Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Project Manager | Full-Time | Morris, Illinois | $75,000–$80,000/year

What Matters Most :

• Competitive pay: $75,000–$80,000 annually, depending on experience
• Experience: 0–3 years of construction or project management experience preferred
• Industry exposure: Civil construction, utilities, infrastructure, concrete, precast, or related construction environments
• Work environment: Approximately 85% office-based with 15% plant and occasional jobsite exposure
• Project scope: Manage multiple active projects with responsibility for schedules, budgets, customer communication, and project execution
• Schedule expectations: Full-time position with flexibility to work additional hours during higher-volume periods

Job Description :

A growing construction products manufacturer is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Project Manager to oversee projects from contract award through final delivery and closeout. This is a true project management role offering full-cycle ownership of multiple projects while coordinating with engineering, production, procurement, logistics, vendors, and customers. This position is ideal for an early-career project management professional who has strong organizational and communication skills and wants to develop within a specialized construction environment. Direct precast concrete experience is not required. The organization is prepared to train someone who brings the right attitude, aptitude, work ethic, and ability to manage competing priorities. The Project Manager will spend the majority of the time in an office environment while maintaining regular interaction with the adjacent production facility and occasionally visiting jobsites.

Responsibilities :

• Manage multiple construction projects simultaneously from contract award through production, delivery, and final closeout.
• Review contracts, project drawings, specifications, budgets, and schedules to understand project requirements and maintain overall project performance.
• Coordinate with drafting, engineering, production, procurement, operations, and dispatch to keep projects aligned with customer milestones and delivery requirements.
• Communicate directly with customers, contractors, engineers, vendors, and internal teams regarding approvals, schedules, changes, field issues, and project status.
• Track project financials, including budgets, extras, change orders, procurement requirements, and potential schedule or cost impacts.
• Review shop and vendor drawings, coordinate project-specific material purchasing, and assist in resolving production, installation, and field-related issues.

Qualifications & Requirements :

• 0–3 years of construction management, project management, project engineering, or closely related experience preferred.
• Strong ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects, deadlines, and competing responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to understand construction drawings, blueprints, project specifications, and the sequencing of project activities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the professionalism to interact effectively with customers, contractors, engineers, vendors, and internal teams.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with the initiative and sense of urgency necessary to keep projects moving forward.
• Coachable, adaptable, and team-oriented personality with a willingness to learn specialized processes and grow within the organization.

Benefits & Perks :

• Competitive base salary
• Health insurance
• Dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays
• Bonus opportunity
• Opportunity to develop into a higher-level Project Manager within a growing organization
• Hands-on training within a specialized construction and manufacturing environment

Your New Organization :

Join an established, growing manufacturer serving the transportation, utility, heavy civil, infrastructure, and data center construction markets throughout the Midwest. The organization manages technically complex projects and offers an environment where Project Managers have meaningful ownership from the beginning of a project through completion. You will join a collaborative project management team that values accountability, organization, communication, adaptability, and continuous learning. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their project management career who wants exposure to significant projects while developing specialized industry expertise.

Your Career Partner :

The Reserves Network is a trusted career partner committed to helping talented professionals connect with opportunities where they can grow and make an impact. Our recruiting team takes the time to understand your experience, career goals, and what matters most to you so we can help identify the right next step in your career.

If you are an organized, self-driven professional who enjoys managing multiple priorities and wants to build your project management career in the construction and infrastructure industry, we encourage you to apply.