Project Manager: Heavy Civil & Underground Utilities

Talent Edge Recruiting; Westwood (MA); On-site; USD 5,000,000 - 30,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Company vehicle/fuel card

Job summary

Talent Edge Recruiting seeks an experienced Project Manager for heavy civil and underground utilities in the Greater Boston area. You will own budgets, schedules, and bids, working closely with field teams and owners to deliver multi-million-dollar projects.

The role requires 5+ years in heavy civil/municipal construction, with direct experience in water, sewer, drainage, and related infrastructure. This is an onsite position in Westwood, MA with strong client relationships and field oversight.

Qualifications

• Ideally 5+ years of Project Management experience in heavy civil, underground utilities, or municipal construction.
• Direct experience with water, sewer, drainage, roadway, utilities, or similar infrastructure work.
• Experience managing municipal/public hard-bid projects.
• Strong understanding of budgets, cost control, forecasting, scheduling, WIP, billing, and change orders.
• Comfortable working directly with Superintendents, Foremen, owners, and engineers.
• Able to understand what is happening in the field, not solely project administration.

Responsibilities

• Manage heavy civil and municipal projects including water, sewer, drainage, roadway, pump station, utility, and sitework
• Own project budgets, cost forecasting, financial performance, and WIP reporting
• Maintain project schedules and review short-term look-ahead schedules with field teams
• Work closely with Superintendents to stay ahead of schedule, cost, and field issues
• Manage monthly billing, collections, change orders, and project documentation
• Coordinate submittals, subcontract agreements, vendors, engineers, and owners
• Attend project/progress meetings and maintain strong owner and client relationships
• Visit jobsites as needed to stay connected with field operations
• Manage projects ranging from approximately $5M-$30M+

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Client relationships

Field coordination

Tools

Primavera P6

Viewpoint Vista

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Talent Edge Recruiting seeks an experienced Project Manager for heavy civil and underground utilities in the Greater Boston area. You will own budgets, schedules, and bids, working closely with field teams and owners to deliver multi-million-dollar projects.

The role requires 5+ years in heavy civil/municipal construction, with direct experience in water, sewer, drainage, and related infrastructure. This is an onsite position in Westwood, MA with strong client relationships and field oversight.