Senior Project Manager

Arena Family of Companies; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Arena Staffing is partnering with a confidential national construction and program management company to hire a Senior Project Manager to lead high-volume, multi-site rollout programs. You will oversee scopes, budgets, schedules, and field coordination while serving as the escalation point for issues.

The role requires strong leadership across PMs, field teams, subcontractors, and vendors, with about 30% nationwide travel.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-site retail, QSR, restaurant, or commercial rollout programs.
• Proven leadership of PMs, Field PMs, coordinators, supers, subcontractors, or field partners.
• Experience owning budgets, schedules, scopes, and client expectations; closeout.
• Strong construction knowledge: means & methods, sequencing, site conditions.
• Experience with client communication, escalations, and recovery plans in high-pressure projects.
• Ability to manage multiple sites, teams, and priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead PMs, Field PMs, Coordinators, subcontractors, vendors, and field partners across active programs.
• Own budgets, schedules, scopes, delivery plans, reporting, billing alignment, punch lists, and closeout.
• Define scopes of work and align internal teams, field teams, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.
• Vet, onboard, and manage subcontractors and field partners across markets.
• Balance speed, quality, cost, schedule, safety, and client expectations.
• Serve as central escalation point for field issues, client concerns, or budget pressures.
• Create recovery plans when projects risk missing schedule or budget.
• Develop guardrails and playbooks for repeatable delivery standards.
• Collaborate with leadership to improve reporting, billing, documentation, and field updates.

Skills

Multi-site leadership

Budgeting & scheduling

Client communication

Team leadership

Process improvement

Travel coordination

Tools

Procore

Smartsheet

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Arena Staffing has partnered with a confidential national construction and program management company that is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead high-volume, multi-site construction rollout programs.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone who has strong construction execution experience, understands fast-paced retail, restaurant, QSR, or commercial rollout work, and can lead teams through complex schedules, budgets, client expectations, field issues, subcontractor coordination, and closeout. This is not just a desk-based project management role. The right person will be construction‑savvy, decisive, client‑facing, and comfortable serving as the escalation point when issues need to be solved quickly.

This role includes approximately 30% nationwide travel for project needs, site visits, client meetings, escalations, kickoff meetings, program reviews, and field support.

Why This Role Is Worth a Conversation

• True Senior Leadership Seat: Lead PMs, Field PMs, Coordinators, subcontractors, vendors, and field partners across active multi‑site construction programs.
• National Program Exposure: Support rollout, remodel, rebrand, refresh, facade, fixture, LED retrofit, and tenant improvement programs across multiple markets.
• High‑Impact Delivery Role: Own the delivery lifecycle from scope alignment and budgeting through scheduling, execution, client communication, billing, punch lists, and closeout.
• Client‑Facing Visibility: Serve as a trusted point of contact for clients and internal leadership when schedules, budgets, site conditions, or escalations require strong decision‑making.
• Fast‑Paced Construction Environment: Join a team that values speed, accountability, communication, and practical field problem‑solving.
• Build Scalable Processes: Create playbooks, guardrails, and repeatable processes that help PMs and field teams execute consistently across programs.
• Team Development: Mentor and lead project teams in a high‑pressure delivery environment while helping people grow under your leadership.
• Travel With Purpose: This role includes approximately 30% nationwide travel tied to active projects, kickoff meetings, progress checks, client needs, escalations, punch walks, and closeout support.
• Strong Compensation Package: Competitive base compensation, benefits, paid time off, 401(k), and role‑dependent travel or vehicle support.

Role Snapshot

The Senior Project Manager will lead cross‑functional construction teams responsible for end‑to‑end delivery of multi‑site rollout programs. This person will own scope, schedules, budgets, subcontractor performance, field coordination, client communication, reporting, billing alignment, punch lists, and closeout.

The role requires someone who can bring structure to fast‑moving projects, make timely decisions, protect client trust, and help teams execute consistently across multiple locations.

What You Will Own

• Lead and manage PMs, Field PMs, Coordinators, subcontractors, vendors, and field partners across multiple active programs.
• Own project budgets, schedules, scopes, delivery plans, reporting, billing alignment, punch lists, and closeout.
• Define clear scopes of work and align internal teams, field teams, subcontractors, vendors, and clients on expectations.
• Vet, onboard, and manage subcontractors and field partners across multiple markets.
• Balance speed, quality, cost, schedule, safety, client expectations, and field realities.
• Serve as the central escalation point when field issues, client concerns, budget pressure, or schedule risks arise.
• Build recovery plans when projects are at risk of missing schedule, budget, or client expectations.
• Create process guardrails and playbooks so project teams have clear direction and repeatable execution standards.
• Partner with internal leadership to improve coordination across reporting, billing, documentation, field updates, punch lists, and closeout.
• Travel nationwide approximately 30% of the time for client meetings, site walks, escalations, kickoff meetings, program reviews, project support, and closeout needs.

Must‑Have Requirements

• Strong experience leading multi‑site retail, QSR, restaurant, commercial rollout, remodel, refresh, rebrand, or tenant improvement programs.
• Proven leadership experience managing PMs, Field PMs, Coordinators, Supers, subcontractors, vendors, or field partners.
• Experience owning budgets, schedules, scopes of work, subcontractor vetting, project delivery, client expectations, and closeout.
• Strong construction knowledge, including means and methods, sequencing, permitting considerations, site conditions, field coordination, and schedule impacts.
• Experience handling direct client communication, escalations, recovery plans, and high‑pressure project issues.
• Ability to manage multiple active sites, schedules, teams, and priorities at the same time.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, high‑accountability environment where priorities can shift quickly.
• Process‑minded and able to build structure, playbooks, accountability, and repeatable delivery standards for teams.
• Strong organization, follow‑through, communication, leadership, and problem‑solving skills.
• Comfortable with approximately 30% nationwide travel, including overnight travel as needed.

Preferred Experience

• Experience leading high‑volume rollout programs across multiple states.
• Experience supporting 20+ active or phased sites with overlapping schedules.
• Experience in retail, QSR, restaurant, grocery, convenience, banking, petroleum, hospitality, or similar customer‑facing construction environments.
• Experience working with a blend of self‑perform field teams and subcontractor partners.
• Experience with facade renovations, fixture installs, LED retrofits, interior refreshes, remodels, rebrands, or tenant improvement projects.
• Experience using construction project management platforms, reporting tools, budget tracking tools, or internal PM systems.
• Experience with Procore, Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams, or similar tools.

Interview Process

• Round 2: In‑person interview with executive leadership and office tour when feasible
• Additional field or leadership discussions may be requested depending on program needs

Compensation and Benefits

Base compensation range: $140,000 to $180,000, depending on experience and location.

Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, paid time off, holiday time, and role‑dependent travel or vehicle support. Full details will be discussed during the interview process.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Arena Staffing and our client are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law. We comply with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, including California requirements related to pay scale disclosures, paid sick leave, and required reporting and record‑keeping. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process.