Construction Project Manager – Heavy Civil & Site Development

Actalent; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Company vehicle

Gas card

401k

Job summary

Actalent in Raleigh, NC, is seeking a Construction Project Manager to lead heavy civil, infrastructure, utility, earthwork, concrete, and site development projects from preconstruction through closeout.

You will manage budgets, schedules, and subcontractor coordination while ensuring safety, quality, and client satisfaction in a fast-paced environment. The role requires at least five years' PM experience and a related degree.

Qualifications

• At least five years of project management experience in heavy civil, infrastructure, industrial, site development, utilities, concrete, earthwork, or a related construction environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage small- to mid-sized heavy civil, infrastructure, utility, earthwork, concrete, and site development projects from initial planning through final completion and closeout.
• Lead preconstruction activities, including preparing estimates, reviewing project scope, soliciting subcontractor bids, performing constructability reviews, and developing project execution plans.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed project budgets, cost forecasts, schedules, staffing plans, and performance updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor labor and equipment productivity, job cost performance, change orders, and schedule impacts to ensure the project remains aligned with approved targets.
• Identify performance variances and develop corrective action plans when project costs, productivity, or schedule deviate from the approved budget or milestones.
• Coordinate daily and long-range activities among project teams, field leadership, consultants, clients, subcontractors, vendors, and other stakeholders to maintain alignment with project objectives.
• Lead preconstruction meetings, regular project progress meetings, client meetings, subcontractor coordination meetings, and internal staff meetings to drive communication and accountability.
• Organize and prioritize day-to-day project activities and ensure decisions support safety, environmental compliance, cost control, schedule adherence, quality standards, and client satisfaction.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation, including contracts, submittals, RFIs, change documentation, progress reports, meeting minutes, and project closeout materials.
• Obtain necessary approvals for changes, submittals, and other project requirements, and resolve project issues with urgency, sound judgment, and a solutions-focused approach.
• Partner closely with field operations to plan work, address constraints, coordinate labor, equipment, and materials, and keep field execution aligned with the project plan and schedule.
• Support the staffing, coaching, and development of project engineers, assistant project managers, field engineers, superintendents, and foremen by providing guidance and feedback.
• Promote, model, and verify compliance with company safety policies, project procedures, and quality expectations across all project activities.
• Collaborate with internal teams to support project financial reviews, forecasting, and reporting as needed.
• Perform additional project-related responsibilities as required to support successful project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Subcontractor coordination

Risk management

Client communication

Change management

Leadership

Travel willingness

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field

Tools

HCSS HeavyBid

Microsoft Office

Construction management software

Scheduling software

Estimating software

Job description

Actalent in Raleigh, NC, is seeking a Construction Project Manager to lead heavy civil, infrastructure, utility, earthwork, concrete, and site development projects from preconstruction through closeout.

You will manage budgets, schedules, and subcontractor coordination while ensuring safety, quality, and client satisfaction in a fast-paced environment. The role requires at least five years' PM experience and a related degree.