Project Manager II - Manufacturing Market

Gray; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray Construction's Lexington office seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead complex industrial construction initiatives, coordinating design, procurement, and field teams to meet schedule and budget. You will supervise subcontractors, manage reports, and ensure compliance with safety and quality programs while maintaining strong client relationships.

The ideal candidate brings 10–15 years in construction management, with 7–10 years leading large industrial projects; a related bachelor’s

Qualifications

• Ten to fifteen years in construction management.
• Experience as lead project manager on large industrial construction projects.
• Strong collaboration and team orientation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities of subcontractors, suppliers, vendors and customers, design and engineering efforts.
• Monitor and report on the financial status of the project and handle subcontract and contract administration.
• Develop job progress schedules to ensure construction aligns with plans.
• Purchase and monitor delivery of materials ensuring price, quality and conformance to specs.
• Negotiate contracts with subcontractors and vendors and define work responsibilities.
• Review and approve subcontractor and vendor payment requests.
• Issue changes to obtain timely prices from subcontractors.
• Ensure projects are designed, procured and constructed per guidelines and meet customer expectations.
• Prepare reports like monthly progress analyses, billings and status reports.
• Organize and maintain job files for workflow continuity.
• Submit verbal and written project status reports to management.
• Review shop drawings and submittals for scope compliance.

Skills

Construction management

Project coordination

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Architecture

Job description

Gray Construction is looking to add a Project Manager to their Lexington office.

Responsibilities

Why Gray?

Gray is a fully integrated, global service provider deeply rooted in engineering, design, and construction, along with smart manufacturing and equipment manufacturing services. Consistently ranked as a leader in the industry, we focus on the following markets for domestic and international customers:Food & Beverage, Manufacturing,Data Centers,Distribution, Commercial andAdvanced Technology.

Founded in 1960, Gray’s robust offering enables us to create one-of-a-kind solutions at the highest levels of customization, delivering unmatched precision and partnership to some of the world’s most sophisticated organizations. Still, these areas don’t define Gray—our people do. Passion, commitment, and a great team spirit all speak to the team members at Gray.

• The project manager will coordinate the interrelating activities of subcontractors, suppliers, vendors and customers, design and engineering efforts.
• Will monitor and report on the financial status of the project(s) and is responsible for subcontract and contract administration.
• Develop job progress schedule to ensure that actual construction parallels with the schedule.
• Purchase and monitor the delivery of all needed materials for the project(s) ensuring optimum prices, quality and conformance to specifications.
• Negotiate contracts with subcontractors and vendors for various trades, ensuring that all phases of the work are encompassed and that a clear definition of work responsibility is defined.
• Review and approve subcontractor and vendor payment requests.
• Issue changes in the work to receive prices from subcontractors in a timely fashion.
• Work with design and engineering managers to ensure project(s) is/are designed, procured and constructed within the boundaries of operating guidelines, while conforming to technical requirements and ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Prepare various reports to successfully manage the project(s), such as monthly red files, progress analysis/schedules, billings and status reports.
• Organize and maintain job files to ensure continuity of workflow.
• Submit verbal and written reports on project status to management.
• Review shop drawings and submittals to ensure compliance with scope of work.
• May be responsible for estimating efforts relative to the project(s) and proposal preparation efforts.
• Responsible for the communication, implementation and enforcement of Gray’s safety and quality programs on site.

Qualifications

The new team member is required to have ten to fifteen years of experience in construction management, with a minimum of seven to ten years’ experience managing large industrial construction projects. Experience as the lead project manager of a construction project is required.

Preference will be given to candidates with a bachelor’s degree in a related field (Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture).

The new team member should be an energetic, self-motivated individual who enjoys a team environment, as well as a passion for collaboration and professional development. If you are a high achiever striving to exceed expectations in a fast-paced innovative company, then Gray is the place for you.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the team member is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and arms, reach, and talk or hear. They are regularly required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 lbs, and occasionally lift or move up to 100 lbs. Specific vision abilities include accurate near and distant vision.

Frequently in a normal office environment where noise level is moderate and temperature/humidity is controlled. Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and outside weather conditions. May be exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold and/or heat, risk of electrical shock, explosives and vibrations. Noise level on the job site is normally moderate to loud. Overtime will be required. Travel will be required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Will supervise project support team members, as well as subcontractors.

EEO Disclaimer

Gray is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes everyone to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.