Senior Commercial Construction Project Manager

Powers & Sons Construction; Gary (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Powers & Sons Construction is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Gary, Indiana office. The Project Manager will lead the planning and execution of commercial construction projects from preconstruction through closeout, ensuring each project meets its safety, quality, schedule, financial, and client-service objectives.

This position serves as the primary point of coordination between owners, architects, engineers, trade partners, field leadership, and internal project teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, business, or a related field preferred.
• Five or more years of commercial construction project management experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects through the full construction lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts, drawings, specifications, scheduling, estimating, procurement, and cost control.
• Experience managing subcontractors, change orders, owner relationships, and project financial performance.
• Ability to lead multiple priorities and make sound decisions in a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency with construction management, scheduling, estimating, and Microsoft Office software.
• Experience with public, institutional, education, healthcare, civic, industrial, or similar commercial construction projects is preferred.
• OSHA 30 certification or the ability to obtain it.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial construction projects from preconstruction and procurement through construction, closeout, and warranty.
• Develop, maintain, and manage project budgets, cost forecasts, schedules, and overall project execution plans.
• Coordinate closely with Superintendents to align field operations, manpower, logistics, safety, quality, and project sequencing.
• Manage owner and design-team communications, including progress meetings, reporting, decision tracking, and issue resolution.
• Review project documents, contracts, drawings, specifications, and scopes of work to identify risks, gaps, and coordination requirements.
• Lead subcontractor and supplier procurement, including scope development, bid evaluation, contract negotiation, and award recommendations.
• Manage subcontracts, purchase orders, change orders, pay applications, commitments, and project cost documentation.
• Monitor project financial performance, including committed costs, projected costs, contingency usage, billings, cash flow, and profitability.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, change documentation, meeting minutes, logs, and other project controls.
• Identify potential schedule, cost, quality, and coordination issues early and develop clear corrective action plans.
• Maintain productive relationships with clients, architects, consultants, trade partners, and community stakeholders.
• Support project pursuits, interviews, estimating efforts, constructability reviews, and preconstruction planning as needed.
• Mentor Project Engineers, Assistant Project Managers, interns, and other developing team members.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, contractual requirements, safety expectations, and applicable regulations.
• Lead project closeout, including punch-list completion, final documentation, owner training, warranties, and financial reconciliation.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication

Budget management

Risk management

Team mentoring

Scheduling

Contract management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, business, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Scheduling software

Estimating software

Job description

Powers & Sons Construction is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Gary, Indiana office. The Project Manager will lead the planning and execution of commercial construction projects from preconstruction through closeout, ensuring each project meets its safety, quality, schedule, financial, and client-service objectives.

This position serves as the primary point of coordination between owners, architects, engineers, trade partners, field leadership, and internal project teams.