Construction Project Manager

Manpower Engineering; Robstown (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Industrial Construction is seeking a Construction Project Manager to join our team supporting multi-discipline project execution. The role emphasizes ownership, urgency, and safety in a fast-paced environment.

The PM will coordinate across civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and process interfaces, driving schedule performance and ensuring quality from procurement through commissioning handover. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading large-scale industrial/construction projects.
• Engineering degree or equivalent technical experience in civil/mechanical/electrical.

Responsibilities

• Own construction execution for a discipline or process area from procurement strategy and contractor mobilization through installation, mechanical completion, and commissioning handover.
• Drive schedule performance with urgency by removing obstacles in real time and holding contractors and your team to uncompromising standards of productivity, quality, and safety.
• Manage area or discipline budget and cost performance, tracking earned value, administering change orders, and escalating variances with recovery plans.
• Coordinate across civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and process interfaces to resolve design-field conflicts and keep construction sequenced to commissioning needs.
• Lead contractor and vendor performance through structured accountability, clear work packaging, and consistent field presence from early foundations and steel through final punch.

Skills

Project ownership

Strong communication

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Our client, Industrial Construction is seeking a Construction Project Manager to join their team. As a Construction Project Manager, you will be part of the Industrial Construction team supporting multi-discipline project execution. The ideal candidate will have strong ownership and urgency, the ability to coordinate complex field interfaces, and a proven commitment to safety and quality—aligning successfully in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment.

Job Title: Construction Project Manager

Location: Corpus Christie, TX

What's the Job?

• Own construction execution for a discipline or process area from procurement strategy and contractor mobilization through installation, mechanical completion, and commissioning handover.
• Drive schedule performance with urgency by removing obstacles in real time and holding contractors and your team to uncompromising standards of productivity, quality, and safety.
• Manage area or discipline budget and cost performance, tracking earned value, administering change orders, and escalating variances with recovery plans.
• Coordinate across civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and process interfaces to resolve design-field conflicts and keep construction sequenced to commissioning needs.
• Lead contractor and vendor performance through structured accountability, clear work packaging, and consistent field presence from early foundations and steel through final punch.

What's Needed?

• 5+ years managing large-scale construction projects, preferably in industrial or manufacturing settings, including ground-up execution.
• Proven ability to manage subcontractors, track cost and schedule performance, and drive multi-discipline field execution independently with minimal oversight.
• Strong working knowledge of industrial construction methods across one or more core disciplines (civil/structural, mechanical/piping, electrical/instrumentation, or process equipment installation) with the ability to coordinate across multiple interfaces.
• Engineering degree or equivalent technical experience preferred in civil, mechanical, chemical, electrical, or a related discipline.
• Exceptional communication skills to align design, procurement, field teams, and leadership around clear priorities and hard dates, plus a relentless problem-solving mindset with extreme ownership.

What's in it for me?

• Lead construction execution on ambitious industrial materials refining and process plant projects built in America.
• Take full accountability for schedule, budget, safety, and quality from mobilization through commissioning handover.
• Work in a fast-paced, multi-contractor environment where proactive look-ahead planning and critical-path focus directly impact outcomes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, procurement, quality, commissioning, and operations to deliver world-class facilities.
• Build your career by driving field execution with first-principles problem solving and structured contractor accountability.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells–creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.