Construction Manager – EPC

Jobtailor; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Odessa, TX seeks an experienced Project Manager to direct large pipeline EPC projects, ensuring safety, quality, and cost targets while coordinating with owners and subcontractors. The role emphasizes profitable, timely delivery and strong communication with project teams and executives.

The ideal candidate demonstrates leadership, proven EPC success, and the ability to manage multiple activities under pressure with a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing large pipeline projects.
• Demonstrated success in management of EPC projects.
• Ability to travel - 75%.
• Knowledge of project plans, contracts, subcontracts, POs, drawings, and submittals.
• Estimating experience is a plus.
• Able to work under pressure and coordinate multiple activities.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct and control the execution of project to meet cost, quality, equipment and material resource usage, and safety objectives.
• Assume overall responsibility for a profitable, well‑executed, safe project, completed in a timely manner.
• Review project proposal and pertinent documents with project team and VP or Director.
• Determine the most cost‑effective methods and use of personnel, material, equipment and subcontractors.
• Review and approve subcontractor selections and invoicing.
• Coordinate activities with the owner, subcontractors and Company personnel.
• Promote, enforce and establish safety as a priority as part of the Company’s management philosophy.
• Manage project staff, including assigned support staff, superintendents, project general foreman, and assistants.
• Ensure that management is accurately and fully informed of project costs as compared to budgets through weekly labor and monthly budget reports.
• Coordinate and provide direction for the budget estimating, purchasing, engineering, accounting, cost, and installation functions as they relate to the completion of the project.
• Initiate, establish and maintain working relationships with owner, engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors to facilitate construction activities.
• Organize, conduct and represent the company at project coordination meetings at regular agreed upon intervals.
• Review and approve subcontractor, vendor payment applications and miscellaneous invoices.
• Negotiate, prepare, issue and execute change orders (proposals) to owners, design team, subcontractors and others, and prepare revisions to original budget because of changes and revisions to work.
• Ensure timely and accurate billings and accounts receivable.
• Ensure timely project completion through project scheduling, expediting of material deliveries and the management of material and document submittals/approvals.
• Lead and participate in regularly scheduled project staff meetings.
• Manage Closeout process.
• Enforce and adhere to all Policies and Processes as it relates to this position.
• Actively participates in internal team(s) that focus on continuous improvement of the business.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communicator

Strong computer skills

Self-motivated

Ability to travel 75%

Leadership and project management

Job description

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct and control the execution of project to meet the Company’s cost, quality, equipment and material resource usage, and safety objectives.
• Assume overall responsibility for a profitable, well‑executed, safe project, completed in a timely manner.
• Review project proposal and pertinent documents with project team and VP or Director.
• Determine the most cost‑effective methods and use of personnel, material, equipment and subcontractors.
• Review and approve subcontractor selections and invoicing.
• Coordinate activities with the owner, subcontractors and Company personnel.
• Promote, enforce and establish safety as a priority as part of the Company’s management philosophy.
• Manage project staff, including assigned support staff, superintendents, project general foreman, and assistants.
• Ensure that management is accurately and fully informed of project costs as compared to budgets through weekly labor and monthly budget reports.
• Coordinate and provide direction for the budget estimating, purchasing, engineering, accounting, cost, and installation functions as they relate to the completion of the project.
• Initiate, establish and maintain working relationships with owner, engineers, suppliers, and subcontractors to facilitate construction activities.
• Organize, conduct and represent the company at project coordination meetings at regular agreed upon intervals.
• Review and approve subcontractor, vendor payment applications and miscellaneous invoices.
• Negotiate, prepare, issue and execute change orders (proposals) to owners, design team, subcontractors and others, and prepare revisions to original budget because of changes and revisions to work.
• Ensure timely and accurate billings and accounts receivable.
• Ensure timely project completion through project scheduling, expediting of material deliveries and the management of material and document submittals/approvals.
• Lead and participate in regularly scheduled project staff meetings.
• Manage Closeout process.
• Enforce and adhere to all Policies and Processes as it relates to this position.
• Actively participates in internal team(s) that focus on continuous improvement of the business.

Qualifications

• 5 + years of experience managing large pipeline projects.
• Demonstrated success in management of EPC projects.
• Ability to travel - 75%.
• Possess working knowledge of all projects plans, specifications, Owner Contract, subcontracts, purchase orders, daily correspondence, drawings, submittals and all other project related documents and maintain a complete and accurate set of as‑built drawings.
• Estimating experience, a plus.
• Able to work under pressure and coordinate numerous activities and groups of people who need to cooperate to achieve maximum efficiency.
• Self‑motivated with skills to motivate others.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills.