Construction Project Manager

Michael Page; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement plan with match

PTO

Wellness resources

Job summary

Michael Page in Columbus is seeking a Project Manager to lead diverse commercial construction projects, from preconstruction through turnover, with the autonomy to shape your career path.

You will manage budgets, schedules, procurement, and documentation, coordinate trade partners and field teams, maintain strong client and design-team relationships, and proactively mitigate risks while delivering safe, quality turnover.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager with diverse construction experience (ground-up, renovations, facilities, or campus environments).
• Strong budgeting, scheduling, procurement, and contract administration foundations.
• Ability to build trust quickly with clients, trade partners, field staff, and design teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the project lifecycle for commercial builds—from early preconstruction involvement through final turnover.
• Lead budgeting and financial management, including buyout, forecasting, and cost controls.
• Build and manage schedules, coordinating internal teams and trade partners to ensure milestone alignment.
• Drive documentation workflows—RFIs, submittals, procurement, change management, and reporting.
• Partner with field leadership to ensure jobsite safety, quality, logistics, and sequencing.
• Lead client and design-team communication, running OAC meetings and nurturing long-term relationships.
• Proactively identify risks and implement strategic solutions to maintain project performance.
• Manage project closeout including punch coordination, commissioning support, and turnover deliverables.

Skills

Budgeting

Scheduling

Procurement

Contract administration

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or equivalent experience

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Job description

Join a contractor widely respected in the Columbus market for delivering high‑quality projects and truly taking care of its people. As a Project Manager, you'll have the autonomy to shape your career path while overseeing diverse commercial work across sectors.

This opportunity is with a long‑standing regional contractor that has earned an exceptional reputation across Ohio for doing things the right way - prioritizing quality, integrity, and the well‑being of its employees. People who work here consistently talk about how supported, trusted, and valued they feel, and it shows in their tenure: employees stay because leadership listens, invests in their growth, and builds an environment where good people can truly thrive.

This is the type of company where you're encouraged to steer your own career. Whether you aspire to grow into senior leadership someday or want to become a deeply respected technical expert, this organization provides the mentorship, stability, and project diversity to make that happen.

Description

• Own the project lifecycle for commercial builds-from early preconstruction involvement through final turnover.
• Lead budgeting and financial management, including buyout, forecasting, and cost controls.
• Build and manage schedules, coordinating internal teams and trade partners to ensure milestone alignment.
• Drive key documentation workflows-RFIs, submittals, procurement, change management, and reporting.
• Partner closely with field leadership, ensuring jobsite safety, quality, logistics, and sequencing are fully supported.
• Lead client and design‑team communication, running OAC meetings and fostering long‑term relationships through transparency and responsiveness.
• Proactively identify risks and implement strategic solutions to maintain project performance.
• Manage project closeout including punch coordination, commissioning support, and all turnover deliverables.

Profile

• Proven experience as a Project Manager with diverse construction experience (ground‑up, renovations, active facilities, or campus environments).
• Strong foundation in budgeting, schedule development, procurement, and contract administration.
• Ability to build trust quickly with clients, trade partners, field staff, and design teams.
• Skilled in coordinating complex scopes, particularly MEP/FP and phased work.
• Proficient with industry software such as Procore, Bluebeam, or similar platforms.
• Highly organized, solutions‑oriented, and comfortable leading fast‑moving teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or equivalent experience.

Job Offer

• Competitive compensation of $110,000 - $140,000 as well as performance‑based bonus potential.
• Full benefits package including healthcare, retirement plan with match, PTO, and wellness resources.
• A deeply supportive culture where PMs are trusted, developed, and given room to grow.
• The ability to shape your own career path, whether toward senior leadership or advanced technical/project roles.
• Stable and diverse project pipeline across healthcare, commercial, institutional, mixed‑use, and community sectors.
• Leadership that genuinely prioritizes work‑life balance, mentorship, and long‑term employee success

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.