Senior Project Manager | Bouten Construction Company | Tri-Cities, WA
The Senior Project Manager provides leadership and oversight of multiple projects and is accountable for safety, quality, schedule, and budget performance. This role directs preconstruction planning, master scheduling, risk management, and on-site execution while mentoring and developing project teams. As a proven relationship-builder, they partner with clients, trade partners, and internal teams to deliver exceptional results, champion company processes, and foster a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
Job Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the essential duties/responsibilities listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of this job.
- Construction Knowledge:
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge in the construction of the assigned market sector or project type.
- Trains staff on technical construction methods, means, and techniques.
- Develops and implements innovative construction solutions to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
- Actively mentors project teams in all scopes of work and trade partner coordination.
- Safety:
- Serves as a champion of a strong safety culture across all projects.
- Supports implementation of safety processes in collaboration with the Superintendent and Safety Director.
- Maintains working knowledge of building safety codes, ICRA processes, and OSHA standards.
- Participates in safety stand-downs, incident investigations, and near-miss reporting.
- Ensures safety requirements are reviewed and in place prior to project start.
- Identifies safety process improvements.
- Quality:
- Supports planning and execution of Quality Without Compromise in partnership with QC department.
- Engages QC early to align project-specific needs.
- Contributes to company-wide QA/QC best practices.
- Facilitates a lessons-learned process to drive quality improvements.
- Leadership:
- Partners with PX, SUP, Safety, QC, Warehouse, HR, and Accounting for integrated project execution.
- Coaches, mentors, and develops team members to advance career growth.
- Holds teams accountable to performance goals and project delivery standards.
- Assists with staffing, recruiting, and building cohesive project teams.
- Champions company initiatives, Lean practices, and cultural values.
- Maintains trust and confidence with team members, clients, trade partners, and inspectors.
- Resolves issues/conflicts in a proactive, professional manner.
- Oversees project documentation including daily logs, inspections, schedules, labor tracking, constraints, budgets, and procurement.
- Actively participates in personal growth.
- Preconstruction:
- Contributes to constructability reviews.
- Supports development of master schedules, logistics plans, and labor tracking systems.
- Leads bid packaging, leveling and buyout.
- Leads subcontracting review and approval process.
- Project Planning:
- Ensures all permits, contracts, insurance, and logistics are in place before mobilization.
- Confirms all startup checklists and meeting schedules are completed.
- Risk Management:
- Understands contract requirements and works with Superintendent to mitigate risks.
- Leads procurement of long-lead items and selection of trade partners.
- Performs weekly site walks with a risk mitigation focus.
- Audits documentation and adherence to company standards.
- Directs team members (employees and consultants) at all levels of contract administration.
- Schedule Management:
- Supports Superintendent with development and maintenance of master schedules across all projects.
- Supports Lean processes and mentors across all projects.
- Audits 6-week look-ahead for accuracy.
- Continuously refines methods to improve schedule adherence.
- Tracks critical path impacts with contract requirements.
- Finance:
- Works with project teams to resolve budget challenges and control costs.
- Audits labor tracking logs to ensure alignment with construction plans.
- Assists with labor budget issues as needed.
- Leads monthly forecasting process.
- Aids clients in establishing initial budgets used as a guideline for owner funding processes, followed by development of the final project budget once the scope is defined. Budget development may include conducting a competitive bid process, negotiating time and materials contracts, or other methods.
- Relationships - Sales/Client/Trade Partners/Vendors Development:
- Delivers presentations that contribute to securing future work.
- Develops strong relationships with clients, trade partners, vendors, inspectors, and unions.
- Understand and execute to our clients conditions of satisfaction's.
- Technology:
- Evaluates and implements technology solutions to improve quality and efficiency.
- Supports best practices and training for new systems.
- Demonstrates success in managing a portfolio of projects and/or a market sector.
- Participates in industry events, boards and community engagement opportunities
Desired Attributes
- Excellent follow-up with strong attention to detail.
- Sense of urgency and ability to prioritize important matters.
- Highly organized with the ability work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Collaborative and engaging leadership style.
- Ability to create and support positive team health and morale.
- Excellent interpersonal and creative skills.
- Ability to maintain focus on goals, combined with the flexibility to pivot when necessary.
- A self-starter, results-oriented individual.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum of six years of commercial construction experience, including at least two years of experience working on healthcare construction projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex commercial construction projects through preconstruction and construction.
- Experience with alternate project delivery methods, including GC/CM, Design-Build, and CMAR.
- Strong decision making and complex problem-solving skills.
- Complete understanding of cost estimating, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Proficiency with Microsoft products (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint), Procore, Timberline (Sage Intacct).
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary Range: $137,000 to $182,000.
- Annual discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance.
- Vehicle allowance.
- Relocation assistance available.
- 100% company paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employee and family.
- 401k with company match $1 for $1 up to 6%.
- 4 weeks' vacation and 12 sick days.
- 9 Paid holidays.
- Philanthropy & volunteer opportunities.
- Service awards & recognition.
- Training & Continued Education Support.
- On-Site Gym.
- Clothing Allowance.
- Team Events: Holiday Party, Bouten Annual Golf Tournament, Summer Event, and Annual Town Hall.
Location: Tri-Cities, WA www.visittri-cities.com.
