Project Manager I, Heavy Industrial Construction

Graycor; Portage (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Graycor Industrial Constructors’ Heavy Industrial division is seeking a Project Manager to lead projects from preconstruction through closeout, emphasizing safety and quality at every stage.

The ideal candidate will bring seven years of heavy industrial construction experience, strong leadership, and excellent communication to coordinate project engineers, field staff, and subcontractors on site within a union environment while safeguarding schedule and profitability.

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of heavy industrial construction operations experience.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in a self-perform project environment and union setting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety compliance and quality programs on the project site.
• Actively participate in bidding and pre-construction services.
• Represent Graycor as the client’s contact with owners, engineers, and subcontractors.
• Manage and mentor project engineers, field superintendents, and administrative staff.
• Maintain budget and schedule to protect profitability.
• Execute subcontracts and purchase orders, approve invoices and change requests.
• Lead lean initiatives and continuous improvement programs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Overview

As a Project Manager with Graycor Industrial Constructors’ Heavy Industrial division, you will have the authority to drive successful project results, moving your projects from preconstruction through final closeout in the safest manner possible while maintaining the highest quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all safety compliance and quality programs are being executed on the project site. Safety is one of our core values.
• Actively participate in bidding and pre‑construction services.
• Represent Graycor as the client’s contact. Openly and confidently communicate with all other parties involved with the project, establishing trust and rapport with owners, engineers, subcontractors, and local union officials.
• Manage the performance of the professional support personnel on the project site. This typically includes Project Engineers, Field Superintendents, and administrative staff.
• Maintain strict control over the budget and keep the project on schedule, ensuring ongoing profitability.
• Execute subcontracts and purchase orders, approve subcontractor invoices and change requests, negotiate contract changes with the client, and complete close‑out requirements for projects.
• Mentor and train Project Engineers to ensure their ongoing career growth and development.
• Implement new ideas. Be an active member and leader within the Graycor Industrial Constructors, actively participating in committees, making recommendations for new initiatives, and embracing new policies related to Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement Programs, and Lean Construction.

Qualifications

• A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant heavy industrial construction operations experience within the steel and metal producing industries.
• A bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required.
• Strong leadership skills with the desire to succeed. Our best Project Managers are self‑starters who drive excellence and meet high standards with the ability to inspire commitment, monitor performance, coach and develop people, negotiate positive outcomes, create a collaborative environment, reduce liability, solve problems and issues.
• Effective communication skills to motivate your team, delegate tasks, and present proposals to clients with competence and confidence. Ability to communicate with highly technical individuals.
• The fortitude to juggle competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment. Multi‑tasking with a sense of urgency while maintaining strong attention to detail and accuracy is crucial.
• Must be familiar with a “self‑perform” project environment and be used to working in a unionized labor environment.
• Must be familiar with lump sum, competitive bid environment.