PEMB Manager

Petersen Brothers Construction; Twin Falls (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Petersen Brothers Construction in Twin Falls, Idaho, seeks an operations-focused leader to turn awarded work into successful PEMB projects, owning scheduling, field execution, manpower planning, and project outcomes. This role drives delivery, efficiency, and profitability from handoff through completion.

You will coordinate office, field, and vendor teams, drive erection sequencing, crane use, and crew sizing, while tracking costs and ensuring safety and quality.

Qualifications

• This is an operations role focused on delivery, efficiency, and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of projects at handoff from pre-construction
• Lead project kickoff, ensuring clear scope, schedule, and expectations
• Drive execution from mobilization through completion
• Ensure alignment between office, field, and vendors
• Direct and support superintendents and field crews across all PEMB projects
• Oversee erection sequencing, crane utilization, and crew sizing
• Ensure proper installation of: Primary steel, Secondary framing, Roof and wall systems, Insulation systems (e.g., Simple Saver), Liner panels, trim, and accessories
• Identify and resolve field issues quickly to maintain production
• Build and manage detailed PEMB erection schedules
• Sequence work to maximize efficiency (crew flow, crane picks, deliveries)
• Coordinate dependencies (e.g., secondary complete before roof install)
• Identify opportunities to accelerate schedules (overtime, crew stacking, etc.)
• Plan and allocate labor across multiple projects
• Optimize crew size, skill mix, and productivity
• Coordinate equipment needs (cranes, lifts, telehandlers, etc.)
• Ensure proper staffing to meet schedule demands
• Coordinate directly with PEMB manufacturers and suppliers on: Delivery schedules; Material sequencing; Missing/damaged materials
• Ensure projects are ready to receive and install materials without delay
• Oversee unloading, staging, and site logistics
• Track job costs, labor productivity, and installation efficiency
• Identify and correct cost overruns in real time
• Support billing milestones tied to erection progress
• Work with PMs/accounting to maintain strong cash flow
• Serve as the escalation point for field challenges
• Make real-time decisions to keep projects moving
• Maintain strong communication between field teams and leadership
• Drive accountability across all levels of execution
• Ensure all PEMB installations meet manufacturer and PBC standards
• Implement and enforce quality control processes
• Maintain strict adherence to safety protocols
• Conduct site visits and inspections regularly

Job description

This role is responsible for turning awarded work into successful projects owning: scheduling, field execution, manpower planning, and project outcomes. This is a pure operations role focused on delivery, efficiency, and profitability, not sales or pre-construction.

Key Responsibilities

Project Execution Leadership

• Take full ownership of projects at handoff from pre-construction


• Lead project kickoff, ensuring clear scope, schedule, and expectations


• Drive execution from mobilization through completion


• Ensure alignment between office, field, and vendors

Field Operations & Erection Oversight

• Direct and support superintendents and field crews across all PEMB projects


• Oversee erection sequencing, crane utilization, and crew sizing


• Ensure proper installation of:
  
  
  • Primary steel
  
  
  • Secondary framing
  
  
  • Roof and wall systems
  
  
  • Insulation systems (e.g., Simple Saver)
  
  
  • Liner panels, trim, and accessories
  
  


• Identify and resolve field issues quickly to maintain production

Scheduling & Production Management

• Build and manage detailed PEMB erection schedules


• Sequence work to maximize efficiency (crew flow, crane picks, deliveries)


• Coordinate dependencies (e.g., secondary complete before roof install)


• Identify opportunities to accelerate schedules (overtime, crew stacking, etc.)

Manpower & Resource Planning

• Plan and allocate labor across multiple projects


• Optimize crew size, skill mix, and productivity


• Coordinate equipment needs (cranes, lifts, telehandlers, etc.)


• Ensure proper staffing to meet schedule demands

Vendor & Material Coordination

• Coordinate directly with PEMB manufacturers and suppliers on:
  
  
  • Delivery schedules
  
  
  • Material sequencing
  
  
  • Missing/damaged materials
  
  


• Ensure projects are ready to receive and install materials without delay


• Oversee unloading, staging, and site logistics

Financial Performance (Execution Side)

• Track job costs, labor productivity, and installation efficiency


• Identify and correct cost overruns in real time


• Support billing milestones tied to erection progress


• Work with PMs/accounting to maintain strong cash flow

Problem Solving & Field Leadership

• Serve as the escalation point for field challenges


• Make real-time decisions to keep projects moving


• Maintain strong communication between field teams and leadership


• Drive accountability across all levels of execution

Quality & Safety

• Ensure all PEMB installations meet manufacturer and PBC standards


• Implement and enforce quality control processes


• Maintain strict adherence to safety protocols


• Conduct site visits and inspections regularly