Interstates

Project Manager - Omaha, NE

Interstates$86K — $120K *
Omaha, NE 68104In-Person
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, with at least 3 years leading projects.
  • Strong knowledge of project contracts, budgeting, scheduling, and cost control.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
  • Commitment to safety and quality standards.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Review and fully understand project agreements, specifications, and scope prior to starting.
  • Monitor weekly progress information and analyze labor and material costs for project control.
  • Investigate new fabrication and installation techniques for efficient project delivery.
  • Provide necessary data and support to project/site leader for budget construction.
  • Verify field production reports for progress billings and job profitability.
  • Advise estimating team on bid discrepancies and follow-up solutions.
  • Develop and update overall project schedule monthly, coordinating with subcontractors.

Benefits

  • Travel to customer/project sites up to 25% of the time.
  • Home base in Omaha, NE.
Full Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with our Omaha, Nebraska Office to lead and coordinate client-facing project delivery activities. This role will oversee project execution to ensure alignment with company objectives related to cost control, safety, quality, client satisfaction, and timely delivery. The ideal candidate will be a strategic leader who can organize and supervise teams to meet project goals efficiently.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Review and fully understand the project's agreement/contract, specifications, clarification and exceptions, scope
    of work, budgets, and allowances prior to commencement
  • Monitors project progress information and cost of labor, cost of material, and productivity for project control and
    analyze each week
  • Analyze and investigate new techniques for fabrication and installation of work and possibilities for value
    engineering and determine the most efficient and effective project delivery methods and procedures and assist
    project/site leader in ensuring implementation
  • Provide project/site leader and operations manager with all required data and bid information (budgets/strategies)
    and back-up support to properly construct the project on time and within budget
  • Responsible for analysis, verification, correctness of field production reports for progress billings and monitoring
    of detail job cost, cost effectiveness, and profitability of job
  • Advise estimating department and other related departments of any discrepancies with bid/budgets and follow up
    with addressing the required solution.
  • Develop and then update at least monthly the overall schedule. Review schedules with the leader of each project
    including the required timetables for work performed by subcontractors
  • Direct the coordination of project delivery activities with the project/site leader and the subcontractor's work crew
    as required
  • Assist project/site leader with project conflicts and situations
  • Responsible for discussion and resolution with project/site leader, operating manager, and estimator of potential
    problems, changes in the work, extra work, productivity, health and safety issues, impacts and/or revision to the
    project schedule as needed
  • Responsible for approving invoices (quantities and prices) of material, people, vendors, subcontractors, rentals,
    etc., for payment
  • Coordinate and process change orders with clients/general contractors, suppliers, project/site leaders and/or
    subcontractors

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, with at least 3 years leading projects.
  • Strong knowledge of project contracts, budgeting, scheduling, and cost control.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
  • Commitment to safety and quality standards.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Able to track and organize projects and prioritize work
  • Open to continuously adjusting project systems to plan and deliver projects successfully
  • Strong team building, interpersonal/verbal/written communication skills
  • Comfortable speaking in front of clients, peers, and managers

Education: Bachelor's or associate's degree in Construction Management or engineering/technology.

Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $86,000-$120,000 for base Salary. Our salary ranges are determined by the experience and education required, and level of responsibility. The range posted for this role represents a range that Interstates, in good faith, believes it is willing to pay at the time of this posting. The pay is determined by job related skills, training, education, and experience.

Travel: Able to travel to customer/project sites up to 25% of the time, with our Omaha, NE office as your home base.

About Interstates

Interstates is an electrical engineering, construction, and automation company that provides innovative solutions to industrial and manufacturing clients across the United States. The company was founded in 1953 and has grown to become a leading provider of electrical engineering and automation services. Interstates has a team of over 1,000 professionals who work together to deliver high-quality solutions that help clients improve their operations and increase their efficiency. The company is committed to safety, quality, and customer satisfaction, and has a proven track record of success in the industry.
Learn more about Interstates
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1933

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