Food & Beverage Project Manager — Design & Build Leader

Dennis Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dennis Group is seeking a Project Manager to serve as the primary client contact through design concept, bidding, construction and start‑up for food and beverage facilities across the U.S. and Canada.

You will coordinate design, engineering, and construction teams to ensure scope, cost, and schedule targets are met. The role demands strong leadership, organization, and communication skills, with extensive travel and on‑site oversight across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (strongly preferred), Construction Management, or Architecture.
• 3+ years of experience within a design-build, General Contractor company working with multiple in-house engineering disciplines, architects, designers, etc.
• 3+ years of experience with MEP industrial construction projects, preferably food and beverage or pharmaceutical projects.
• 3+ years of experience with Building construction, Project scheduling, Construction estimating, and Construction Safety.
• Basic understanding of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, and other design software
• Familiarity with sanitary environments is a plus
• Must meet overnight travel requirement of not less than 50% (overnight travel of 70-120 nights out of town annually) of any given time of the year.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing projects from planning through commissioning including developing key success criteria for each project and ensuring the success criteria are achieved
• Assist with the development of project scope, budget, schedule, and critical path elements
• Develop RFI
• Prepare purchase/work authorization.
• Maintain client SharePoint site
• Manage in-house and consulting design teamwork product
• Establish design criteria; reviewing design and construction phase documents
• Manage permit, code and regulatory approvals
• Develop preliminary procurement plan (preparation of bid packages, bid tabulation, writing of purchase orders and subcontracts)
• Assemble and evaluate potential project bidders
• Develop small engineering services proposal
• Manage bid process fairly and professionally
• Maintain “Outstanding Items Needs” list
• Maintain Project Meeting notes
• Develop and issue monthly reports
• Determine project permitting needs
• Update project forecasting tool monthly
• Review and approve monthly supplier invoices and client billing
• Develop and maintain submittal and RFI processes
• Develop preliminary PM/Eng/CM/Start-up support cost estimate
• Facilitate and manage food safety risk assessments
• Organize construction trades and administering subcontracts
• Manage project budget and expense approvals
• Manage contract and change order administration
• Oversee equipment installations
• Provide on-site supervision and coordinate design team on-site support activities
• Manage project punch‑list inspection
• Assemble and maintain complete project records and close‑out documents
• Interface with client, work in client facilities and construction sites.
• Utilize multiple software programs (MS Office, CAD, Navisworks, MS Project, SharePoint, etc.)
• Research project management best practices
• Support talent growth within our organization

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

MS Office

CAD/Navisworks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Architecture

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Navisworks

Job description

Dennis Group is seeking a Project Manager to serve as the primary client contact through design concept, bidding, construction and start‑up for food and beverage facilities across the U.S. and Canada.

You will coordinate design, engineering, and construction teams to ensure scope, cost, and schedule targets are met. The role demands strong leadership, organization, and communication skills, with extensive travel and on‑site oversight across multiple projects.