Construction Project Manager

Balfour Beatty US; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Project Manager in Charlotte, where you'll lead construction projects from inception to completion. This role is pivotal in ensuring projects are executed with quality and profitability while adhering to safety standards. Collaborate with diverse teams to create effective schedules, manage resources, and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders. With a commitment to innovation and safety, this industry leader offers a comprehensive benefits package and a dynamic work environment that fosters growth and excellence in the construction field.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

401(k) with company match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Vacation Time

Sick Time

Holidays

Tuition Assistance

Employee Referral Bonus

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of commercial construction experience, especially in detention centers.
• Proven understanding of secure facility requirements and public works processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee construction projects, ensuring quality and profitability.
• Coordinate with subcontractors and suppliers to meet project schedules.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Leadership Skills

Project Management Software

Construction Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture

Tools

Constructware

P6

Timberline

Job description

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Joining Balfour Beatty as a Project Manager in our Charlotte team you will be responsible for the overall direction, completion, and financial outcome of construction projects assigned to you. You will direct and supervise activities related to contract administration, change orders, submittals, procurement, project financial projections, and schedule requirements to ensure projects are completed with quality, profitable, adhering to our Safety/Zero Harm culture.

Essential Functions

• Collaborates with scheduling, superintendent, subcontractors, and suppliers to create a construction schedule.
• Develop an organizational and responsibilities matrix at the start of each project and determine the resources needed for the project (e.g., people, tools, equipment, materials, internal and external services).
• Review the contract documents with all project participants (e.g., customers, employees, subcontractors, suppliers, government regulators, utilities) to ensure work is completed on time and within budget.
• Coordinate and deliver all requirements for subcontractors and suppliers to meet project schedules.
• Responsible for project administration and daily operations. Prepares and maintains the project schedule, milestone dates, and close-out checklist. Reviews with project staff each quarter and assigns responsibilities, execution, and follow-up plans.
• Ensures that project site and company assets are secure and maintains a safe and respectful working environment at all times by implementing programs for safety and loss prevention, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), risk management, training, and quality control. Implements and facilitates project specific SAP.
• Develops and completes monthly Projected Final Cost Report (PFR) and Labor Cost Report (LCR) projections on time.
• Builds effective relationships with customers, design team, subcontractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company core values and meets or exceeds the customer’s expectations.

What you will need

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 5-10 years of commercial construction experience, with specific experience managing detention center or correctional facility projects highly advantageous.
• Proven understanding of secure facility requirements, including perimeter security, hardened construction, and integrated systems.
• Familiarity with public works bidding and documentation processes.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Proven experience with project manager software (Constructware, P6, Timberline, etc.).

What you will get

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus

About us

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  Construction

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