Senior Construction Manager

Blue Ridge Executive Search; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: $150K–$175K DOE + Bonus

Company car opportunity

Dynamic team

Prestigious projects

100% remote

Job summary

Blue Ridge Executive Search is seeking a Senior Construction Manager experienced in commercial or energy performance projects. The role emphasizes leading junior PMs, maintaining client relationships, and delivering large, complex jobs with strict budgets.

The position offers a dynamic team, chance to influence prestigious projects, and a fully remote work arrangement, aligning with our client’s focus on high-impact construction initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, chemistry, physics or construction management from a four-year college or university or equivalent experience
• 10 years of project management experience
• Experience using estimating and accounting software for analysis
• Competent with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and scheduling software

Responsibilities

• Plan and work with operations to ensure the project is built properly and within budget
• Provide leadership to junior project managers and mentor them toward senior roles
• Maintain professional relationships with owners/customers to achieve high satisfaction
• Plan work for each project phase and coordinate with operations to meet schedules
• Maintain a cooperative environment with clearly defined roles and responsibilities
• Update management on project status and junior PMs' progress
• Use data to monitor project costs and forecast financial health
• Identify and mitigate risks affecting schedule, safety, and personnel
• Ensure proper permitting and compliance with regulations
• Identify improvement areas to boost reputation with employees and customers

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management

Tools

Estimating software

Accounting software

MS Word/Excel/Outlook

Scheduling software

Job description

Do you speak project management at all levels? We are seeking a Senior Construction Manager expert in the construction industry. The ideal candidate will possess a background in commercial or energy performance with a focus on large projects. This candidate will not be afraid to be an “out of the box” thinker as well as a “problem identifier”.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan and work with operations to ensure the project is built properly and within budget.
• Provide leadership to more junior project managers and help them learn the skills necessary to become senior project managers while overseeing their projects at a higher level. Help provide mentoring and development of individuals.
• Work directly with the owner or customer and maintain a good professional relationship rapport in order to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Plan out work to be completed during each phase of a project, and then work with operations to maintain schedule to hit all benchmarks and scheduled cut off days.
• Maintain a cooperative environment, where all individuals involved in a project have clearly defined roles, feel engaged and motivated to work together in order to achieve project goals and hit deadlines.
• Be able to update management on the status of the Senior ConstructionManager’s project, as well as be able to give updates on the status of junior project manager’s projects assigned to the Senior ConstructionManager.
• Use data to analyze the state of the project in order to monitor project costs and project the financial health of the project.
• Identify potential risk factors (schedule, safety, personnel) and work to mitigate their impact on the project.
• Ensure proper permitting is acquired and all local, state, and federal regulations are taken into account.
• Identify areas of improvement and work to help improve reputation with our employees, customers, industry, and communities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, chemistry, physics or construction management from a four-year college or university or equivalent experience
• 10 years of project management experience.
• Previous experience using estimating and accounting software to work on analysis
• Competent in use of computer software applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook as well as scheduling software
• Local experience preferred
• Strong organizational capabilities and focus; analytical and logical thinking
• Progressive development through technical, administrative, coordination and management roles.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• $150K – 175K DOE+ ANNUAL BONUS
• COMPANY CAR OPPORTUNITY
• DYNAMIC TEAM
• PRESTIGIOUS PROJECTS
• 100% REMOTE