Title: Construction Project Manager – Repair & Strengthening
Location: Darien, IL
Schedule: Hybrid schedule, 3 days per week in office
Employment Type: Full-Time Direct Hire
Salary: $125,000-$130,000 per year
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Join a global construction and infrastructure technology organization supporting major infrastructure projects across 50+ countries. This is an opportunity for an experienced construction project manager to take ownership of projects that directly contribute to the safety, durability, and long-term performance of critical infrastructure. The work centers primarily around structural repair and strengthening, including post-tensioning and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) systems, across heavy civil and commercial infrastructure markets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, manage, coordinate, and direct assigned repair and strengthening projects from initial planning through completion.
- Develop project execution strategies designed to deliver work safely, efficiently, on schedule, and within budget.
- Develop site-specific safety execution plans and maintain a strong focus on job-site safety throughout the project lifecycle.
- Establish clear accountability and coordinated execution plans with internal teams, clients, engineers, vendors, and operational personnel.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, engineers, vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
- Manage the financial performance of assigned projects and work to meet approved budget expectations.
- Utilize Navision for Job Progress Report management and monthly financial reporting.
- Develop project handoff and operational plans and communicate them effectively to project teams.
- Monitor project execution to identify potential risks, opportunities, performance issues, and customer needs.
Estimating & Business Development Support:
- Read and interpret construction contracts and manage projects in accordance with contractual requirements.
- Prepare labor and material cost estimates to support sales and business development activities.
- Research and obtain competitive pricing for materials and third-party services.
- Prepare completed project estimates for presentation to business development and management teams.
Technical Project Management:
- Manage the preparation and submission of shop drawings, work plans, and technical project submittals.
- Review engineering drawings and apply technical knowledge to project execution.
- Coordinate technical requirements between engineering, operations, customers, vendors, and field teams.
- Apply knowledge of structural repair and strengthening systems to develop practical project solutions.
Qualifications:
- A four-year college degree preferred, ideally in Engineering, Construction, or another technical discipline or equivalent professional experience.
- Must have 5+ years of experience in civil construction, heavy construction, DOT, bridge construction, or a similar construction environment is required.
- Strong ability to read and understand engineering drawings and construction contracts.
- Thorough understanding of post-tensioning systems, carbon fiber systems, structural repair and strengthening systems, or the ability to develop this knowledge quickly.
- Experience with HCSS Heavy Bid, Crew Tracks, Navision, and Microsoft Office, or the ability to learn these systems quickly.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
