Senior Project Manager

Boudreau Pipeline; Corona (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Boudreau Pipeline in Corona, CA is seeking a Senior Project Manager (Project Manager III) to lead our largest, most complex wet utility projects, directing budgets, schedules, and field coordination.

You will mentor PMs, collaborate with executives, estimators, and superintendents, and drive procurement, contract administration, and client relationships from bid to closeout. This is an on-site role at our Corona HQ with opportunities to shape safety, quality, and delivery.

Qualifications

• 12 years of progressive construction, utilities, or civil project management experience.
• A track record managing multi-million-dollar underground utility, wet utility, or civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience leading Project Managers and large, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong command of contract administration, job cost control, and financial forecasting.
• Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and claims mitigation skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and enterprise project management software.
• A valid California driver's license.
• A degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent senior-level construction leadership experience counts.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple large, complex wet utility projects at once, owning budgets, master schedules, forecasts, and cash flow.
• Be the primary escalation point on major jobs and the company's lead contact for owners, general contractors, and agencies.
• Partner with Superintendents to keep crews productive, safe, and focused on quality.
• Run subcontractor procurement, scope alignment, contract negotiation, and performance management.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, change orders, contract administration, and disputes.
• Work with Estimating on bid reviews, preconstruction strategy, and a clean handoff to the field.
• Plan major material purchases and long-lead equipment, such as pipe, structures, and other supply items.
• Take projects through closeout, including financial reconciliation, warranty, and final turnover.
• Mentor and develop Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, and project teams, and help set the best practices everyone uses.
• Support business development by building long-term client relationships.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting & cash flow

Leadership of multi-disciplinary teams

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Excel

Enterprise project management software

Job description

Senior Project Manager, Wet Utilities (Sewer, Water, Storm Drain)

Boudreau Pipeline | Corona, CA | Full time | $130,000 to $160,000 per year

You've run sewer, water, and storm drain jobs and know how a project is won or lost in the trench: scope, subs, change orders, and cash flow. Now you're ready to lead the largest, most complex work a wet utility contractor takes on, and to coach the PMs who run it with you.

Boudreau Pipeline is a Southern California underground utility contractor based in Corona. We install sewer, water, and storm drain systems and handle SUE work, for private developers and public agencies alike. We're hiring a Senior Project Manager (Project Manager III) to lead our most complex, high-risk, high-value projects. You'll work directly with Executive Leadership, Estimating, Accounting, Operations, and our Superintendents.

What you'll do

• Lead multiple large, complex wet utility projects at once, owning budgets, master schedules, forecasts, and cash flow.
• Be the primary escalation point on major jobs and the company's lead contact for owners, general contractors, and agencies.
• Partner with Superintendents to keep crews productive, safe, and focused on quality.
• Run subcontractor procurement, scope alignment, contract negotiation, and performance management.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, change orders, contract administration, and disputes.
• Work with Estimating on bid reviews, preconstruction strategy, and a clean handoff to the field.
• Plan major material purchases and long-lead equipment, such as pipe, structures, and other supply items.
• Take projects through closeout, including financial reconciliation, warranty, and final turnover.
• Mentor and develop Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, and project teams, and help set the best practices everyone uses.
• Support business development by building long-term client relationships.

What you bring

• 12 years of progressive construction, utilities, or civil project management experience.
• A track record managing multi-million-dollar underground utility, wet utility, or civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience leading Project Managers and large, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong command of contract administration, job cost control, and financial forecasting.
• Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and claims mitigation skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and enterprise project management software.
• A valid California driver's license.
• A degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent senior-level construction leadership experience counts.

The work environment

This is mainly an office role at our Corona headquarters, with regular visits to job sites. In the field, you'll follow Cal/OSHA safety standards and wear the right PPE.

Who we are

Boudreau Pipeline's values are Communication, Mutual Respect, and Accountability. We take pride in delivering projects on time and on budget. We also have an Employee Ownership Committee, company events, and a community giving program, BPC Gives.

Boudreau Pipeline Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities in accordance with the ADA and FEHA. Employment is at-will.

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