Project Manager - Construction

Construction Project Manager 

Who You’ll Work With 

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment. 

When you join Design Group as a Construction Project Manager, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Construction Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy. 

What You’ll Do 

You'll work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients. Together, you will help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals. 

• Manage construction projects in the food, beverage, and life science manufacturing sectors in collaboration with our in-house design teams, licensed professional engineers, governing authorities, and subcontractors 

• Mange project execution from inception to close-out, including planning, scheduling, resources, budgets, and coordination of construction resources and activities  

• Generate accurate monthly project control reports  

• Manages project risk associated with contracts, insurance, and notices-to-proceed  

• Create and review project estimates based on conceptual and early project design packages 

• Manage the entire contractor bidding process including assembling bid packages, conducting job walks, evaluating bids, and coordinating contractor mobilization activities  

• Review subcontractor contracts and proposals for conformity to the project schedule and scope 

• Coordinate subcontractor and supplier requirements to meet project schedule operations  

• Ensure compliance with project plans and specifications  

• Assume responsibility for safe, quality, timely, and cost-effective execution of on-site construction project work  

• Ensure that all materials and methods of construction conform to company, industry, and regulatory standards, specifications, and requirements 

• Oversee jobsite, planning, progress, and closeout meetings 

• Analyze subcontractor change requests  

• Manage project safety 

• Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team 

What You’ll Bring 

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in construction roles (project engineer, site superintendent, construction project manager) 

• A minimum of eight years of experience as a construction manager including industrial structures experience 

• Project responsibility experience with an A&E design build firm (preferred) 

• Experience as a construction manager with industrial structures in the food, beverage, consumer products, pharmaceutical, or related industries (preferred) 

• Successful completion of industrial projects with values ranging from $50K to $50M 

• A working knowledge of process systems and the ability to read P&IDs 

• Experience negotiating contracts and putting bids together for final presentation 

• Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, MS Project, Timberline, AutoCAD, or Revit software systems  

• An understanding of prime contracts requirements including schedules, scopes, budgets, and performance expectations 

• Manufacturing site experience (preferred) 

• A willingness to travel for project requirements including installation and start-up activities, client and company sponsored meetings, trainings, industry related seminars, forums, and conventions 

• A willingness to relocate to the local area (relocation assistance is available for highly qualified applicants) 

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management, or a related technical degree (preferred) 

• OSHA 10- or 30-hour certification  

• Construction project management certification (preferred)