Project Manager I, Heavy Industrial Construction

Graycor Family of Companies

$75K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of seven years of experience in heavy industrial construction within steel and metal industries.
  • Bachelor's degree preferred but not mandatory.
  • Strong leadership abilities with a focus on operational excellence.
  • Effective communication skills for team motivation and client interactions.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience in self-perform project environments and dealing with unionized labor.
  • Familiarity with lump sum and competitive bid project environments.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure safety compliance and execution of quality programs on site.
  • Participate actively in bidding and pre-construction services.
  • Serve as the main client contact, fostering trust with all project stakeholders.
  • Oversee performance of project support personnel including Project Engineers and Superintendents.
  • Control the project budget and schedule for profitability.
  • Execute contracts and manage subcontractor invoicing and changes.
  • Mentor Project Engineers to support their career development.
  • Drive implementation of new ideas and initiatives in safety and quality.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead projects from preconstruction to closeout in a key management role.
  • Exposure to a variety of projects within the heavy industrial sector.
  • Mentorship and professional development opportunities for career growth.
  • Strong company commitment to safety as a core value.
  • Engagement in continuous improvement and innovation initiatives.
Full Job Description
As a Project Manager with Graycor Industrial Constructors' Heavy Industrial division, you will have the authority to drive successful project results, moving your projects from preconstruction through final closeout in the safest manner possible while maintaining the highest quality standards.

At Graycor, You Will Have the Opportunity to:
  • Ensure all safety compliance and quality programs are being executed on the project site. Safety is one of our core values.
  • Actively participate in bidding and pre-construction services.
  • Represent Graycor as the client's contact. Openly and confidently communicate with all other parties involved with the project, establishing trust and rapport with owners, engineers, subcontractors, and local union officials.
  • Manage the performance of the professional support personnel on the project site. This typically includes Project Engineers, Field Superintendents, and administrative staff.
  • Maintain strict control over the budget and keep project on schedule, ensuring ongoing profitability.
  • Execute subcontracts and purchase orders, and approve subcontractor invoices and change requests. Negotiate contract changes with the client. Complete close-out requirements for projects.
  • Mentor and train Project Engineers to ensure their ongoing career growth and development.
  • Implement new ideas. Be an active member and leader within the Graycor Industrial Constructors, actively participating in committees, make recommendations for new initiatives, and embrace new policies related to Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement Programs, and Lean Construction.


To Be Successful in this Role, You Will Need:
  • A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant heavy industrial construction operations experience within the steel and metal producing industries.
  • A bachelor degree is preferred but not required.
  • Strong leadership skills with the desire to succeed. Our best Project Managers are self-starters who drive excellence and meet high standards with the ability to inspire commitment, monitor performance, coach and develop people, negotiate positive outcomes, create a collaborative environment, reduce liability, solve problems and issues.
  • Effective communication skills to motivate your team, delegate tasks, and present proposals to clients with competence and confidence. Ability to communicate with highly technical individuals.
  • The fortitude to juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Multi-tasking with a sense of urgency while maintaining strong attention to detail and accuracy is crucial.
  • Must be familiar with a "self-perform" project environment and be used to working in a unionized labor environment.
  • Must be familiar with lump sum, competitive bid environment.

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