Lead Project Manager, Commercial HVAC Construction

Kauai Mechanical; Kalaheo (HI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kauai Mechanical is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead commercial construction projects from award through closeout. This role fits a construction professional who takes ownership, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and ensures safety, quality, schedule, and budget targets are met.

You will oversee project planning, submittals, RFIs, change orders, and closeout, partnering with field teams to drive on-time performance and customer satisfaction across Kauai’s commercial HVAC

Qualifications

• 5+ years of mechanical construction project management experience, or equivalent combination of estimating and field experience.
• Experience managing commercial HVAC, refrigeration, or plumbing construction projects.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, submittals, and control drawings.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned commercial mechanical projects from contract award through final closeout. Serve as the primary point of accountability for safety, quality, schedule, cost, and customer satisfaction on each project.
• Review awarded contracts and construction documents. Identify scope, exclusions, allowances, and risk items. Confirm technical feasibility of the sold scope with the Installations Department Manager and Foremen.
• Manage the submittal process, prepare and route equipment and material submittals for approval by the Engineer of Record, General Contractor, and Owner.
• Manage RFIs: draft, submit, track RFIs; incorporate responses into project documents; communicate impacts to the field team.
• Own change management, identify scope changes early, price and negotiate change orders with the General Contractor and Owner, and document approvals.
• Develop and maintain project schedules; look ahead 2-4 weeks; coordinate with other trades, GCs, and Owners.
• Own project financials: budget vs. actual, cost tracking, subcontract commitments, change order recovery, monthly gross profit reporting.
• Lead project buyout, select vendors, negotiate pricing, issue subcontracts and purchase orders, track long-lead items.
• Own project billings: prepare monthly Applications for Payment, track receivables, manage lien releases.
• Attend meetings with owners, architects, GCs; represent Kauai Mechanical professionally with stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Installations Department Manager, Foremen, and Field Leads on execution, resource allocation, and issue resolution.
• Partner with Warehouse Manager on material staging, long-lead item tracking, site logistics.
• Manage permits and city coordination; ensure inspections are scheduled and passed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Scheduling

Problem-solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Mechanical Engineering degree

Construction Management degree

Tools

Bluebeam Revu

Procore

Microsoft Project

Service Titan

Job description

Kauai Mechanical is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead commercial construction projects from award through closeout. This role fits a construction professional who takes ownership, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and ensures safety, quality, schedule, and budget targets are met.

You will oversee project planning, submittals, RFIs, change orders, and closeout, partnering with field teams to drive on-time performance and customer satisfaction across Kauai’s commercial HVAC