Project Manager

Thompson Concrete Construction; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Options (ESOP)

Optional Life Insurance

Short & Long-Term Disability

401(k) w/ Matching

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Thompson Concrete Construction in Ohio is seeking a Project Manager to lead commercial construction projects from preconstruction through closeout. You will coordinate with owners, GC partners, field teams, and vendors to ensure safety, quality, schedule, and financial performance on every project.

You will drive planning, budgeting, procurement, and closeout while building strong relationships with clients and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Experience managing commercial construction projects.
• Strong understanding of construction drawings, specifications, schedules, scopes of work, and project documentation.
• Ability to manage budgets, costs, production tracking, change orders, contracts, and project financials.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build trust with field teams, clients, vendors, subcontractors, and internal departments.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and changing project needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned projects from start to finish, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, contract administration, procurement, execution, and closeout.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, general contractors, owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal team members.
• Coordinate closely with superintendents and field leadership to support manpower planning, equipment needs, material deliveries, production goals, jobsite logistics, and schedule commitments.
• Review project documents, scopes of work, drawings, specifications, contracts, change orders, RFIs, submittals, and project correspondence.
• Track project costs, labor production, budgets, forecasts, billing, change management, and financial performance.
• Lead project meetings, communicate project status, identify risks early, and develop practical solutions that keep the project moving forward.
• Support Thompson Concrete’s safety culture by ensuring jobsite teams have the planning, information, and resources needed to work safely.
• Maintain a high standard of quality and ensure that work is completed in accordance with project requirements, company expectations, and The Thompson Way.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Construction management software

Microsoft Office

Scheduling tools

Project documentation systems

Job description

The Project Manager is responsible for leading construction projects from preconstruction through closeout while maintaining Thompson Concrete’s standards for safety, quality, schedule, communication, and financial performance. This position works closely with owners, general contractors, project teams, field leadership, vendors, subcontractors, and internal departments to ensure each project is planned, coordinated, and executed successfully.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage assigned projects from start to finish, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, contract administration, procurement, execution, and closeout.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, general contractors, owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal team members.
• Coordinate closely with superintendents and field leadership to support manpower planning, equipment needs, material deliveries, production goals, jobsite logistics, and schedule commitments.
• Review project documents, scopes of work, drawings, specifications, contracts, change orders, RFIs, submittals, and project correspondence.
• Track project costs, labor production, budgets, forecasts, billing, change management, and financial performance.
• Lead project meetings, communicate project status, identify risks early, and develop practical solutions that keep the project moving forward.
• Support Thompson Concrete’s safety culture by ensuring jobsite teams have the planning, information, and resources needed to work safely.
• Maintain a high standard of quality and ensure that work is completed in accordance with project requirements, company expectations, and The Thompson Way.
• Employee Stock Options (ESOP)
• Optional Life Insurance
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) w/ Matching
• Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience managing commercial construction projects, preferably in concrete, structural concrete, foundations, site concrete, or related specialty trade work.
• Strong understanding of construction drawings, specifications, schedules, scopes of work, and project documentation.
• Ability to manage budgets, costs, production tracking, change orders, contracts, and project financials.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build trust with field teams, clients, vendors, subcontractors, and internal departments.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and changing project needs.
• Proficiency with construction management software, Microsoft Office, scheduling tools, and project documentation systems.

Why Join Thompson Concrete?

• Join an employee-owned company where your work contributes to shared success.
• Become part of a family of more than 600 ESOP owners across seven different companies.
• Work with a company that has served Ohio and the surrounding region for more than three decades.
• Be part of a team known for quality workmanship, strong field leadership, and long-term client relationships.
• Help build complex commercial concrete projects that shape communities throughout the region.
• Grow your career with a company that values faith, family, safety, integrity, quality, and ownership.