Senior Concrete Project Manager

Trueline Talent; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle allowance

Phone allowance

Medical insurance (PPO)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Trueline Talent’s client, a national self-perform concrete contractor, seeks a Senior Concrete Project Manager to lead large projects within about two hours of Knoxville, including a major $100 million initiative starting in 2027. You will be home every night.

The role offers a base salary of $120,000-$150,000 with annual ESOP and 401(k) contributions targeting 15% of base salary. Relocation assistance is available and growth opportunities abound.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field is required (equivalent combinations qualify).
• 10+ years of construction experience with self-perform concrete or related self-perform work.
• Track record managing large, complex projects end to end including finances, scheduling, and change management.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple large, complex self-perform concrete projects from preconstruction through closeout.
• Serve as primary client/GC contact, overseeing financials, change management, scheduling, and contractor relations.
• Manage project budgets, cost projections, and labor/material performance for self-perform scopes.

Skills

Project management

Client-facing

Cost management

Scheduling

Safety leadership

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field

Job description

Trueline’s client, the self-perform concrete division of a nationally recognized, employee-owned construction company, is seeking a Senior Concrete Project Manager to join their team in Knoxville, TN. You’ll lead large, complex concrete projects within about two hours of Knoxville, including a major $100 million project starting up in 2027, and you’ll be home every night.

The role pays $120,000-$150,000, plus annual ESOP and 401(k) contributions targeted at 15% of base salary. This self-perform contractor builds for its own family of companies and for other general contractors across the region. It’s a chance to lead a marquee project and help build the team behind it.

What You’ll Do as the Senior Concrete Project Manager:

• Lead multiple large, complex self-perform concrete projects from preconstruction through closeout
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and general contractors, overseeing financial management, change management, scheduling, conflict resolution, and contractor relations
• Manage project budgets, cost projections, and labor and material performance on self-perform concrete scopes
• Oversee the change and cost management process from start to finish
• Help develop procurement documents and establish agreements and work scopes with vendors, suppliers, and lower-tier subcontractors
• Coordinate with design teams on design packages, estimating, bidding, and construction schedules
• Allocate project resources, including field crews, equipment, and materials, and adjust them as project needs change
• Determine builder’s risk and insurance approaches and make sure required coverage is in place
• Model safety leadership, address unsafe conditions promptly, and partner with superintendents on corrective actions
• Work with inspection and permitting authorities to understand requirements and plan to meet them
• Lead and develop Assistant Project Managers and Project Engineers
• Set clear expectations with project team members, trade partners, and stakeholders, and manage deliverables to completion

Must-Haves as the Senior Concrete Project Manager:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field, plus 10+ years of construction experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience also qualifies.
• Project management experience with a self-perform concrete subcontractor, or with a civil or heavy civil subcontractor doing comparable self-perform work
• A track record of managing large, complex projects end to end, including financials, change management, and scheduling
• Strong client-facing skills with general contractors and owners
• A firm grasp of self-perform labor, material, and equipment cost management
• Safety leadership on active jobsites
• Ability to work from the Knoxville office and travel to projects within about two hours. Relocation assistance is available.

Nice-to-Haves as the Senior Concrete Project Manager:

• Experience with a large national self-perform concrete contractor
• Structural concrete experience, including foundations, elevated decks, post-tensioned, cast-in-place, or tilt-up work
• Preconstruction and estimating involvement on concrete packages
• Heavy civil, DOT, or bridge experience
• Experience managing APMs and Project Engineers
• OSHA 30-hour Construction certification

Our Client Offers:

• Base salary of $120,000-$150,000, depending on experience
• Employee ownership: annual ESOP and 401(k) contributions targeted at 15% of base salary, with no employee contribution required, met in nearly every year since the ESOP launched, and a five-year vesting schedule
• Vehicle allowance and phone allowance
• Medical (PPO and high-deductible options with an employer HSA contribution), dental, and vision, with the company covering the majority of medical premiums
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and supplemental coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• A wellness program with medical premium discounts and fitness reimbursement
• Relocation assistance available for candidates outside the region
• Regional projects within about two hours of Knoxville, so you’re home every night
• The chance to lead a major $100 million project starting in 2027
• An employee-owned culture where everyone shares in the company’s success

Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.