Senior Project Manager - Brainerd, MN

At Interstates, we don't just show up to work, we show up for each other. From our headquarters in Iowa to job sites across the country, we're doing award-winning electrical, controls, automation, and OT work that powers industrial facilities for clients here in the U.S. and around the world. Whether you're bending conduit, wiring panels, writing code, supporting projects, or helping things run behind the scenes, you'll be part of a crew that works hard, shares laughs, and takes pride in doing quality work. We believe in building strong teams, doing the right thing, and making a difference in the communities where we live. If you want to grow and do meaningful work, you'll feel at home here.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with our Brainerd, MN Office to lead and coordinate client-facing project delivery activities. This role will oversee project execution to ensure alignment with company objectives related to cost control, safety, quality, client satisfaction, and timely delivery. The ideal candidate will be a strategic leader who can organize and supervise teams to meet project goals efficiently.

At Interstates, our success starts with yours.

Interstates Describes Its Culture as Family-Like

• Caring co-workers treat each other like family
• Be treated like an individual, not just a number
• Flexible schedules allow you to focus on your personal life as well as work life
• Lunch gatherings and social activities promotes fun and camaraderie
• Support charities and your community through events sponsored and hosted by Interstates

Our Why:

• Providing opportunities for our people
• Making a difference with our clients
• Pursuing a better way

Sound to good to be true? Put in your application today, and allow Interstates to prove to you why we are an Industry Leader in more ways than one.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and fully understand the project's agreement/contract, specifications, clarification and exceptions, scope
  of work, budgets, and allowances prior to commencement
• Monitors project progress information and cost of labor, cost of material, and productivity for project control and
  analyze each week
• Analyze and investigate new techniques for fabrication and installation of work and possibilities for value
  engineering and determine the most efficient and effective project delivery methods and procedures and assist
  project/site leader in ensuring implementation
• Provide project/site leader and operations manager with all required data and bid information (budgets/strategies)
  and back-up support to properly construct the project on time and within budget
• Responsible for analysis, verification, correctness of field production reports for progress billings and monitoring
  of detail job cost, cost effectiveness, and profitability of job
• Advise estimating department and other related departments of any discrepancies with bid/budgets and follow up
  with addressing the required solution.
• Develop and then update at least monthly the overall schedule. Review schedules with the leader of each project
  including the required timetables for work performed by subcontractors
• Direct the coordination of project delivery activities with the project/site leader and the subcontractor's work crew
  as required
• Assist project/site leader with project conflicts and situations
• Responsible for discussion and resolution with project/site leader, operating manager, and estimator of potential
  problems, changes in the work, extra work, productivity, health and safety issues, impacts and/or revision to the
  project schedule as needed
• Responsible for approving invoices (quantities and prices) of material, people, vendors, subcontractors, rentals,
  etc., for payment
• Coordinate and process change orders with clients/general contractors, suppliers, project/site leaders and/or
  subcontractors

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, with at least 3 years leading projects.
• Strong knowledge of project contracts, budgeting, scheduling, and cost control.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to safety and quality standards.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Able to track and organize projects and prioritize work
• Open to continuously adjusting project systems to plan and deliver projects successfully
• Strong team building, interpersonal/verbal/written communication skills
• Comfortable speaking in front of clients, peers, and managers

Education: Bachelor's or associate's degree in Construction Management or engineering/technology.

Travel: Able to travel to customer/project sites up to 25% of the time, with our Brainerd, MN office as your home base.

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Interstates is an EEO provider and offers a drug-free workplace. Employment at Interstates is at-will and may be terminated at any time with or without notice or cause, except as otherwise provided by law.