Project Manager - Industrial EPC & Data Center Construction

Your Talent Team; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Talent Team is seeking a Project Manager to support the Sr. Project Manager on a growing portfolio of large-scale construction projects, including data centers.

The role involves coordinating change requests, scheduling, and budgeting, with a focus on delivering projects on time and within scope. This position requires effective communication with clients and subcontractors, preparing progress and financial reports, and ensuring alignment with project objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 5+ years of direct construction project management experience.
• Ability to read drawings and specifications.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Experience with budgeting and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Estimate project scope and costs.
• Manage subcontractor execution and workflow.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Track expenses and manage the budget.
• Prepare regular project reports for stakeholders.
• Coordinate with clients and subcontractors on progress.
• Attend and contribute in coordination meetings.
• Prepare change requests and track approvals.
• Resolve design issues and prevent conflicts.
• Monitor field work for compliance with standards.
• Process submittals and RFIs in a timely manner.
• Support billing and invoicing activities.

Skills

Project management

Team collaboration

Scheduling

Budget tracking

Client communication

Reading drawings

Billing & invoicing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Estimating software

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