Project Manager – Federal & Military Projects (USACE/NAVFAC)

ETHOS - Talent & Advisory; Washington; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ETHOS - Talent & Advisory is seeking a Construction Project Manager to lead full life-cycle delivery of federal and military construction projects, from award through closeout. You will own scope, schedule, budget, safety, quality, change orders, subcontractors, and customer communication on mission-critical installations.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, you will build controls, manage logs (submittals, RFIs, procurement, COs), coordinate with engineering, estimating, procurement, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of construction PM experience on federal/military work.
• Manage subcontractors, schedules, budgets, change orders, owner communication, and documentation.
• Experience on active federal installations or mission-critical facilities, preferably military construction.
• Strong understanding of contracts, submittals, RFIs, procurement, safety, QA/QC, closeout.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, RMS, and Real Property transfer processes.
• Federal security/badging, Davis-Bacon, certified payroll, or site-specific access experience.

Responsibilities

• Own project execution end to end: scope, schedule, budget, safety coordination, quality, change orders.
• Lead subcontractor coordination, field planning, look-ahead schedules, and owner meetings.
• Maintain project controls: cost-loaded schedule, submittal log, RFI log, procurement log, change log, meeting minutes, forecast updates.
• Coordinate across engineering, estimating, procurement, finance, and leadership to protect margin.
• Support monthly WIP forecasting with cost-to-complete, revenue recognition support, and change order assumptions.

Skills

Federal construction PM

Subcontractor management

Schedule management

Budget management

Owner communication

Documentation

Contract understanding

Safety QA/QC

Closeout

Procore proficiency

MS Project

Excel

Teams/SharePoint

Project reporting

Payroll compliance (Davis-Bacon)

Tools

Primavera P6

RMS

Real Property transfer

Procore

MS Project

Excel

Teams/SharePoint

Job description

Lead full life-cycle delivery of federal and military construction projects from award through closeout on some of the country's most mission-critical installations.

What You Will Do

As Construction Project Manager, reporting to the Director of Operations and Construction, you'll own project execution end to end: scope, schedule, budget, safety coordination, quality, change orders, subcontractors, and customer communication. You'll maintain project controls - cost-loaded schedule, risk register, submittal log, RFI log, procurement log, change order log, meeting minutes, and forecast updates - and lead subcontractor coordination, field planning, look-ahead schedules, and owner meetings. You'll manage federal documentation requirements, site access, security coordination, QA/QC, and safety submittals, identify schedule and cost risks early with corrective actions, and coordinate across engineering, estimating, procurement, finance, and executive leadership to protect margin and customer confidence. You'll also support monthly WIP forecasting with cost-to-complete, revenue recognition support, and change order assumptions.

What You Need

• 10+ years of construction project management experience on federal/military work (USACE, NAVFAC, AFCEC, DOD, VA, GSA, or similar) - no formal degree requirement is stated in the source JD; confirm whether one applies before posting
• Demonstrated ability to manage subcontractors, schedules, budgets, change orders, owner communication, and documentation
• Experience on active federal installations or mission-critical facilities, preferably military construction
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, submittals, RFIs, procurement, safety, QA/QC, and closeout
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, RMS, and Real Property transfer processes
• Federal security/badging, Davis-Bacon, certified payroll, or site-specific access experience

What Makes You Stand Out

• PMP, CCM, OSHA 30, NAVFAC Redzone, or USACE/NAVFAC CQM certification
• Experience with solar, microgrid, BESS, generator, MV electrical, controls, CHP, or utility coordination
• Proficiency with Procore, MS Project, Excel, Teams/SharePoint, and project reporting