Project Director-Industrial Construction
$185k - $235kKimmel & Associates
About the Company
Our client is a privately held design-build contractor specializing in heavy industrial construction. With approximately $300 million in annual revenue , the company delivers complex projects across food & beverage, agriculture, and industrial processing markets.
Projects typically range from $20 million to $200 million and are executed throughout North America. The company combines deep industry expertise with a hands-on, collaborative approach to project delivery.
About the Position
We are seeking an experienced Project Director to lead major heavy industrial construction projects from award through completion and closeout.
This is a hands-on leadership role with overall responsibility for project execution, safety, schedule, budget, quality, client satisfaction, and team performance . The Project Director will serve as the central leader coordinating clients, engineering, estimating, procurement, project management, construction, subcontractors, vendors, and field teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead overall project execution from award through completion and closeout.
- Direct project teams and establish clear goals, schedules, budgets, and expectations.
- Build strong client relationships and proactively resolve issues.
- Lead planning for manpower, equipment, materials, subcontractors, logistics, and scheduling.
- Manage project costs, financial performance, and change orders.
- Coordinate engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
- Identify project risks and develop practical solutions.
- Lead Project Managers, Superintendents, Estimators, Engineers, and other project personnel.
- Monitor subcontractor and vendor performance.
- Manage RFIs, submittals, claims, changes, and other commercial matters.
- Maintain strong safety and quality standards.
- Communicate project performance, risks, financials, and major issues to company leadership.
- Support estimating and business development with constructability, execution, manpower, schedule, and risk input.
- Ensure project documentation, turnover, punch lists, and closeout are completed properly.
Requirements
- Significant experience leading large-scale heavy industrial construction projects .
- Proven ability to manage projects involving multiple contractors, trades, vendors, and stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of industrial construction methods, sequencing, scheduling, and project controls.
- Demonstrated experience managing budgets, costs, change orders, and financial performance .
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to build accountability and team respect.
- Excellent communication and client relationship skills.
- Ability to make timely decisions and take ownership of project challenges.
- Experience in food & beverage, agriculture, industrial processing, or related heavy industrial construction is highly desirable.
Benefits
- $185,000–$235,000 base salary
- Lucrative bonus program
- Profit sharing
- Corporate-based leadership role
- Approximately 25% travel
- Opportunity to lead projects ranging from $20M–$200M
- Exposure to major industrial projects throughout North America
- Long-term career opportunity with a privately held company with 100+ years of industry experience
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