Lead Commercial Construction Project Manager

Powers-; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Powers & Sons Construction in Chicago, IL is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead commercial construction from preconstruction to closeout. You will coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, and field teams to meet safety, quality, schedule, and budget goals while maintaining client service excellence.

The role requires strong leadership, proactive risk management, and effective communication across multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, business, or a related field preferred.
• Five or more years of commercial construction project management experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects through the full construction lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts, drawings, specifications, scheduling, estimating, procurement, and cost control.
• Experience managing subcontractors, change orders, owner relationships, and project financial performance.
• Ability to lead multiple priorities and make sound decisions in a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency with construction management, scheduling, estimating, and Microsoft Office software.
• Experience with public, institutional, education, healthcare, civic, industrial, or similar commercial construction projects is preferred.
• OSHA 30 certification or the ability to obtain it.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial construction projects from preconstruction through closeout, including warranty.
• Develop, maintain, and manage budgets, cost forecasts, schedules, and overall plans.
• Coordinate with Superintendents to align field operations, manpower, logistics, safety, quality, and sequencing.
• Manage owner and design-team communications, including progress meetings and reporting.
• Review project documents to identify risks, gaps, and coordination needs.
• Lead subcontractor and supplier procurement, bid evaluation, contracts, and awards.
• Manage subcontracts, purchase orders, change orders, cost documentation.
• Monitor financial performance: committed costs, projected costs, contingency usage, billings, cash flow, profitability.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, change documentation, minutes, and logs.
• Identify schedule/cost/quality risks early and develop corrective actions.
• Maintain relationships with clients, architects, consultants, trade partners, and stakeholders.
• Support pursuits, estimating, constructability reviews, and preconstruction planning.
• Mentor Project Engineers, Assistant PMs, interns, and others.
• Ensure compliance with policies, contracts, safety expectations, and regulations.
• Lead project closeout, punch lists, final docs, warranties, and financial reconciliation.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Contract management

Communication

Leadership

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, business, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Construction management software

Estimating software

Job description

Powers & Sons Construction in Chicago, IL is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead commercial construction from preconstruction to closeout. You will coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, and field teams to meet safety, quality, schedule, and budget goals while maintaining client service excellence.

The role requires strong leadership, proactive risk management, and effective communication across multi-disciplinary teams.