Senior Construction Project Manager

Energy-Systems-Group; Indiana; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Holidays

Vacation

Parental leave

Job summary

Energy Systems Group is hiring a Senior Construction Project Manager for the Public Sector Central team. This remote position requires travel up to 50% with overnight stays depending on project location.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, cost control, and on-time delivery for complex public sector projects. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in engineering/construction project management, a relevant degree, and certifications such as PMP and DBIA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management preferred.
• 7+ years of engineering and construction-related project management experience.
• Experience directing project teams and developing schedules.
• Ability to manage budgets and control costs across projects.
• Professional and ethical collaboration with customers and teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with engineering to ensure accurate estimates aligned with goals.
• Maintain customer contact to schedule work and report progress, costs and training.
• Obtain quotes, select contractors, issue contracts, and manage subcontractors.
• Track project costs, billings, and margins, and flag deviations for action.
• Monitor labor, materials, and modifications to meet time and cost targets.
• Ensure OSHA and safety compliance; oversee installation and quality control.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Scheduling

Contractor management

Vendor coordination

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or construction management

PMP certification

DBIA certification

Job description

ENERGY SYSTEMS GROUP is hiring a Senior Construction Project Manager to join our Public Sector Central team in Tennessee. This position is remote. Frequent travel of 50%, including overnight travel dependent on project(s) location is required.

The essential functions of the position include:

• Coordinates with engineering staff to ensure that prompt and accurate estimates and pricing are achieved and consistent with project goals
• Develops and maintains ongoing contact with the customer to schedule and coordinate all work performed and to ensure clear and consistent communication about the project’s progress, costs and training
• Assists engineers in obtaining quotes from outside mechanical, electrical and construction contractors and vendors, chooses appropriate contractors and vendors for each project, issues contracts, schedules and manages all contractor and subcontractor work and ensures on time arrival of all project equipment and supplies
• Coordinates with ESG Management, Finance and Accounting support groups to ensure project is on track and cost objectives are met
• Reviews Project Metrics report with the project accountant that contains contract value, percent of completion, billings, contingency and margin; flags on report that generate action items include under billings by more than 5% and margin deviation by greater than 3%
• Monitors labor, materials, project modifications and work completion and makes changes as necessary to ensure achievement of project objectives within cost and time constraints
• Works with temperature controls contractors to ensure systems, software and control strategies achieve project goals
• Oversees all aspects of installation, working with all parties involved to proactively prevent and solve quality and other problems that may arise in the course of the project
• Create and maintain an efficient, effective project work force, providing training and supervision for each member assigned to the project and coordinating team member activities to meet project objectives
• Responsible for ensuring adherence to all OSHA, Federal, State and safety regulations as well as all ESG policies and procedures
• Keeps abreast of all changes in federal, state and local safety regulations and company policies as they pertain to the project installation and implements system changes as required
• Analyzes project costs and works with accounting and finance departments to determine customer billing
• Performs all financial management tasks within ESG’s financial management systems software
• Performs related work as required

Your background includes:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, with a preference for engineering or construction management
• A minimum of seven (7) years’ engineering and construction-related experience managing construction projects
• Minimum construction related requirements include:
  • Exposure to project development
  • Exposure to working with and directing project teams
  • Experience in developing schedules
  • Managing project budgets Demonstrated ability to successfully manage projects from development to project closure
  • Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets and project schedules, properly document projects, and work well with customers and achieve customer satisfaction on every job
  • Demonstrated ability to work with others including customers in a professional and ethical manner
• Demonstrated working knowledge of OSHA, Federal, and State Safety regulations

A bonus to have:

• Ten (10) years’ experience engineering and construction-related experience managing construction projects
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Designated Design Build Institute of America (DBIA)

What we bring to you:

• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance plans and wellness plans for employee and your family
• Life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and supplemental benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Nine Paid Holidays with three floater holidays
• Paid Vacation and Personal/Sick Leave
• Paid Parental Leave for the birth, adoption, or placement of a child/children
• Highly competitive salaries and incentive structure

We want you to know:

ESG is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We value talent and understand that our colleagues allow us the opportunity to deliver an exceptional customer experience. We achieve our goals through teamwork and conduct our business with integrity. Join our world-class team to provide mission-critical infrastructure solutions for K-12 schools and universities to local, state and federal government agencies and more.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

Energy Systems Group, LLC and its commonly owned affiliates, PacificWest Energy Solutions, Inc. and Yearout Energy Solutions Company, LLC, (collectively, \"ESG\") do not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiting entities (generally, “Agency[ies]”). Candidate materials that are submitted by an Agency to ESG that are either unsolicited or are submitted by an Agency to an ESG employee other than a member of ESG’s Human Resources Department are considered an “Improper Agency Submission.” Any materials submitted via an Improper Agency Submission will be considered the sole and exclusive property of ESG, regardless of whether a fully executed staffing agreement exists between ESG and an Agency. ESG disclaims all liability and financial obligation of any kind, including the payment of Agency placement fees or commissions, associated with an Improper Agency Submission.