Project Manager I, Heavy Industrial Construction

Graycor Family of Companies

$80K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 7 years of heavy industrial construction experience, preferably in steel and metal producing industries.
  • Bachelor's degree preferred, but not essential.
  • Strong leadership skills to inspire and coach team members.
  • Effective communication abilities for interacting with clients and technical teams.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting with high attention to detail.
  • Experience in a self-perform project environment, particularly within unionized labor.
  • Familiarity with lump sum and competitive bidding processes.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure strict adherence to safety and quality standards on-site.
  • Participate actively in bidding and pre-construction activities.
  • Serve as the primary client liaison, fostering trust and collaboration.
  • Oversee project support staff including engineers and superintendents.
  • Monitor project budgets and schedules to ensure profitability.
  • Manage contracts including subcontractor invoices and change requests.
  • Mentor Project Engineers for their professional growth and development.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead significant projects in a safety-first environment.
  • Involvement in pre-construction and bidding processes.
  • Support for professional development through mentorship programs.
  • Active participation in committees and initiation of new policies.
  • Engagement in a collaborative work culture that embraces continuous improvement.
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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