Senior PM - Industrial & Energy, Lead $12M Portfolio

PTS Advance; California; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PTS Advance is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a $12M+ annual book of business across multiple projects in Southern California. You will own key client relationships, deliver high-margin projects, and guide APMs toward Senior PM roles.

In this role you will drive portfolio profitability, coordinate with estimating, accounting, safety and field operations, and lead AI adoption on projects. A strong track record in heavy civil, oil/energy, and industrial sectors is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a Project Manager on industrial, energy or heavy civil work.
• Track record managing $12M+ per year across multiple concurrent projects.
• Has developed APMs or PMs who now run their own work.
• Deep understanding of bids and estimates, with the judgment to spot scope gaps and pricing risk.
• Real drive to use AI: hands-on with AI tools today and eager to lead others in using them.
• Established relationships with Southern California owners or contractors in refining, oil and gas, ports or energy.
• Proficient in Excel, Bluebeam, Outlook, Word and SharePoint; will learn JOL, Ramp for vendor invoices and Sage for accounting
• OSHA 30 and refinery site credentials (TWIC, RSO) preferred
• Bachelor's degree in construction management or engineering preferred; equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Portfolio execution and financial results.
• Deliver multiple complex projects at 30%+ margin on lump sum and 25%+ on T&M.
• Own portfolio-level profitability, forecasting and risk; explain margin performance clearly.
• Ensure every project meets the company’s standards for pre-job setup, weekly cost and schedule updates, monthly billing and closeout.
• Spot systemic issues across jobs and put repeatable fixes in place.
• Own strategic client relationships and generate repeat business.
• Represent the company at a senior level with owners, GCs and partner contractors.
• Support proposal strategy and bring in new work.
• Bid review and preconstruction.
• Review bids before handoff to identify scope gaps and pricing risk.
• Give estimating feedback on what we can staff and execute.
• Develop APMs into validated PMs and coach PMs toward Senior PM.
• Hold regular 1:1s, delegate for growth and hold the team accountable.
• Lead AI adoption on your projects and teach your PMs and APMs to use AI tools well.
• Work across estimating, accounting, safety and field operations to raise team performance.

Skills

Project management

Client relations

AI adoption

Team leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Bid review

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or engineering

Tools

Excel

Bluebeam

Outlook

Word

SharePoint

JOL

Ramp

Sage

Job description

PTS Advance is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a $12M+ annual book of business across multiple projects in Southern California. You will own key client relationships, deliver high-margin projects, and guide APMs toward Senior PM roles.

In this role you will drive portfolio profitability, coordinate with estimating, accounting, safety and field operations, and lead AI adoption on projects. A strong track record in heavy civil, oil/energy, and industrial sectors is essential.