Project Manager II

Haskell; Shreveport, Northern (LA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Haskell, a nationally recognized Top Workplace, seeks an experienced Senior Construction Project Manager to lead large, complex projects with direct owner/client communication.

You will drive scope, schedule, cost, and risk management while leading diverse teams and ensuring safety and quality compliance through the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management or equivalent, plus 5 years minimum in construction management.
• Experience managing resources, including budgets, schedules and materials in a multi-project environment.
• Knowledge of estimating, construction methods, engineering, equipment and technology.
• Excellent understanding of safety procedures.
• Excellent organizational, supervisory, communication, collaboration and analytical skills.
• Ability to travel per project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee large, complex projects (over $50MM revenue, EPC-type) as single point of contact to owner/client.
• Lead project teams with advanced leadership across multiple competencies.
• Monitor progress, safety and quality; ensure compliance with safety policies and quality objectives.
• Manage submittals, RFIs, drawings, as-builts and meeting minutes; control documentation.
• Plan, schedule, and sequence work with superintendent and subcontractors, aligning with prime contract dates.
• Control project costs: labor projections, contingency, change orders, invoicing, and budget profitability.
• Develop procurement strategy, issue bids, qualify subcontractors, and manage commitments.
• Prepare detailed estimates and cost control systems; contribute to project lifecycle planning.
• Define scope, objectives and deliverables; manage start-up, execution, and close-out tasks.

Skills

Resource management

Estimating

Safety procedures

Organization

Supervisory skills

Communication

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management

Job description

At Haskell, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a nationally recognized Top Workplace where diverse perspectives and inclusive thinking drive stronger outcomes. Whether you’re starting out, growing your expertise, or leading the way, you’ll find a culture grounded in trust, driven by excellence, and built to support your goals. Here, you’ll have the opportunity, flexibility, and sense of belonging to grow your career your way—while making a real impact.

Scope of Position

Responsible for handling larger, more complex projects, such as projects over $50MM in revenue, EPC-type projects, or those with multiple phases; is the single point of contact to communicate directly with owner/client. Proficient in every project management competency specifically project team leadership with advanced skills in many more competencies.

Job Responsibilities

• Field Management,Safety,andQuality: Reviews and monitors project progress,qualityand safety. Ensures that Haskell safety policies are enforced with commitment from all subcontractors.Complies withquality requirements to meet established qualityobjectives.Works with Superintendent to ensure the project isbeing completedper all project requirements.
• Document Control: Maintains submittal control, including scheduling, receiving, reviewing, approving and expediting submittals from suppliers and subcontractors to comply with progress schedule. Prepares and manages requests for information and maintains RFI log. Manages drawing updates and preparation of meeting minutes. Manages as-builts and redline drawings in field.
• Scheduling: Plans, sequences, and schedules the project with input from the superintendent and subcontractors, in accordance with the prime contract key dates. Manages the project schedule, conducts job site meetings and assists with updates to schedules.
• Financial Management: Responsible for project cost control including updating of labor projections, financial logs (contingency, buyout, change orders, etc), cost reports and project status summaries. Responsible to understand the expected project fee and to manage the project budget to ensure profitability. Prepares Owner requisitions for payment and other required project invoicing. Maximizes project cash flow through invoicing and collections. Manages payments to subcontractors and vendors, including reviewing and approving schedules of value, pay requisitions, invoices and required insurance coverage.
• Procurement and Commitments: Responsible for establishing the procurement strategy, for preparing bid packages and invitation to bid inquiries, receiving and analyzing bids, qualifying subcontractors, and awarding subcontracts and material purchase orders. Ensures procurement strategy commitments are in line with established budgets with any significant variances are reported to supervisor. Responsible for creating commitments that identify scope, are of the correct type, to minimize risk. Works with Prequalification Department to qualify subcontractor and obtain approvals. Implements risk mitigation strategies as outlined within the completed Subcontractor Risk Evaluation (SRE).
• Estimating: Prepares detailed estimates, cost code input, and cost control systems.
• Project Lifecycle Management: Plans and organizes the work and sets the vision for the project team. Defines the project scope, objectives, deliverables and plan in order to complete the work. Effectively manages project start-up and close-out tasks and any warranty work. Provides project team leadership and maintains a healthy project team culture focusing on the Haskell core values.
• Scope and Change Management: Ensures proper notice to owner as required by the contract. Monitors and documents changes and prepares and secures owner acceptance of contract change orders. Issues modifications to subcontracts and purchase orders after owner acceptance and updates budget in summary cost report.
• Risk Management: Identifies, assesses and evaluates risks to the project using various available tools. Understands prime contract requirements and terms and conditions within subcontract agreements.
• Subcontractor/Vendor Management: Communicates performance requirements and manages subcontractor and supplier performance issues including documentation, default notices and replacement, if necessary.
• Design Coordination: Monitors the progress of design documents. Participates in design review meetings and provides input regarding constructability, as well as scope and cost changes. Understands and monitors design key dates and budget. Coordinates requirements of governing authorities for permits, inspections and final approval of the project with design team.
• Client Relations: Manages client relations, including progress meetings, correspondence, periodic reports, change orders, and response to client inquiries and directives.
• Project Development: Works with project directors in responding to RFP’s including the preparation of conceptual estimates, schedules and other proposal documents. Participates in client presentation if required.
• Staffing: Works with director of construction and construction core personnel to establish job organization including superintendent and PCE requirements.
• Personnel Development: Influences the development of construction personnel through mentoring and on-the-job training. Sets clear expectations for each team member and defines their role.
• Project Communications: Establishes and maintains project communication plan. Provides regular updates and progress report to stakeholders.
• Travel as required.
• Other duties which may be assigned as needed.
• Supervises others.

Education & Years of Experience

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management or equivalent is preferred plus 5 years minimum in construction management

Qualifications

• Expertisein managing resources, including budgets,schedulesand materials in an environment of multiple, competing demands
• Knowledge of estimating, construction methods, engineering, equipment and technology
• Excellent understanding of safety procedures.
• Excellent organizational, supervisory, communication, collaboration and analytical skills
• Ability to travel per project requirements

EnvironmentalFactors and Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, team members may be required to visit alternate locations and therefore must have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to do so. This position requires the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information. The team member is frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.

Haskell will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008.The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity.Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

Haskell isa Drug-Free Workplace, andan Equal Opportunity Employerthat does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.