Senior Project Manager

Yates Construction; Rockdale (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Yates Construction in Rockdale, TX, seeks a senior Project Manager for Data Center/Mission Critical projects. You will oversee all construction management aspects, serving as the client liaison, and promoting top-quality service and positive client relations.

The role emphasizes leading safety culture, controlling costs, coordinating with subcontractors, and managing schedules, cost reports, and field activities to ensure timely completion on multi-million dollar projects.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven track record managing large-scale construction projects.
• Experience coordinating with owners, architects, and inspectors.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety culture for the project.
• Control project costs and maintain profitability.
• Manage field construction activity and engineering support.
• Develop and monitor project schedules; ensure timely completion.
• Review cost reports and analyze for productivity improvements.
• Determine labor requirements and coordinate with management.
• Conduct regular project inspections and address safety concerns.
• Coordinate with subcontractors to meet scope and specs.
• Administer project policies and procedures; ensure quality control.
• Coordinate with architects, inspectors, and owners to resolve issues.
• Hold safety meetings and support supervision in safety areas.
• Monitor project progress and equipment maintenance.
• Lead meetings to review progress and plan next steps.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Communication

Negotiation

Construction knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree – Construction Management

Tools

BIM

Primavera

Excel

Word

MS Project

Job description

Location: Rockdale, TX

Job Summary:

This position will be responsible for Project Management related work for Data Center/Mission Critical projects of various sizes. The Construction PM will be responsible for all aspects of managing a data center construction project The individual would be the company’s contact with the client and as such is responsible for promoting quality services and continuing positive relations. The individual would also be responsible for overall management of subcontractors, leading major technical, cost, scheduling, and performance decisions as well as field construction oversight during project implementation.

Primary Duties:

• Leading safety culture for the project.
• Responsible for controlling costs and maintaining profitability for the project(s), utilizing extensive heavy construction experience.
• Manage field construction activity, engineering, and other field project(s) support activities.
• Supervises the development of project(s) schedules and monitors production to assure timely project(s) completion.
• Reviews cost reports and makes analysis to assist in reducing costs and maintaining productivity.
• Establishes project labor requirements and reviews these requirements with divisional management.
• Conducts regular project inspections and advises project supervision of work progress, quality of work and conditions requiring attention regarding safety.
• Coordinates work with subcontractors to ensure all subcontract work is within project scope and specifications.
• Administers project policies and procedures.
• Coordinates with architects, inspectors, and clients/owner representatives to isolate project issues and assists in developing solutions.
• Regularly conducts safety meetings and provide assistance to supervision in addressing areas and conditions requiring attention.
• Continually monitors project to assure company and regulatory procedures are adhered to. Monitors project purchasing activities to assure quality material and timely delivery at competitive costs.
• Conducts regular meetings with project supervision to review project progress and to plan future construction activity.
• Determines the necessity of construction equipment and assures equipment is properly maintained.
• Oversight of Quality Control.

Requirements:

• Strong leadership skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong prioritization and organizational skills; detail-oriented
• Strong working knowledge of programs such as BIM, Primavera, Excel, Word, and MS Project
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A proven track record of organizing project team to accomplish project goals
• Effective negotiation and contract management skills to represent the company with the Owner
• Well-rounded base of knowledge in construction disciplines
• 10 years’ previous commercial construction management experience is required
• Multiple medium to large datacenter project experience ($100M+) is required
• Bachelor's Degree – Construction Management, Engineering or other related fields.

Yates Construction provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal and state law requirements.

Yates complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.