Project Manager - Construction

ARCO Design/Build; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous bonus program based on perfom

ARCO Funded Profit Sharing Program

Tuition Reimbursement for Associates

401k

1 Month Paid Sabbatical after every 5 

Scholarship reimbursement for assoc.

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Job summary

ARCO Design/Build is seeking a highly motivated Project Manager with 2-8 years of design/build experience. You will lead project performance from concept to completion, owning profit and performance for each project and driving customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities include estimating, scheduling, design coordination, cost reporting, and safety management, with regular owner/design-team collaboration and value engineering input.

Qualifications

• 2-8 years of design/build experience.
• Ability to make sound decisions under tight deadlines.
• Ability to organize, plan and manage multiple activities.
• Commitment to quality by evaluating project-related processes.
• Integrity that supports the company and employees.
• Computer skills: Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

• Manage project aspects including estimating, scheduling, quality control, progress reports, progress billing, design review and coordination.
• Work with the owner early to facilitate design with design professionals.
• Ensure accurate and complete estimates with design team for preliminary drawings.
• Participate in owner meetings to review scope, costs and value engineering ideas.
• Oversee buyout process and selection of subcontractors.
• Conduct bi-weekly job-site meetings and coordinate safety, quality and schedule.
• Conduct progress meetings with owners and construction team.

Job description

About You

ARCO is a premier, full service design/build general contractor with more than 20 years of experience providing clients with complete project delivery throughout the United States. At ARCO, our goal is to foster an environment of boundless organic growth where advancement opportunities for our associates are limitless. If you are interested in our best –in-class merit based financial reward structure and are ready to take your career to the next level, consider joining our team of highly successful project managers.

About You

ARCO is a premier, full service design/build general contractor with more than 20 years of experience providing clients with complete project delivery throughout the United States. At ARCO, our goal is to foster an environment of boundless organic growth where advancement opportunities for our associates are limitless. If you are interested in our best –in-class merit based financial reward structure and are ready to take your career to the next level, consider joining our team of highly successful project managers.

ARCO is looking for a highly motivated construction Project Manager with 2-8 years of design/build experience. The project manager has the overall responsibility for project performance and customer satisfaction, taking it from concept to completion. Each Project Manager has full profit and performance responsibility for his/her projects.

A Day In The Life

• Responsible for managerial and administrative aspects of a project. This includes being proficient in estimating, scheduling, quality control, progress reports, progress billing, design review and coordination, cost reporting, safety, and proposal preparation.
• Work with the owner early in the process in order to facilitate the design process with the chosen design professionals.
• Ensure that an accurate and complete estimate for the project is prepared. Project Managers work closely with owners and the design team to develop preliminary concept drawings.
• Participate in the proposal meeting with the owner to review the scope of work, discuss ways to reduce costs, and provide value engineering ideas.
• Oversee the buyout process and to selection of subcontractors.
• Conduct bi-weekly job site meetings on site.
• Coordinate with the Superintendent to ensure safety, quality control and schedule.
• Conduct progress meetings with Owners and the construction team.
• Remain cost conscious and aware of every aspect of the project at all times.
• Ability to communicate effectively with everyone involved in the project.

Necessary Qualifications

• 2-8 years of design/build experience.
• Ability to effectively make sound decisions under tight deadlines.
• Ability to organize, plan and manage multiple activities to accomplish desired results.
• Exhibit commitment to quality by evaluating project-related processes. Make necessary changes, use customer input to make improvements, and meet/exceed internal and external customer expectations.
• Act in a manner of integrity that shows support for the company, its values, and the employees, while maintaining constant focus on meeting/exceeding customer requirements and expectations.
• Computer skills: proficiency using Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft Project.

We Offer a Competitive Benefit Package That Includes

• Generous bonus program based on performance
• ARCO Funded Profit Sharing Program
• Tuition Reimbursement for Associates
• 401k
• 1 Month Paid Sabbatical after every 5 years of employment
• Scholarship reimbursement for associates’ children
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage

MAKE YOUR MOVE

We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #9 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2026. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us, and want to do business with us. We have looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person who can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resources team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

EOE, including disability/vets