Project Manager

Project ManagerDeBra-Kuempel is seeking to fill a Project Manager position. This position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing projects from preconstruction through completion, ensuring work is performed safely, on schedule, and within budget. This role works closely with superintendents, estimators, safety personnel, field leadership, and local unions to manage manpower, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and job site logistics while serving as a company representative with owners, contractors, and vendors.Essential Duties & ResponsibilitiesLead, plan, coordinate, and oversee projects from preconstruction through completion, ensuring work is performed safely, efficiently, on schedule, and within budget.Serve as the company representative in meetings with owners, contractors, vendors, and stakeholders, providing professional communication and timely customer support.Collaborate with superintendents, estimators, subcontractors, and safety personnel to coordinate manpower, job sequencing, productivity, safety standards, and overall project execution.Oversee field operations and site visits, including supervision of field crews, coordination of shutdowns, outages, and service work.Manage project documentation, including RFI's, submittals, change orders, permits and closeout documentation.Lead project startup and ongoing coordination efforts, including job kickoff meetings, weekly project and manpower meetings, and crew meetings when applicable.Contribute to detailed preplanning activities, including work sequencing, manpower projections, material handling, procurement, delivery coordination, and equipment planning.Strategically manage materials, tools, and equipment to ensure uninterrupted project flow and cost control within approved estimates.Ensure compliance with all company policies, safety programs, and local, state, and federal codes and regulations, including maintaining safe job site conditions and required training.Monitor and drive project performance through productivity tracking, cash flow management, job cost reporting and forecasting (including prevailing wage and Davis?Bacon requirements), and weekly reporting.Proactively identify project risks, schedule impacts, and work conflicts, and advise management on mitigation strategies and corrective actions.Support estimating and preconstruction efforts by participating in walkthroughs, providing documentation, assisting with design?build and service quotes, collaborating in productivity factoring, and supporting project handoff meetings.Perform other duties as assigned to support the success of the project and organization.QualificationsMinimum of 10 years of recent relevant experience, with demonstrated understanding of field operations, project execution, and workforce management.Proven leadership abilities with strong problem?solving, negotiation, and decision?making skills in a union mechanical construction environment.Familiarity and working knowledge of local unions, including labor coordination and apprenticeship structures.Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and blueprints, and to support estimating and preconstruction activities.Proficiency in construction management and estimating softwaresStrong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively and professionally at all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders.Self?directed, team?oriented professional with a proactive, positive approach and a commitment to quality, safety, and continuous improvement.Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to commute to field locations. The employee must have the ability to navigate around job site locations.Work EnvironmentThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee should expect to sit for long periods in front of a computer and also travel to field locations as needed.While visiting field locations, the employee may be required to work outdoors, be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical and electrical parts; high, precarious places; dust, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions, extended exposure to sunlight; cold and heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the field work environment is usually moderate to loud.BenefitsDeBra-Kuempel offers a competitive benefits package to non-union employees, including health benefits, paid time off, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, company discounts, and more. Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement will receive benefits as negotiated within their specific CBA and may be eligible to participate in our voluntary supplemental union benefits program.Equal Opportunity EmployerAs a leading provider of mechanicaland electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure,we offer employess a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and sucess. Equal Oppurtunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.Affirmative Action PolicyPlease review our Affirmative Action Policy.Notice to Prospective EmployeesNotice to prospective employees: There have been fraudulent postings and emails regarding job openings. EMCOR Group and its companies list open positions here. Please check our available positions to confirm that a post or email is genuine. 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