Project Manager - Construction

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc.; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc. is seeking a Construction Project Manager to lead complex industrial projects in California.

You will work with internal design teams and external subcontractors to deliver on time, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate has 12+ years in construction roles, 8+ years as a construction manager for industrial structures, and strong knowledge of process systems and bids.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of construction experience including project engineer, site superintendent, or PM roles.
• 8+ years in construction management with industrial structures.
• Experience with industrial projects in food/beverage/pharma preferred.
• Familiarity with prime contracts, schedules, scopes, budgets, and performance expectations.
• Ability to read P&IDs and understand process systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage construction projects in food, beverage, and life science sectors with internal design teams and subcontractors.
• Lead project execution from inception to close-out: planning, scheduling, resources, budgets.
• Prepare and review project estimates and bids; oversee bid packages and contractor mobilization.
• Ensure safety, quality, schedule, and cost controls; coordinate with stakeholders.

Skills

12+ years experience

8+ years as construction manager

P&IDs reading

contract negotiation

Procore

Bluebeam

MS Project

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

MS Project

Timberline

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

About Us

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology. Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description

Construction Project Manager

Who You’ll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world‑class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment. When you join Design Group as a Construction Project Manager, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Construction Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

What You’ll Do

• Manage construction projects in the food, beverage, and life science manufacturing sectors in collaboration with our in-house design teams, licensed professional engineers, governing authorities, and subcontractors
• Mange project execution from inception to close-out, including planning, scheduling, resources, budgets, and coordination of construction resources and activities
• Generate accurate monthly project control reports
• Manages project risk associated with contracts, insurance, and notices-to-proceed
• Create and review project estimates based on conceptual and early project design packages
• Manage the entire contractor bidding process including assembling bid packages, conducting job walks, evaluating bids, and coordinating contractor mobilization activities
• Review subcontractor contracts and proposals for conformity to the project schedule and scope
• Coordinate subcontractor and supplier requirements to meet project schedule operations
• Ensure compliance with project plans and specifications
• Assume responsibility for safe, quality, timely, and cost-effective execution of on-site construction project work
• Ensure that all materials and methods of construction conform to company, industry, and regulatory standards, specifications, and requirements
• Oversee jobsite, planning, progress, and closeout meetings
• Analyze subcontractor change requests
• Manage project safety
• Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team

What You’ll Bring

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in construction roles (project engineer, site superintendent, construction project manager)
• A minimum of eight years of experience as a construction manager including industrial structures experience
• Project responsibility experience with an A&E design build firm (preferred)
• Experience as a construction manager with industrial structures in the food, beverage, consumer products, pharmaceutical, or related industries (preferred)
• Successful completion of industrial projects with values ranging from $50K to $50M
• A working knowledge of process systems and the ability to read P&IDs
• Experience negotiating contracts and putting bids together for final presentation
• Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, MS Project, Timberline, AutoCAD, or Revit software systems
• An understanding of prime contracts requirements including schedules, scopes, budgets, and performance expectations
• Manufacturing site experience (preferred)
• A willingness to travel for project requirements including installation and start-up activities, client and company sponsored meetings, trainings, industry related seminars, forums, and conventions
• A willingness to relocate to the local area (relocation assistance is available for highly qualified applicants)
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management, or a related technical degree (preferred)
• OSHA 10- or 30-hour certification
• Construction project management certification (preferred)

Our culture and commitment to our people is what sets us apart. We foster an environment of mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in the individual and collective success of our professionals. Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path. As a Construction Project Manager, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools. You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world‑class engineer and a highly effective leader.

Feel like you're on the path to becoming a Construction Project Manager but you're not quite there yet? We'd love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a Design Group Engineering Consultant.

At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job.

We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions.

Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer.

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Applicants may be subject to pre‑employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

Company: Design Group Throughout Barry-Wehmiller, we hold ourselves to a unique measure of success: by the way we touch the lives of people. It’s that vision that drives us in creating world‑class experiences and solutions for our customers and unites us around our common goal—to use the power of our business to build a better world.