Construction Project Manager

Kaygen, Inc.; Princeton (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PMP certification (bonus)

OSHA certification (bonus)

Manufacturing/auto-facility experience

Job summary

Kaygen, Inc. is seeking a Construction Project Manager to lead ground-up and renovation capital projects on-site in a fast-paced environment. The role focuses on feasibility, design development, bid management, and closeout, with projects typically valued from $2M to $30M+.

The candidate will manage MS Project schedules, Procore budgets, and executive status reports, while coordinating with AE firms, contractors, and cross-functional teams to ensure safety, quality, and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of construction project management on ground-up and complex capital projects ($2M–$30M+)
• Proven ability to lead design development from concept through construction documents, feasibility studies, due diligence, bidding, and procurement
• Technical knowledge of design and construction engineering, schedule management, shop drawings, submittals, and construction quality control
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Project, Procore, Excel, Bluebeam markups, budgeting, scheduling, reporting, and executive presentations
• Proven ability to lead project engineers, contractors, consultants, and safety personnel across multiple concurrent projects

Responsibilities

• Conduct feasibility studies and coordinate with AE firms.
• Lead ground-up and renovation capital projects from concept to closeout (typically $2M–$30M+).
• Drive feasibility studies, due diligence, design development, docs, page-turns, and quality reviews.
• Develop and maintain MS Project schedules and Procore budgets and forecasts; deliver executive-style status updates.
• Lead competitive bidding, procurement, and scope awards for architectural, engineering, and GC services.
• Define owner project criteria and detailed scopes of work for AE and construction services.
• Monitor contractor performance against cost, schedule, safety and quality; attend jobsite meetings and coordinate visits.
• Review shop drawings and submittals; respond to contractor inquiries and validate payments.
• Coordinate multiple priorities; lead coordinators and walk jobsites to resolve constraints.
• Engage IT, AV, Security, operations, and plant partners for design input and alignment.
• Manage changes, mitigate scope creep, and advance value-adding changes with cost, schedule, quality, and safety impacts.
• Oversee contractor QC programs and enforce safety documentation and expectations; resolve field issues promptly.

Skills

Ground-up project mgmt

Design development

Schedule management

Leadership of engineers

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Project

Procore

Excel

Bluebeam

Job description

Kaygen, Inc. a diverse award-winning global business services and technology solutions partner with Global Fortune 500 companies.

Title: Construction Project Manager

Duration: 12 Months

100% onsite.

20% Overtime

What you'll be doing:

• Conduct feasibility studies and design development with AE firms
• Lead ground-up and renovation capital projects from concept through closeout, typically $2M to $30M+.
• Drive feasibility studies, due diligence, design development, construction documents, page-turns, and design-quality reviews.
• Develop and maintain Microsoft Project schedules, Procore budgets and forecasts, and executive-level status presentations.
• Lead competitive bidding, procurement, and scope awards for architectural, engineering, and general-contractor services.
• Define owner project criteria and detailed scopes of work for AE and construction services.
• Monitor contractor performance against cost, schedule, safety, and quality commitments; attend jobsite meetings and coordinate consultant site visits.
• Review shop drawings and submittals; coordinate responses to contractor inquiries and validate contractor payment applications against actual progress.
• Coordinate multiple priorities; lead construction coordinators and walk jobsites to resolve constraints.
• Engage IT, AV, Security, operations, and plant partners for design input and decision alignment.
• Manage changes, mitigate scope creep, and advance value-adding changes with transparent cost, schedule, quality, and safety impacts.
• Oversee contractor quality-control programs and enforce safety documentation and expectations; resolve field issues promptly and maintain construction quality.

Requirements:

Qualifications/ What you bring (Must Haves) - Highlight Top 3-5 skills

• Eight or more years of construction project-management experience delivering ground-up and complex capital projects valued from $2M to $30M+.
• Demonstrated experience leading design development from concept through construction documents, feasibility studies, due diligence, bidding, and procurement.
• Technical knowledge of design and construction engineering, schedule management, shop drawings, submittals, and construction quality control.
• Advanced ability with Microsoft Project, Procore, Excel, Bluebeam markups, budgeting, scheduling, reporting, and executive presentations.
• Proven ability to lead project engineers, contractors, consultants, and safety personnel while managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience delivering light-industrial, warehouse, office, automotive, or comparable manufacturing-facility projects.
• Proven stakeholder-management, communication, problem-solving, change-management, and multi-project prioritization skills.
• Strong commitment to safe work practices, quality design and construction, Respect for People, and continuous improvement.

Added bonus if you have (Preferred):

• PMP certification.
• OSHA certification and extensive experience preparing safety documentation and enforcing safety standards
• Manufacturing or automotive-facility construction experience.

KAYGEN is an award-winning global business, providing top talent for technology-based solutions and staffing services for over 23 years. We specialize in providing high-volume contingent staffing, direct hire staffing and project-based solutions to companies worldwide ranging from startups to Fortune 500 and Managed Service Providers (MSP) across a wide variety of industries. For more information please visit us at www.kaygen.com