Senior Project Manager - General Construction

First Onsite

$95K — $115K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in restoration or construction industry
  • Experience with remediation techniques for water, fire, smoke, mold, and asbestos
  • Safety certifications appropriate for role
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Valid driver's license required

Responsibilities

  • Ensure quality control and customer satisfaction in all projects
  • Manage teams, daily operations, and project timelines effectively
  • Oversee budget management and financial reporting to monitor job profitability
  • Coordinate subcontractor activities, bids, and necessary permits
  • Handle contract negotiations, change orders, and compliance with policies
  • Manage crisis situations and provide on-call support as needed
  • Be available for after-hours and weekend responses

Benefits

  • Opportunities for coaching and team development
  • Potential for career advancement within a supportive environment
  • Involvement in diverse and challenging restoration projects
  • Leadership role with a significant impact on project outcomes
  • Collaborative work culture that emphasizes relationship building
Full Job Description
A Day in the Life of a Senior Project Manager

As a Senior Project Manager, you are at the heart of every project's success-ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency at every turn. Your expertise in construction standards, quality control, and Environmental, Health, and Safety policies allows you to guide your team with confidence. You thrive on managing daily operations, overseeing documentation, and keeping communication clear and proactive, ensuring every project stays on track and on budget. Your sharp financial insight helps you monitor margins, progress, and costs, while your transparency builds trust with leadership, strategic partners, and stakeholders alike. When challenges arise, your problem-solving, conflict resolution, and crisis management skills keep projects moving forward smoothly-even under high-stakes conditions.

Beyond day-to-day operations, you take ownership of project compliance audits, schedules, permitting processes, and subcontractor coordination. You empower your team to succeed, providing coaching, cross-training, and development opportunities that help each individual reach their full potential. Your leadership inspires excellence, motivates others, and strengthens relationships with both clients and colleagues. With you at the helm, projects are not only completed-they are executed with precision, professionalism, and pride.

Responsibilities:
  • Ensure quality control and customer satisfaction
  • Manage teams, daily operations, and project schedules
  • Oversee budgets, financial reporting, and job profitability
  • Coordinate subcontractors, bids, and permitting
  • Handle contracts, change orders, and policy compliance
  • Support crisis management and on-call responses
  • Ability to respond after hours and on weekends

Experience & Education:
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in the restoration/construction industry or equivalent industry experience
  • Experience in water, flood, fire, smoke, mold, and asbestos remediation
  • Safety courses as required for the position
  • Bachelor's degree or related experience
  • Valid driver's license required

*Employees assigned to certain healthcare-related roles may be required to participate in additional drug and alcohol screening program(s) in accordance with client requirements, such as but not limited to Coalition for Construction Safety ("CCS") regulations in the state of Indiana.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Third party resume submissions are not accepted. Any resume submitted will be considered the property of THE COMPANY, and THE COMPANY will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.

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