Project Manager - Industrial EPC & Data Center Construction

Management Performance Associates; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Management Performance Associates seeks a Project Manager to support Sr. Project Manager on large-scale construction projects, primarily in data centers, with work spanning chemical, petrochemical, and heavy industrial sectors.

You will help with planning, scheduling, reporting, and coordinating with clients and subcontractors to keep projects on budget and on track. The role requires leadership, communication, and the ability to work both independently and within a team across multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of direct project management experience.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Strong computer skills and quick to learn new systems.
• Experience with estimating and billing processes.

Responsibilities

• Estimate project scope and costs.
• Oversee subcontractors and manage project execution.
• Maintain project documentation and budgets.
• Prepare and review reports for stakeholders.
• Coordinate with clients and project team in meetings.
• Track changes, risks, and issues and resolve conflicts.

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

About this Role

This is a remote travel role 100% onsite at client projects. Overtime eligible. Per diem provided.

The Project Manager supports the Sr. Project Manager to support a growing portfolio of large-scale construction projects, primarily within the rapidly expanding data center market. Additional projects span the chemical, petrochemical, oil and gas, and other heavy industrial sectors. The Project Manager will assist overseeing and coordinating various aspects of a project, such as change requests, project planning and scheduling, monitoring project progress, communicating with stakeholders, coordinating with team members and subcontractors, tracking project expenses, and ensuring that the project stays on track and within budget. The junior project engineer may also be responsible for preparing reports and assisting in resolving any project-related issues that arise during the course of the project. Ultimately, the Project Manager plays a key role in helping to ensure that the project is completed successfully and meets its objectives.

What You'll Do

• Estimating project scope and costs
• Manage project expectations and execution of subcontractors
• Maintaining project documentation
• Tracking project expenses and budget
• Preparing reports
• Communicate with clients and subcontractors
• Attend and actively participate in project coordination and owner/contractor/architect/engineer meetings as requested or required.
• Research and preparation of change requests to resolve design issues for approval
• Research and recommend solutions to design document problems, including conflicts, interferences, and errors/omissions
• Monitor field work and/or contract work to ensure compliance with company standards, procedures, specifications, and codes
• Submittal and RFI processes
• Early completion and tracking of billing

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Project Management, Construction Management, Business, Engineering) or combination of experience and/or education.
• 5+ years of direct experience
• Able to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Strong computer skills and quick to learn new systems
• Commitment to continuous improvement of communication, organization and leadership skills
• Effective scheduling and delegation to accomplish tasks on time
• Tactful conflict resolution and problem solving abilities
• A good understanding of how to read drawings and specifications
• Familiar with computer-based estimating
• Knowledge of billing and collections