Construction Project Director

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