Project Manager - Structural Steel & Precast Construction

Job Description

Job Description

We’re looking for a Structural Steel Project Manager with hands-on industry experience to lead steel and precast projects from initial planning through field installation and final delivery. This role requires close coordination between engineering, detailing, fabrication, transportation, and erection teams to keep projects on schedule, control costs, and meet safety and quality requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of structural steel and precast projects from project kickoff through installation, turnover, and closeout.
• Establish project schedules, budgets, purchasing plans, fabrication milestones, staffing needs, and equipment requirements.
• Direct coordination among detailers, fabricators, superintendents, erectors, crane operators, subcontractors, suppliers, and general contractors.
• Review structural drawings, shop drawings, erection plans, specifications, and contract documents to verify scope and resolve discrepancies.
• Align engineering approvals, detailing, shop production, material releases, deliveries, and field erection with project deadlines.
• Track job costs, labor performance, billing, financial forecasts, change orders, and project margins.
• Administer RFIs, submittals, purchase orders, payment applications, change documentation, and project records.
• Manage fabrication progress, shipping schedules, delivery sequences, crane needs, and site logistics.
• Ensure field crews have approved drawings, steel components, equipment, and labor available when required.
• Resolve detailing errors, fabrication constraints, transportation delays, and installation conflicts.
• Plan erection activities with field supervisors, crane operators, general contractors, and other trades.
• Lead project meetings and report schedule status, financial performance, risks, and required decisions to stakeholders.
• Monitor subcontractor and supplier performance against contractual, quality, safety, and schedule requirements.
• Oversee inspections, punch-list work, warranty commitments, project handover, and final closeout.
• Maintain productive relationships with owners, engineers, fabricators, suppliers, erectors, and construction partners.

Requirements

• 5+ years of project management experience in structural steel construction.
• Required: Direct experience managing commercial or industrial structural steel erection projects.
• Required: Previous employment with a structural steel contractor, steel fabricator, or specialty steel erection company.
• Experience with precast concrete, miscellaneous metals, or ornamental iron is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of steel fabrication, connection detailing, erection sequencing, procurement, transportation, crane operations, and jobsite logistics.
• Ability to interpret structural plans, shop drawings, erection drawings, specifications, and contracts.
• Experience managing budgets, cost forecasts, billing, change orders, purchasing, subcontractors, and project financial controls.
• Understanding of the full steel project lifecycle, from engineering and detailing through fabrication, delivery, and erection.
• Proven ability to coordinate general contractors, structural engineers, fabricators, erectors, and field teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and construction management tools such as Procore or Bluebeam.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to oversee multiple projects while coordinating office, fabrication, and field activities.
• Understanding of risks involving fabrication lead times, material availability, delivery restrictions, crane access, and erection schedules.
• Must reside within commuting distance of Milwaukee or Southeastern Wisconsin, or be able to commute reliably.

Important: Candidates with general commercial construction experience but no direct structural steel project management experience will not qualify.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Performance-based bonus opportunities.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Professional development and continuing education opportunities.
• Opportunity to lead complex structural steel and precast construction projects.
• Stable workload with long-term career growth opportunities.
• Collaborative, team-oriented work environment.