Project Manager

RockBridge Search; Tennessee; On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

RockBridge Search is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to own planning, schedules, budgets, and client coordination on complex construction projects in Tennessee. You’ll drive from initiation through completion, manage risks, and maintain relationships with owners, subcontractors, vendors, and field teams.

The ideal candidate has several years of progressive PM experience in construction, strong knowledge of contracts, estimating input, project controls, and excellent written and verbal

Qualifications

• Progressive construction project management experience.
• Strong understanding of contracts, scheduling, budgeting, and project controls.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read and understand construction plans and specs.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the planning, execution, and completion of assigned projects.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, forecasts, and cost controls.
• Coordinate with superintendents, project engineers, subcontractors, vendors, owners, architects, and other stakeholders.
• Review plans, contracts, and scopes to identify issues early.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, change orders, pay apps, PO's, and other docs.
• Lead project meetings and maintain clear communication across parties.
• Maintain client relationships and protect schedule, budget, and quality.
• Ensure safety, efficiency, and on-schedule project delivery.
• Assist with estimating, preconstruction, procurement, and turnover when needed.

Skills

PM experience

Scheduling

Budgets

Contracts & scopes

Communication

Negotiation

Leadership

Project controls

PM software

Attention to detail

Team leadership

Tools

Construction software

Job description

Ready to take the wheel on projects that actually matter? We’re looking for a seasoned Project Manager who knows how to turn plans, budgets, schedules, and moving parts into successful finished projects. This is a role for someone who enjoys being in the middle of the action, thrives on accountability, and can keep a project moving forward even when the occasional curveball comes flying in.

The right Project Manager will bring a strong construction background, sharp organizational skills, financial awareness, and the ability to communicate with everyone from ownership and clients to subcontractors, vendors, field teams, and executives. You’ll be trusted to take ownership of your projects from the early planning stages through final completion, while building relationships and protecting the schedule, budget, quality, and overall success of every job.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Take overall responsibility for the successful planning, execution, and completion of assigned projects.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, forecasts, and cost controls.
• Coordinate closely with superintendents, project engineers, subcontractors, vendors, owners, architects, and other project stakeholders.
• Review plans, specifications, contracts, scopes of work, and project requirements to identify potential issues before they become expensive surprises.
• Manage project budgets and monitor costs, commitments, change orders, billings, and forecasts.
• Lead project meetings and maintain clear, consistent communication across all parties.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and project partners.
• Review subcontractor performance, schedules, documentation, and compliance.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, change orders, pay applications, purchase orders, and other project documentation.
• Identify project risks and develop practical solutions to keep work progressing.
• Work closely with field leadership to ensure projects are built safely, efficiently, on schedule, and according to plans and specifications.
• Monitor project milestones and hold the team accountable to established commitments.
• Assist with estimating, preconstruction, procurement, and project turnover when needed.
• Maintain accurate project records and provide timely reporting to leadership.
• Step in, speak up, solve problems, and keep the project train firmly on the tracks.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a Project Manager who understands that great project management is about much more than spreadsheets and schedules. You need to be a communicator, organizer, negotiator, problem-solver, relationship builder, and occasional professional firefighter when something unexpected pops up.

• Several years of progressive construction project management experience.
• Strong understanding of construction processes, contracts, scheduling, budgeting, and project controls.
• Experience managing multiple project components and competing priorities.
• Ability to read and understand construction plans, specifications, contracts, and scopes of work.
• Strong financial and analytical skills with an understanding of project profitability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and relationship-management abilities.
• Ability to make decisions, take ownership, and follow through.
• Proficiency with common construction technology and project management software.
• Strong attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture.
• A team-first attitude and the confidence to lead from the front.

THE RIGHT FIT

You’re organized without being rigid. You’re confident without needing to be the loudest person in the room. You know when to dig into the details and when to step back and look at the entire project.

You understand that successful construction projects are built by people first . You know how to build trust, communicate clearly, hold people accountable, and keep everyone pulling in the same direction.

If you’re the type of Project Manager who sees a problem and starts working on the solution instead of simply announcing that there is a problem, we should talk.

WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY

$120,000 salary in Etowah, TN , with the opportunity to take ownership of meaningful projects, work alongside experienced professionals, and make a visible impact from the first day forward.

If you’re ready for a Project Manager position where your experience, leadership, and ability to get things done are genuinely valued, this could be your next move.