Balfour Beatty US

Senior Project Manager

Balfour Beatty US$150K — $175K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred
  • 10+ years of project management experience, varying by project complexity
  • Proven leadership skills in challenging environments
  • Experience supervising and developing project teams
  • Solid verbal and written communication abilities
  • Proficient in PC applications and Microsoft software.

Responsibilities

  • Create and manage project budgets and coordinate GMP development
  • Develop project financial reports on time
  • Collaborate on budget estimates with preconstruction teams
  • Create project schedules and organizational matrices
  • Oversee project administration and daily operations
  • Build effective relationships with clients and stakeholders
  • Promote a safe and respectful work environment.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on significant Federal and Higher Education projects
  • Focus on long-term career development and mentoring
  • Culture emphasizing safety, quality, and operational excellence
  • Encouraged community engagement and business development
  • Involvement in company initiatives supporting Zero Harm® ethos.
Full Job Description
Summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Senior Project Manager to align with growth opportunities & active pursuits in the Tidewater area, looking for an SPM. Current market opportunities include Federal Projects and CM[redacted] Higher Education projects. The ideal candidate will be a proven construction leader with extensive experience managing large, complex projects and mentoring project teams. This role requires strategic oversight of multiple projects or major assignments, ensuring financial performance, client satisfaction, and alignment with company goals.

The Senior Project Manager provides leadership in business development, risk management, and team development while maintaining Balfour Beatty's focus on safety, quality, and operational excellence. This position represents the company with clients, design partners, and community stakeholders and plays a critical role in supporting Balfour Beatty's Zero Harm® culture and long-term success.

Essential Functions

Project Financial Responsibilities
• Creates and manages project's budget and coordinates the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) development.
• Knows and understands the requirements of owner's contract, including bonds, fees, notifications, schedules, reporting, and costs.
• Develops and completes monthly Projected Final Cost Report (PFR) and Labor Cost Report (LCR) projections on time.
• Creates Project Incentive Compensation Plan within 30 days of GMP acceptance.

Preconstruction Services
• Collaborates with Preconstruction to prepare, review, and monitor information and reports related to all costs involved in developing the project's budget.
• Takes ownership of process of determining the quantity of budget estimates/deliverables to client.
• Manages the subcontracting process, which includes holding initial scope review meetings, finalizing agreed price, developing subcontract scope of work, and managing the subcontract distribution and final execution process.
• Develops plan, complies with, and reports on Minority Business Entity (MBE) requirements for the project, as required.
• Develops Mission Alignment Plan with the client and administers it.

Project Start-up and Scheduling
• Collaborates with scheduling, superintendent, subcontractors, and suppliers to create a construction schedule.
• Develops an organizational and responsibilities matrix at the start of each project and determines the resources needed for the project (e.g., people, tools, equipment, materials, internal and external services).
• Reviews the contract documents with all project participants (e.g., customers, employees, subcontractors, suppliers, government regulators, utilities) to ensure work is completed on time and within budget.
• Coordinates and delivers all requirements for subcontractors and suppliers to meet project schedules.

Project Administration, Operations and Close-out
• Responsible for project administration and daily operations. Prepares and maintains the project schedule, milestone dates, and close-out checklist. Reviews with project staff each quarter and assigns responsibilities, execution, and follow-up plans.
• Establishes relationships and communication tools as needed with suppliers and other key people to verify all materials, supplies, tools, equipment, and personnel are obtained and/or delivered when necessary. Ensures that all understand performance standards and expectations.
• Ensures that project site and company assets are secure and maintains a safe and respectful working environment at all times by implementing programs for safety and loss prevention, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), risk management, training, and quality control.

Promote Customer Relations
• Builds effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer's expectations.
• Actively participates in industry, client, and community relations to enhance company image.
• Makes presentations to proactively seek new business opportunities through relationships.

Culture, Leadership and Employee Development
• Promotes our Creed. Communicates our vision and purpose through Service, Talent, and Choices.
• Serves as a role model and promotes professional behavior.
• Participates in and support operations training programs and commits to the development of project staff and of self.

Perform other related duties as needed

Minimum Requirements

  • B.S. in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred and 10+ years of experience. Depending upon the project size, scope, and complexity the years of experience may vary.
  • Demonstrates leadership skills with ability and willingness to face challenges, solve problems, and motivate others, while maintaining effective relationships with customers by meeting or exceeding their requirements and expectations.
  • Supervises and develops direct reports while prioritizing and delegating significant responsibilities to others.
  • Manages essential functions effectively by consistently driving for quality, profitable, safe, and timely results on the assigned project.
  • Demonstrates solid presentation skills and verbal/written skills.
  • Demonstrates proficiency using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook).


Preferred Experience

  • Ability to utilize P6 scheduling software a plus


Pay Rate: $150,000-$175,000/year

*This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, incentive, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law and any applicable plan documents.

About Balfour Beatty US

Balfour Beatty US is a construction and engineering company that provides a wide range of services to clients in the United States. The company is a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty plc, a UK-based construction and infrastructure company. Balfour Beatty US offers services in a variety of sectors, including commercial, healthcare, education, and transportation. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and has offices throughout the United States. Balfour Beatty US is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
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26,000 employees
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