Senior Project Manager

Novax Recruitment Ltd.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement matching

Medical coverage

Paid time off

Mental-health support

Leadership development

Industry training

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Ltd. in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex steel projects from contract award through fabrication, erection and closeout. You will oversee budgets, schedules, quality and safety, coordinating detailing, material orders and erection sequences.

This role offers mentorship for junior PMs, a path to division leadership, and exposure to integrated fabrication and erection teams across a busy project portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience leading structural steel fabrication and erection projects.
• Ability to read drawings, specs and contracts.
• Strong budget and schedule management.
• Excellent client and team communication.
• Knowledge of safety standards and industry codes (AISC).

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple steel projects from contract award to closeout.
• Coordinate detailing, material orders, fabrication releases and erection sequencing.
• Manage RFIs, drawing revisions and change orders to protect margins.
• Provide regular progress and financial updates to customers and internal teams.
• Collaborate with site teams to resolve issues and maintain safety.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Schedule management

Client communication

Safety standards

Tools

Tekla

Microsoft Office

Job description

Salary: USD115000 - USD130000 per annum

Take ownership of complex steel projects with an established structural steel fabrication and erection business.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead commercial structural and non-building steel projects from contract award through fabrication, erection and closeout.

This opportunity offers responsibility across the full project lifecycle, support from experienced teams and a clear route towards division leadership.

The Role

• Manage multiple projects, taking responsibility for budgets, schedules, quality and safe delivery.
• Coordinate detailing, material orders, fabrication releases and erection sequences to keep shop and field operations aligned.
• Manage RFIs, drawing revisions and change orders, protecting project margins and maintaining accurate records.
• Build strong relationships with customers, subcontractors and internal teams through clear progress and financial updates.
• Work closely with site teams to resolve issues and maintain safe working practices.
• Mentor assistant project managers and support their development.
• Complete project closeouts, including cost reconciliation, documentation and lessons learned.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven project management experience covering both structural steel fabrication and erection.
• Ability to interpret structural drawings, specifications and contracts.
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience managing budgets, schedules and variations.
• Confident communication with clients, shop teams and field leadership.
• Working knowledge of AISC requirements and construction safety standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and steel project management systems, such as Tekla.

What’s on Offer

• A clear progression path towards division leadership.
• Retirement matching, medical coverage and paid time off.
• Confidential mental-health support for employees and their families.
• Industry training and leadership development.
• The opportunity to deliver challenging steel projects with an integrated fabrication and erection team.

Working pattern: Monday-Friday, office-based with regular visits to active project sites.