Project Manager, Food and Beverage Construction

ARCO Companies; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Traditional and Roth 401k

Tuition reimbursement for associates

Scholarship for associates’ children

1-month paid sabbatical after every 5 

5,000 travel allowance

1-week paid volunteer leave

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

100% paid 10-week maternity leave

Job summary

ARCO Design/Build in Columbia, MD is seeking a Project Manager for the Food and Beverage Construction niche. The role oversees projects from concept to completion, with profit and performance responsibility and a focus on client satisfaction.

Requirements include BS in Civil/Mechanical Eng and 3–5 years of design/build PM experience in Food Processing/Manufacturing & Beverage industries; proficiency in Procore, Bluebeam, MS Office; ability to manage multiple activities under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• BS in Civil or Mechanical Engineering required.
• 3–5 years of project management experience in Food Processing/Manufacturing & Beverage industry.
• Ability to make sound decisions under tight deadlines.
• Ability to organize, plan and manage multiple activities to achieve results.
• Commitment to quality and customer satisfaction; meet/exceed expectations.
• Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft Project.

Responsibilities

• Manage managerial and administrative aspects of a project including estimating, scheduling, quality control, progress reporting, progress billing, design review and coordination, cost reporting, safety, and proposal preparation.
• Engage with owners early in the process to facilitate design with chosen professionals.
• Lead the design team to deliver complete, client-focused design on schedule and coordinate drawings and permits.
• Ensure accurate project estimates with owner and design team; develop preliminary concept drawings.
• Participate in proposal meetings with owners to review scope and provide value engineering ideas.
• Oversee buyout and selection of subcontractors.
• Conduct bi-weekly job-site meetings and travel if required.
• Coordinate with the Superintendent to ensure safety, quality and schedule.
• Conduct progress meetings with Owners and construction team.
• Maintain cost consciousness and effective communication with project stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively with all involved in the project.

Skills

Project management

Design-build

Estimating

Scheduling

Communication

Procore

Bluebeam

Microsoft Project

Education

BS in Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Word

Excel

Outlook

Microsoft Project

Job description

Project Manager, Food and Beverage Construction

Columbia, MD, US

About You:

Are you passionate about solving customers' problems and transforming their vision into reality through the design-build construction process? Do you want to be part of a team that is obsessed with providing the best possible experience to those clients? If the answer is "Yes!" then we have an exciting, long-term career opportunity for you.

We are seeking a highly motivated construction Project Manager with 3-5 years of design/build experience in the Food Processing/Manufacturing & Beverage Industry to expand our Food and Beverage sector in the northeast with the opportunity to grow this sector throughout the nation. This role involves 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.

ARCO Design/Build is a premier, full-service design/build general contractor with extensive 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.

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.
• Lead the design team by delivering a complete, client-focused design on schedule; communicate deliverables to the owner; coordinate drawing reviews; submit and manage permits; and oversee the process through construction and project completion.
• 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, may require travel.
• 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:

• BS in Civil or Mechanical Engineering.
• 3-5 years of project management experience in the Food Processing/Manufacturing & Beverage Industry.
• 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 Procore, Bluebeam, Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft Project.

What We Can Offer You:

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 100% paid 10-week maternity leave

At ARCO, our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are proud to be a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country – constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.

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 are 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.