Food Manufacturing PM – Design-Build, Multi-site, Travel

Johnson Service Group, Inc.; Westtown Township (PA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

401(k)

Job summary

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is hiring four Project Managers for Carlisle, PA; Tulare, CA; Spencer, WI; and Melrose, MN to lead high-impact greenfield and brownfield food manufacturing projects from planning through execution. Expect 70–80 USD per hour on a contract basis with travel up to 75% as needed, and local presence at one of the listed locations.

You will cover contracting strategy, bid management, risk review, negotiations, and client coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Food & Beverage experience required — cheese or dairy experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead contracting strategy development aligned to project goals.
• Build RFPs, run bid processes, lead bid meetings, evaluate bids, and recommend awards.
• Review contracts, identify risk, recommend terms, and support contractor performance and cost reporting.
• Support negotiations with owners and engineer/contractor teams.
• Act as day‑to‑day client point of contact and coordinate engineering services delivery.
• Guide delivery method selection and manage bridging packages (up to ~30% design) for Design‑Build efforts.
• Partner with estimating resources to validate scope, reconcile bids vs. estimates, and support GMP negotiations.
• Oversee schedule strategy and support project controls processes, reporting, and tool selection.
• Provide executive-level reporting on KPIs, risks, and project status.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field

Tools

Primavera

Procore

Power BI

BIM 360

Bluebeam

SharePoint

MS Project

Job description

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is hiring four Project Managers for Carlisle, PA; Tulare, CA; Spencer, WI; and Melrose, MN to lead high-impact greenfield and brownfield food manufacturing projects from planning through execution. Expect 70–80 USD per hour on a contract basis with travel up to 75% as needed, and local presence at one of the listed locations.

You will cover contracting strategy, bid management, risk review, negotiations, and client coordination.