Senior Heavy Civil Project Manager – Arizona

DBA Construction, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Employer-provided life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

DBA Construction, Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead heavy civil construction projects across the state, including structural concrete, earthwork, roadways, and utilities.

You will oversee planning, budgeting, schedules, and field coordination, collaborating with owners, engineers, and subcontractors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and strong profitability.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of project management experience in heavy civil construction.
• Experience with structural concrete, earthwork, or related civil infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of construction methods, production rates, estimating, scheduling, and job cost management.
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, forecasts, change orders, and subcontractors.
• Ability to interpret construction plans, specifications, and contracts.
• Experience with public agency or utility-related civil construction projects preferred; federally funded project experience a plus.
• HCSS HeavyJob experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from estimate handoff through final closeout, including budgets, schedules, subcontractors, and contract requirements.
• Review estimating assumptions, production rates, and budgets to understand how the work was bid and establish realistic project plans.
• Collaborate with superintendents to plan labor, equipment, trucking, materials, and subcontractor resources to support efficient field operations.
• Monitor actual production and job costs against estimates, identify variances, and work with superintendents to implement corrective actions.
• Manage project financial performance, including cost-to-complete forecasting, profitability, and timely progress billing.
• Identify, document, price, and negotiate change orders, including cost and schedule impacts.
• Coordinate with owners, engineers, agencies, subcontractors, and internal teams to resolve project challenges.
• Maintain project documentation, administer contractual requirements, and communicate project performance and risks to management.

Skills

Project management

Heavy civil construction

Budgeting

Estimating & planning

Communication

Leadership

Subcontractor management

Construction methods

Tools

HCSS HeavyJob

Job description

DBA Construction, Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead heavy civil construction projects across the state, including structural concrete, earthwork, roadways, and utilities.

You will oversee planning, budgeting, schedules, and field coordination, collaborating with owners, engineers, and subcontractors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and strong profitability.