Construction Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Construction Project Manager

Job Description

The Construction Project Manager leads multiple ground-up and renovation capital projects, typically ranging from $2M to $30M+, across various manufacturing facilities. This role requires a seasoned professional who takes strong ownership, exercises sound judgment, and applies a hands-on approach to safely deliver high-quality work. The Construction Project Manager drives projects from concept through closeout, partners closely with architectural and engineering firms, and consistently promotes a culture of respect for people and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead ground-up and renovation capital projects from initial concept through construction closeout, typically ranging from $2M to $30M+ in value.
• Conduct feasibility studies and due diligence, collaborating with architectural and engineering (AE) firms to develop designs and construction documents.
• Drive design development activities, including construction documents, page-turn reviews, and design-quality assessments to ensure alignment with project objectives.
• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules in Microsoft Project, ensuring accurate timelines and critical path tracking.
• Manage project budgets and forecasts in Procore, and prepare executive-level status reports and presentations that clearly communicate progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Lead competitive bidding and procurement processes for architectural, engineering, and general contractor services, including scope definition and award recommendations.
• Define owner project criteria and detailed scopes of work for AE and construction services to ensure clarity of expectations and deliverables.
• Monitor contractor performance against cost, schedule, safety, and quality commitments, attending jobsite meetings and coordinating consultant site visits as needed.
• Review shop drawings and submittals for compliance with design intent and specifications, and coordinate timely responses to contractor requests for information.
• Validate contractor payment applications against actual work progress and contract terms to ensure accurate and fair compensation.
• Coordinate multiple project priorities and lead construction coordinators, regularly walking jobsites to identify and resolve field constraints and issues.
• Engage IT, AV, Security, operations, and plant partners to gather design input, align decisions, and integrate facility requirements into project plans.
• Manage project changes, mitigate scope creep, and advance value-adding changes with transparent communication of cost, schedule, quality, and safety impacts.
• Oversee contractor quality-control programs and enforce safety documentation, procedures, and expectations throughout all phases of construction.
• Resolve field issues promptly, maintaining high standards of construction quality and adherence to safety protocols.
• Provide leadership to project engineers, contractors, consultants, and safety personnel while managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Coordinate project scheduling activities and ensure effective project engineering and construction management practices are consistently applied.

Essential Skills

• Eight or more years of construction project management experience delivering ground-up and complex capital projects valued from approximately $2M to $30M+.
• Demonstrated experience leading design development from concept through construction documents, including feasibility studies, due diligence, bidding, and procurement.
• Strong technical knowledge of design and construction engineering, schedule management, shop drawings, submittals, and construction quality control.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Project for schedule development and management.
• Advanced proficiency with Procore for budgeting, forecasting, and project reporting.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel for data analysis, budgeting, and project tracking.
• Experience using Bluebeam for document markups and design review.
• Proven ability to prepare and deliver executive-level presentations and status reports.
• Demonstrated ability to lead project engineers, contractors, consultants, and safety personnel across multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience delivering light-industrial, warehouse, office, automotive, or comparable manufacturing-facility construction projects.
• Proven stakeholder-management skills, including clear communication, effective problem-solving, and strong change-management capabilities.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment.
• Strong commitment to safe work practices, high-quality design and construction, respect for people, and continuous improvement.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
• OSHA certification and extensive experience preparing safety documentation and enforcing safety standards.
• Experience in manufacturing or automotive-facility construction environments.
• Background in construction management, engineering, project coordination, and commercial construction.
• Experience working with general contractors and managing capital projects.
• Ability to work effectively in a hands-on project management and project engineering capacity.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with mechanical systems in a construction or industrial environment.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD for reviewing and understanding design drawings.
• Background in commercial construction and capital project delivery.
• Experience in construction management and project coordination across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong project scheduling skills, including coordination of multiple trades and phases of work.
• Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with support teams and vendor management systems.
• Interest in long-term, stable project work with extensive planned capital projects.
• Motivation to continuously learn within complex manufacturing and engineering environments.

Work Environment

This role is 100% onsite and involves working directly within manufacturing and related facility environments. The Construction Project Manager can expect approximately 50% travel across the United States to visit various project sites, attend job meetings, and coordinate with local teams. The position may require around 20% overtime, particularly during critical project phases, and overtime hours worked over 40 per week are compensated at time and a half. The work setting is focused on safety, quality, and collaboration, with access to modern construction management tools such as Microsoft Project, Procore, and Bluebeam. Team members benefit from a culture that supports flexible scheduling and work-life balance where possible, long-term and stable project planning over a 5–10-year horizon, and strong support relationships that help advocate for consultants. The environment emphasizes continuous learning, professional growth, and respect for people, with paid time off and holidays contributing to a supportive and sustainable work experience.

This is a Contract position based out of Georgetown, KY.

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $65.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Georgetown,KY.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 18, 2026.

About Actalent

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