Project Manager

Prospectconst; Puyallup (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid medical coverage

Profit sharing/retirement program

PTO

Job summary

A leading heavy civil contractor in Washington seeks a Project Manager with at least 5 years of experience in construction management, especially in water/wastewater facilities. Responsibilities include supervising construction activities, collaborating with engineers, negotiating contracts, and managing budgets. The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Construction Engineering or a related field and strong project management skills. This role comes with a comprehensive benefits package including medical coverage, profit sharing, and PTO.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in managing construction projects with successful outcomes.
• Experience with heavy water/wastewater facilities.
• In-depth understanding of construction procedures and material management.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision and maintains overall responsibility for construction management.
• Collaborate with engineers and architects to determine project specifications.
• Negotiate contracts and obtain permits as needed.

Skills

Project management

Construction scheduling

Budget management

Negotiation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering or related field

Job description

Building with Purpose. Delivering with Expertise.

Prospect Construction is a leading Heavy Civil Contractor specializing in complex water and wastewater treatment facilities and large-scale civil infrastructure. With decades of self-perform capability and deep technical experience, we approach every project with precision, integrity, and a commitment to true partnership.

Founded in 1998 in Puyallup, Washington, Prospect has grown from its roots as a General Contractor into one of the Northwest’s premier treatment plant and civil infrastructure builders. Our success is driven by disciplined execution, problem-solving expertise, and a team united by our core values—Passion, Courage, Team, and Stewardship.

As we’ve continued to expand our capabilities and impact, we’ve also broadened our geographic reach, now proudly serving communities throughout the Northwest in Puyallup, WA and Mountain West with offices in Missoula, Montana and Sheridan, Wyoming.

At Prospect Construction, we don’t just build projects—we build trust, relationships, and lasting infrastructure that strengthens the communities we serve.

Why do we exist? Prospect Construction seeks to glorify God by providing opportunities for our employees to utilize their unique gifts through construction to benefit and serve our families, stakeholders, and community. What do we do ? We construct unique, complex, and challenging projects for our clients throughout the west.

Role: Project Manager – Washington

Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision and maintains overall responsibility for the management of construction and quality control activities.
• Collaborate and assist engineers, architects, and owners to determine the specifications of the project.
• Negotiate contracts.
• Obtain permits and licensing.
• Determine needed resources (manpower, equipment, and materials) from start to finish with attention to budgetary limitations.
• Plan all construction operations and schedule intermediate phases to ensure deadlines are met.
• Evaluate progress and prepare detailed reports.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate overall project CPM schedule to management; project superintendent, owner/engineer, and subcontractors.
• Analysis of impacts to the project schedule and negotiation of schedule extensions with the owner and their representatives.
• Attend and lead weekly progress meetings with the owner.
• Prepare, finalize, and manage the monthly pay request with the owner or their representative in a timely manner to insure receipt of payment in a timely manner.
• Management of subcontractor costs, submittals, RFIs, schedule, pay requests, change orders and communications.
• Management of supplier costs, submittals, RFIs, schedule, pay requests, change orders and communications.
• Management of material purchasing and delivery schedules.
• Represent and support subcontractor and supplier interests to the Owner or their representative.
• Perform monthly labor and material budget analysis.
• Coordinate and manage project detailing requirements, including concrete lift drawing, metal fabrication detail drawings, mechanical layout drawings. Ensure detailing is accomplished to facilitate timely purchase and delivery of materials to the jobsite.
• Project closeout including as-built drawings, spare parts, O&M manual.
• Documentation of substantial completion, final completion, and documentation of project warranty dates.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in managing construction projects with a track record of successful outcomes.
• Experience with heavy water/ wastewater facilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering, Construction Management or a related degree or comparable work experience.
• In-depth understanding of construction procedures, material, project management principles.
• Along with the ability to understand project scheduling, cost control and to read and understand project owner specifications and engineering drawings.

Prospect Construction has a comprehensive benefits package: employer paid medical coverage, profit sharing/retirement program, and PTO.

Prospect Construction, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, race, color, creed, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to employment, advancement, assignment, and training. This commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity is made equally as a social responsibility and as an economic and business necessity.