Senior Construction Project Manager — Remote (Northern CA)

Mobile Modular Management Corporation - A Division of McGrath; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company 4x

Company Paid Life Insurance

DailyPay

HSA

FSA

EAP

Pet Insurance

10 days vacation + 2 half-day holidays

Job summary

Mobile Modular Management Corporation - A Division of McGrath is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee projects from pre-bid through completion. You will own scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction, mentoring project teams and coordinating with stakeholders. Remote eligibility applies for Northern California candidates, with travel to active sites. The role emphasizes risk control, budgeting, and client relations.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years construction related experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of people leadership experience.
• Extensive understanding of project and program management principles, methods and techniques.
• Proven experience supporting preconstruction activities, including estimating, bidding, or pre-bid planning.
• Proven ability to lead projects through inspections, closeout, and owner turnover.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage project P&L performance including forecasting, cost-to-complete, contingency usage, and margin protection.
• Provide direct people leadership and performance management for Project Managers and Site Superintendents, including hiring, coaching, development, and accountability.
• Oversee multiple projects and project teams simultaneously, ensuring alignment with regional goals, standards, and best practices.
• Serve as a senior escalation point and decision authority for complex project issues regarding scope, schedule impacts, permitting, inspections, budget, staffing, and client expectations.
• Be directly involved in the pre-bid phase of projects, including review of plans and specifications, constructability input, scheduling strategies, and risk identification.
• Partner with estimating and operations leadership to support project pricing, bid strategy, and competitive positioning during the estimating process.
• Participate in go/no-go discussions and recommend bid strategies based on constructability and risk profile.
• Oversee site readiness including permitting, AHJ coordination, utilities, crane/set planning, access, and inspections.
• Lead identification of scope gaps, exclusions, assumptions, and clarifications during pre-bid and contract review phases.
• Review and validate project budgets, schedules, and scopes prior to contract execution to ensure feasibility and margin expectations.
• Provide strategic guidance to project teams to optimize cost control, schedule performance, and subcontractor management across the project lifecycle.
• Lead customer-facing discussions regarding scope clarifications, change orders, delays, and risk mitigation strategies, particularly with public-sector and school district clients.
• Collaborate with regional and executive leadership to support workload planning, staffing strategies, and operational improvements.
• Establish and enforce safety requirements to ensure compliance with industry and company standards.
• Lead/Assist with the development of Scopes of Work, Delineation of Responsibilities and Proposals for larger projects.
• Track and report on project results and metrics.
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.
• Utilizing Builder Trend for status reporting on milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Demonstrate financial acumen to support client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices and risk thresholds.

Skills

People leadership

Project management

P&L management

Pre-bid planning

Risk management

Staffing & coaching

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management

Tools

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Mobile Modular Management Corporation - A Division of McGrath is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee projects from pre-bid through completion. You will own scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction, mentoring project teams and coordinating with stakeholders. Remote eligibility applies for Northern California candidates, with travel to active sites. The role emphasizes risk control, budgeting, and client relations.