balancing technical excellence, operational precision, and relationship-driven leadership. In this role, you'll influence the full lifecycle of project delivery by shaping preconstruction strategy, driving effective project execution, strengthening team capability, and fostering long-term client and partner relationships.
We are particularly interested in candidates with experience delivering Advanced Technology, Data Center, Mission Critical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Healthcare, or other technically sophisticated commercial construction projects. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, coordinate complex building systems, manage project risk, and develop strong relationships with owners, designers, consultants, and trade partners throughout all phases of project delivery.
You'll model GLY's commitment to integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement while ensuring each project is positioned for success.
What You Get to Do:
PRECONSTRUCTION
- Work with the Principal/Project Executive/Sr. Project Manager to maximize competitiveness of new building projects.
- Analyze new construction technologies and run competitive analyses.
- Plan and direct all investigations and negotiations pertaining to technical aspects of conceptual estimating and building of projects.
- Estimate costs of materials, labor, and use of equipment required to fulfill provisions of contracts.
- Demonstrate credible interface with client, design professionals, consultants and trade partners.
- Confer with clients to negotiate terms of contracts.
- Conduct skilled constructability.
- Prepare instructions to bid, evaluate and level bids, ensuring full scope coverage.
- Effectively schedule all preconstruction activities.
- Effectively develop and track budgets, leading to the estimate creation.
- Engage trade partners for craftwork such as mechanical, electrical, structural steel, concrete, and plumbing.
- Follow GLY's trade partner prequalification protocol, ensuring timely onboarding of trade partners to meet schedule or procurement deadlines.
- Demonstrate risk recognition and management.
- Create a completed project schedule for the construction team and plan for implementation of project procedures.
- Evaluate project requirements related to complex building systems, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, technology, process, and commissioning infrastructure.
- Support Design/Build and Progressive Design/Build pursuits through active participation in design development, constructability reviews, value engineering, and risk assessments.
- Develop procurement strategies for critical building systems and long-lead equipment to support project schedules and client objectives.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Demonstrate a solid knowledge of GLY building product offerings.
- Demonstrate understanding and proper administration of different contracting types, including, but not limited to: GMP, Lump Sum, GC/CM, and Design/Build.
- Demonstrate strong planning abilities.
- Dispense advice, guidance, direction, and authorization to carry out major plans and procedures, consistent with established policies and practice.
- Apply effective problem-solving skills, which are appropriately creative and practical.
- Create budgets, allocate resources, and determine schedule of project activities.
- Purchase and ensure that materials for construction are on site as required.
- Submit accurate monthly cost reports, end of job cost reports and labor forecasts in a timely manner with communication to any challenges arising with plan for recovery.
- Complete document processing such as PCO's, CO's and invoices - in concert with the monthly cost forecast cycle.
- Inspect work at sites for compliance with terms, schedule and specifications of contracts.
- Review operating results of the construction team; compare them to established objectives and take steps to ensure corrective action when necessary.
- Identify and control project risk.
- Demonstrate cost control proficiency.
- Conduct effective and timely trade partner/vendor meetings.
- Demonstrate timely and accurate close out activities ~60 days from substantial completion.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams delivering technically complex building systems and infrastructure.
- Lead project execution through design coordination, procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover, and warranty activities.
- Facilitate collaboration between owners, consultants, designers, trade partners, and internal project teams to achieve project goals related to safety, cost, quality, and schedule.
- Identify project risks and develop proactive mitigation strategies to support successful project outcomes.
ADMINISTRATION
- Effectively utilize project management and estimating software.
- Consistently meet deadlines and project commitments.
- Train, mentor, and delegate staff effectively.
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills.
- Demonstrate a customer service approach to management.
- Demonstrate professionalism in both written and verbal communications.
- Establish and maintain an effective system of communication throughout the project team.
- Demonstrate competency in using computer and software programs.
- Seek educational and training opportunities that embody continuous learning.
MARKETING/RELATIONSHIPS
- Sources/ secures new business opportunities through establishing initial contact and sustaining long term relationships in concert with GLY Marketing and Business Planning efforts.
- Foster outstanding customer service and positive client relationships.
- Convey an image that supports GLY's vision, purpose, and values.
- Deliver effective presentations and demonstrate accomplished interview skills.
- Develop and manage a Personal Marketing Plan.
- Actively participate in professional associations as appropriate.
- Support information management of CRM database for assigned contacts and opportunities.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Manage assigned Project Engineers. Coordinate other Project Managers, Project Engineers and Project Administrators as directed by the Principal/Project Executive/Senior Project Manager.
What It Takes:
- 5+ years' project management experience in commercial construction. Minimum 10 years total industry experience.
- Experience delivering Advanced Technology, Data Center, Mission Critical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Semiconductor, Healthcare, or other technically complex construction projects.
- Demonstrated experience leading projects involving complex MEP systems, critical infrastructure, commissioning, startup, and owner turnover activities.
- Experience with GMP, Lump Sum, GC/CM, Design/Build, and Progressive Design/Build delivery methods.
- Proven track record of winning work as the key selling resource.
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
- DBIA, LEED, LEAN and/or other related industry accreditations preferred.
- Strong communication skills and proven ability to navigate challenging situations for positive outcomes.
- Excellent written, verbal and other interpersonal communication skills.
- Communication is a large part of what we do!
- A positive attitude and ability to work well with others. We like to have fun.
- Adaptable. You work well under pressure and adapt quickly to different situations and work environments.
- Willingness to learn and an openness to new ideas.
- GLY is always striving to stay ahead with new technologies and innovations.
Total Rewards:
GLY provides an excellent total rewards package and abundant opportunities for growth.
The salary range for this position is $135,000 to $185,000.
Benefits include:
- Annual Merit and Performance Based Bonus Program
- Retirement Savings Account, with an annual employer matching contribution from GLY
- Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, and Vision Insurance, with company paid premiums for the employee, and subsidized premiums for dependents
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life, Long Term and Accidental Death/Disability Insurance, and Supplemental Insurance at group rates
- Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
- Mileage Reimbursement Program
- Ongoing professional development opportunities
- Community and Industry Engagement opportunities
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regular, predictable attendance is required.
- Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
- The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Ability to remain in a stationary position at a computer terminal for an extended period.
- Operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and computer printer.
- Productive in an office environment that is subject to frequent interruptions including moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
- Must be able to wear personal protective gear when required.
- Light to moderate lifting may be required, up to 50 pounds.
- Occasionally move about inside the office.
