Senior Civil & Underground Projects Lead

S.J. Louis Construction, Inc.; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid travel

Daily per diem

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k)

Life Insurance

HSA

FSA

PTO

Job summary

S.J. Louis Construction, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex heavy civil and underground infrastructure projects from preconstruction through closeout. This hybrid role splits time between the office, home, and project sites with travel and a daily per diem for overnight assignments.

You will manage budgets, schedules, and client relationships, mentor engineers and PMs, and ensure safety and quality across large-diameter pipelines, pump stations, and other critical utilities.

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of construction project management experience in heavy civil or underground utility work.
• Experience managing underground utilities, large-diameter pipelines, pump stations, or heavy civil infrastructure.
• Experience with projects valued at $10M to $50M or more.
• Familiarity with gravity sewer, force mains, water mains, and trenchless methods.
• CPM scheduling, budget management, change orders, and subcontractor management.

Responsibilities

• Lead project phases from planning through closeout and coordinate team structures.
• Manage budgets, cost forecasting, and margins; oversee change orders and invoicing.
• Build CPM schedules, rolling look-aheads, and protect schedule with long-lead procurement.
• Coordinate with owners, engineers, inspectors, vendors, and municipal stakeholders.
• Ensure safety, quality, and regulatory compliance on active municipal sites.

Skills

Project management

CPM scheduling

Budget management

Subcontractor management

Client communication

Procore

Bluebeam

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

S.J. Louis Construction, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex heavy civil and underground infrastructure projects from preconstruction through closeout. This hybrid role splits time between the office, home, and project sites with travel and a daily per diem for overnight assignments.

You will manage budgets, schedules, and client relationships, mentor engineers and PMs, and ensure safety and quality across large-diameter pipelines, pump stations, and other critical utilities.