Senior Project Manager

Solutions Driven; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Solutions Driven is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale foundations and heavy civil projects in Milwaukee, WI or Chicagoland. You will manage $100M–$600M+ projects, blending hands-on field leadership with office-based bid reviews, estimating, forecasting, and workforce planning alongside senior leadership.

The role requires hands-on experience with pile driving, drilled shafts, mass concrete, and structural concrete, plus strong communication with VPs and Chief Estimators.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of directly relevant foundations or heavy civil experience.
• Bachelor's in Civil, Structural, or Geotechnical Engineering preferred.
• Strong hands-on experience: pile driving, drilled shafts, mass concrete, structural concrete.
• Confident communication – ability to speak articulately about your work, lead bid reviews, engage with senior leadership.
• Design-build, geotechnical contracting, or deep foundations background.
• Proficiency with scheduling, estimating, and project controls software.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Scheduling

Estimating

Project controls software

Education

Bachelor's in Civil, Structural, or Geotechnical Engineering

Tools

Scheduling software

Estimating software

Project controls software

Job description

Senior Project Manager, Foundations – Milwaukee, WI or Chicagoland, IL

The Role

Our client is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to manage large-scale structural and mass concrete projects ($100M–$600M+). You'll blend hands-on field leadership with meaningful office-based contribution – leading project execution while participating in bid reviews, estimating sessions, forecasting, and workforce planning alongside senior leadership.

This is a pivotal growth moment for the client: headcount and profit expected to roughly double within 1–2 years, with genuine internal pathways to General Manager roles.

Project Scope

Deep foundations, cast-in-place concrete, mass concrete, drilled shafts, pile driving, data center structural work, underground utilities, and large-scale civil infrastructure. Typical projects reach $300–600M across structural and concrete scopes.

Working Model

Location: Milwaukee or Chicagoland preferred; non-local candidates considered if genuinely comfortable flying into Milwaukee for week-long in-office meetings.

Schedule: Mainly office-based for bid reviews, estimating, and forecasting; 25% travel in 3–4 week on-site rotations followed by one week home. All travel and accommodation covered.

Office Integration: This is deliberate, not incidental – relationships with VPs, General Managers, and Chief Estimators built through active participation in strategic planning.

About You

• 5–7 years of directly relevant foundations or heavy civil experience
• Bachelor's in Civil, Structural, or Geotechnical Engineering preferred
• Strong hands-on experience: pile driving, drilled shafts, mass concrete, structural concrete
• Confident communication – ability to speak articulately about your work, lead bid reviews, engage with senior leadership
• Design-build, geotechnical contracting, or deep foundations background
• Proficiency with scheduling, estimating, and project controls software

Preferred

• PMP or PE designation
• Design-build or GC experience
• Experience on projects $300M+

What Hiring Values

• Demonstrated field experience above formal credentials
• Technical depth paired with communication excellence
• Comfort contributing to estimating and forecasting, not just running sites
• Ability to own profitable project delivery and strategic input simultaneously