Senior Project Manager

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Referral program

Advancement and promotion

Job summary

Pramira is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Brea, CA to lead complex telecommunications construction programs. You will own delivery plans across multiple markets, manage budgets and schedules, and coordinate teams across underground, HDD, and aerial work.

You will negotiate changes, ensure compliance with safety standards, and drive on-time project completions while maintaining high quality and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of telecommunications or utility construction project management experience, including 3 years leading concurrent FTTH builds or construction across multiple markets.
• Direct general contractor or utility contractor experience with responsibility for project financial performance, self-perform operations, subcontractors, change orders, and customer delivery.
• Demonstrated delivery experience across microtrenching, directional boring, and aerial OSP construction; ability to challenge assumptions about production, restoration, cost, and installation quality.
• Experience mobilizing teams across jurisdictions and managing municipal permits, rights-of-way, utility conflicts, and pole-owner coordination.
• Strong customer communication, negotiation, team leadership, and financial forecasting skills. Proficiency with Excel, scheduling tools, and construction reporting systems.
• Working knowledge of safety and construction standards, Cal/OSHA and CPUC GO 95/GO 128 for CA, and other states.

Responsibilities

• Build integrated delivery plans across assigned markets from award through final acceptance.
• Own budgets, forecasts, cost-to-complete estimates, and billing readiness; review performance with operations and finance.
• Direct teams delivering underground microtrenching, HDD, or aerial construction; assess constructability and costs.
• Establish quality controls for placement and restoration; ensure records and clearances are compliant.
• Allocate resources, qualify trade partners, and manage scope and unit rates.
• Lead customer delivery reviews, negotiate scope changes, and resolve commercial issues.

Skills

Customer communication

Team leadership

Financial forecasting

Excel

Scheduling tools

Construction reporting systems

Education

PMP certification (preferred)

Tools

GIS

Procore

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Senior Project Manager

Construction Senior Management Brea, CA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1207

Salary Range: $90,000.00 To $110,000.00 Annually

ABOUT US

Pramira is a leading general contractor with over 13 years of experience delivering high-quality construction projects across private and public sectors. Our diverse portfolio includes industrial, medical, office, retail, residential, mixed-use developments, and more. We are committed to excellence, innovation, and building lasting relationships with our clients.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Build integrated delivery plans across assigned markets, from award and mobilization through construction, testing, and final acceptance. Establish market schedules, staffing plans, subcontract strategies, and recovery plans.

Own portfolio budgets, revenue and margin forecasts, cost-to-complete estimates, billing readiness, and financial risk. Review project performance with operations and finance and act early on forecast changes.

Direct teams delivering all three placement methods: underground microtrenching, horizontal directional drilling or boring, and aerial construction. Evaluate constructability, sequencing, production rates, and costs with engineering and field leadership.

Establish method-specific quality controls for microtrench duct placement and pavement restoration; bore readiness, utility verification and drilling records; and aerial make-ready, pole attachments, clearances, and aerial duct where specified.

Allocate self-perform crews, equipment, and subcontract capacity across markets. Qualify trade partners, align scopes and unit rates, and hold teams accountable for accepted production and corrective work.

Lead customer delivery reviews and escalation management. Negotiate and document scope changes within delegated authority, maintain contract notices, and resolve commercial issues with leadership support.

Track permit and right-of-way readiness, pole-owner approvals, utility conflicts, material availability, and inspection capacity. Adapt execution plans to each jurisdiction and customer requirement.

Guide project managers and field leaders on reporting, forecasting, subcontract administration, and schedule recovery. Establish consistent measures for accepted footage, homes passed, restoration, rework, and turnover.

Partner with safety and quality leaders on field audits, utility-damage prevention, traffic control, excavation and aerial safety, and corrective actions. Support stop-work decisions and investigate recurring issues.

Oversee handoff from civil construction to cable placement, splicing, optical testing, documentation, and customer acceptance. Verify as-builts, quantities, punch-list completion, and final billing support.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

At least 7 years of telecommunications or utility construction project management experience, including 3 years leading concurrent FTTH builds or construction across multiple markets.

Direct general contractor or utility contractor experience with responsibility for project financial performance, self-perform operations, subcontractors, change orders, and customer delivery.

Demonstrated delivery experience across microtrenching, directional boring, and aerial OSP construction; ability to challenge assumptions about production, restoration, cost, and installation quality.

Experience mobilizing teams across jurisdictions and managing municipal permits, rights-of-way, utility conflicts, and pole-owner coordination.

Strong customer communication, negotiation, team leadership, and financial forecasting skills. Proficiency with Excel, scheduling tools, and construction reporting systems.

Working knowledge of applicable safety and construction standards, including Cal/OSHA and CPUC GO 95 and GO 128 for California work, and applicable standards in other assigned states.

Ability to travel approximately 50%-70% nationwide, including overnight stays and extended assignments, and support Southern California office and site activity between trips. Valid driver's license for required business driving.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience launching new construction markets, managing unit-price and lump-sum contracts, and coordinating large FTTH deployments.

PMP certification, OSHA 30 training, and experience with GIS, Procore, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Project are helpful.

A related degree is preferred; equivalent construction leadership experience is welcome.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Success means consistent delivery across markets, dependable margin and completion forecasts, effective field leadership, timely customer decisions, and complete acceptance and billing records.

BENEFITS

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Advancement and promotion opportunities

Pramira is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.