Remote Construction Project Manager – Global Plant Projects

General Motors; Missouri; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Construction Project Manager to oversee construction projects for manufacturing plants, non‑manufacturing sites, and PDPM initiatives from funding approval through occupancy.

You will initiate multi‑discipline teams, manage schedules, and solve complex construction challenges with rigorous analysis, while traveling up to 50% and reporting to a GM hub as required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in project management within industrial or construction fields.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
• Exposure to coordinating facilities design and construction activities.
• Exposure to Construction Contracts including engineering drawings and specifications.
• Exposure to Building codes and construction specifications.
• Exposure to construction safety and Safety Contract Management process.
• Exposure to project budget management including change orders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time both internationally and domestic.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and organize project teams consisting of multi-discipline members from engineering, finance, purchasing, safety, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Manage changing priorities and construction schedules. Possesses the ability to decide and act without having the total picture, can handle multiple and concurrent diverse projects with minimal direct supervision, and can coordinate activities with key stakeholders and other disciplines.
• Employ rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult schedule and construction problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
• Identify future issues related to construction schedules utilizing broad knowledge and perspective related to construction activities. Future oriented and can create and execute competitive and breakthrough concepts related to facility design and construction.
• Demonstrate strong self‑management skills by independently prioritizing tasks, meeting deadlines, and driving projects forward with minimal supervision
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Skills

5+ years in project management

Excellent written and verbal comms

Strong self-management

Problem solving and scheduling

Ability to coordinate multi-discipline

Willingness to travel up to 50%

Decision making with incomplete data

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Construction Project Manager to oversee construction projects for manufacturing plants, non‑manufacturing sites, and PDPM initiatives from funding approval through occupancy.

You will initiate multi‑discipline teams, manage schedules, and solve complex construction challenges with rigorous analysis, while traveling up to 50% and reporting to a GM hub as required.