Project Manager

We’re seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and oversee multiple commercial construction projects from start to finish. This role is responsible for driving every phase of the process—preconstruction budgeting, design coordination, permitting, construction, and closeout—while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. The Project Manager provides hands-on leadership, clear communication, and proactive problem-solving to guide teams, partners, and clients through successful project delivery. COMPENSATION: The pay range shown represents the starting compensation for this role. Your individual compensation will be based on your experience, relevant skills, and alignment with role requirements. Essential Functions & Responsibilities: Must provide their assigned projects energetic, accountable, and competent leadership. Must proactively control the job, do not wait for anything. Responsible to manage a good working relationship with the Owner, Architect, and all trade partners. Must know the Owner Contract, need to understand what we are bound to. Attend site visits, pre-bid meetings, jobsite walk throughs, and coordination meetings to understand the constructability of projects. Review plans and specifications to identify the types and grades of materials and equipment needed and to ensure compliance with project requirements. Review the estimate to understand how the budget fits to the construction and time frame of the projects assigned. Conduct pre-job meetings with Superintendents to review scope of work, manpower requirements, work sequence, special requirements, and safety awareness. Coordinate and collaborate with the Project Superintendents. Develop a “game plan” with the superintendent and then create the formal project schedule. Determine with the superintendent the equipment, and manpower needs of the project. Setup the project in Procore. Set up the budget in line with the overall “game plan”, then have accounting input into Sage. Draft the Schedule of Values (SOV) for review by the Project Executive, and then once approved, for submittal to the Owner and Architect for approval for the first pay application. Populate the buyout log for all required subcontracts and material purchase orders. Determine the priority and order of the project buyout. Write subcontracts and issue to subcontractors. Write Major Purchase Orders and send them to the vendors. Project Manager and their staff are responsible to obtain all required permits. Ensure that the subcontractors receive a copy of the permit so that they can acquire their permits. Ensure that the Owner Contract is recorded prior to any work being performed on the project. Responsible for ensuring that the submittal log has been correctly populated by the Project Engineer prior to it being submitted to the Architect for review. Responsible for ensuring that the material delivery log is correctly populated for all equipment and materials. Responsible for ensuring that all subcontracts are signed, and insurance is in place prior to any subcontractor working on the jobsite. Responsible for the monthly update of the project schedule. Responsible for understanding the billing process, prepare the monthly pay application, and get it turned in on time in accordance with the Contract. Responsible for approving all subcontractor and vendor invoices for assigned projects. Responsible for following up on the monthly payment to ensure that we receive payment on time. If Owner payments are late, responsible for notifying Project Executive immediately. Responsible for updating and maintaining the Proposed Change Order log. Ensure that the team is accurately updating submittal and RFI logs. Understand what is in the Contract, and if a cost item is out of the contracted scope, then they will start the change process. Manage the change process, to include takeoffs, pricing by subcontractors and vendors and self-performed work. Responsible for presenting and receiving approval on all Proposed Change Orders. Incorporate approved Proposed Change Orders into Owner Change Orders, then in turn subcontract change orders. Prepare the Monthly Job Bill of Health (MJBOH). Ensure that the MJBOH is discussed with the Project Superintendent. Submit the MJBOH to the Director of Operations on a timely basis each month. Responsible for maintaining the project budget. Responsible for project closeout. Responsible for getting the substantial completion form and/or Notice of Termination. Responsible for recording the substantial completion form and/or Notice of Termination. Responsible for completing all punch list items within two weeks of project substantial completion. Prepare and present the weekly project progress reports for internal and external clients. Expedite all close-out documents. Ensure adherence to all health and safety standards and report issues. Supervisory Responsibilities: Participate in the recruiting, hiring, and training of new staff, specifically Project Engineers. Oversee the daily workflow of their assigned projects. Develop performance goals collaboratively with their direct reports. Ensure that performance goals are clearly communicated and current. Provide fair, constructive, and timely feedback towards performance expectations and goals. Participate in performance evaluations with the Director of Operations according to established systems and policies. Provide assistance, guidance, and coaching support as needed to assigned Project Engineers. Handle discipline of employees in accordance with company policy and in collaboration with their supervisors and HR. Education, Experience, & Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in construction or related field, with a minimum of 4-5 years demonstrated experience in commercial construction project management. Computer skills to include proficiency in Microsoft office, Procore, P6, Sage, Bluebeam, and other project management software. Must have excellent attention to detail. Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills. Must have experience with, and understanding, of all 16 divisions of construction. Must be able to read and interpret construction documents and identify issues and discrepancies in the documents. Must be able to plan and schedule the completion of work with economics, safety, and budget in mind. Must be proficient at multi-tasking and organizing activities to meet deadlines. Must understand the technical requirements of the construction industry. Must be knowledgeable of standard contracting procedures and practices. Must be able to manage, with the Project Superintendent, all subcontractors. Must own a working vehicle with valid Driver’s License Physical & Mental Demands: The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to grasp, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee will need to regularly lift and/or carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the individual is regularly required to communicate information and ideas effectively so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer), as well as peripheral vision and depth perception. Read, analyze, and interpret data (emails, memos, letters, etc.). Maintain visual attention and mental concentration for significant periods of time. Work Environment: Duties are performed both in an office environment and at work sites to review progress and meeting with project stakeholders; travel to work sites using employee's personal transportation is required. At worksites, exposure to conditions like weather elements, airborne particles, dust, asphalt, moving mechanical parts, occasional chemicals, electrical shock, vibration, and loud noise levels may occur. Regular and predictable attendance is required for this full-time position. Workdays and hours coincide with job site and/or office hours. Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers and various digital devices. Work Authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer. Disclaimer: Please note 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. This job description shall not constitute or be construed as a promise of employment or as a contract between Perrier Esquerré Contractors, LLC, and any of its employees. #J-18808-Ljbffr