Senior Project Manager
$90000 - $110000 per year | Chadds Ford, PA | On-site | Permanent
Lead Complex Commercial Projects From Award Through Successful Final Completion
A bit about us:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead commercial installation and service projects involving doors, loading docks, gates, access systems, and related equipment.
This is a highly visible role for someone who combines strong project management fundamentals with urgency, communication, financial accountability, and customer service. You will take ownership of projects from award through completion, coordinating internal teams, field technicians, vendors, subcontractors, materials, schedules, and customer expectations.
The right person doesn't simply report project issues. They anticipate them, communicate early, bring the right people together, and drive them toward resolution.
Candidates can work from either the Chadds Ford, PA or West Hazleton, PA office.
Why join us?
- Take ownership of projects from award through final completion.
- Join an established organization operating in an essential commercial service industry.
- Work on a diverse mix of commercial door, dock, gate, and access projects.
- Have direct visibility into project performance and customer outcomes.
- Collaborate closely with Operations, Sales, Client Services, Finance, and field teams.
- Opportunity to influence and improve project management processes.
- Senior-level position with meaningful responsibility and room for continued professional growth.
Job Details
Key Responsibilities
- Manage multiple commercial projects from award through installation, completion, billing, and closeout.
- Review contracts, proposals, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and customer requirements.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, forecasts, documentation, and status reporting.
- Coordinate technicians, subcontractors, vendors, materials, equipment, site access, and installation schedules.
- Monitor project costs, labor, material expenses, subcontractor costs, margins, and overall financial performance.
- Manage change orders, scope changes, material requirements, approvals, and associated documentation.
- Identify potential scheduling, material, labor, or site-related issues before they impact the customer.
- Maintain proactive communication with customers regarding progress, schedules, changes, challenges, and next steps.
- Work closely with Operations, Client Services, Sales, Finance, field technicians, vendors, and other Project Managers.
- Hold vendors and subcontractors accountable for schedules, pricing, quality, and commitments.
- Ensure project documentation, photographs, approvals, invoices, and closeout packages are completed accurately and on time.
- Escalate issues appropriately while remaining focused on developing and implementing solutions.
- Help improve project management processes, forecasting, internal communication, and the overall customer experience.
- Provide leadership and guidance to other project team members as needed.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of project management experience within commercial construction, specialty contracting, building products, facilities, or a related environment.
- Experience with commercial doors, overhead doors, loading dock equipment, gates, access control, frames, hardware, or similar building systems strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to manage multiple active projects, customers, deadlines, and competing priorities.
- Strong understanding of project scheduling, procurement, subcontractor management, change orders, budgeting, forecasting, and margins.
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, scopes, and project documentation.
- Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable coordinating field technicians, subcontractors, vendors, and internal departments.
- Ability to recognize urgent situations and take ownership without waiting for problems to elevate.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to documentation and project details.
- Comfortable holding internal and external partners accountable while maintaining productive relationships.
- Experience with ERP or project management platforms such as NetSuite is a plus.
Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.
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