Senior Project Manager

Bear Real Estate Group; Salem Lakes (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bear Real Estate Group seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee major construction and land development efforts. You will lead a team of project managers and superintendents across multiple job sites, ensuring projects meet plans, codes, and company standards.

The role emphasizes budget control, scheduling, and contract management, with a focus on mentoring staff and driving execution from concept through closeout.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of solid hands-on project management experience with a GC or developer on low to mid-rise projects.
• Ability to lead a team of 8–10+ superintendents and multiple project managers.
• Experience managing projects with total values potentially exceeding $150M.

Responsibilities

• Oversee on-site construction and land development, issue contracts, schedule subs, resolve day-to-day site issues and ensure code compliance.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to project managers, coordinators, and superintendents.
• Manage preconstruction budgeting, cost analysis, value engineering and scheduling.
• Lead project delivery, closeout, and dispute resolution processes.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Team management

Budgeting

Tools

Project Management Scheduling Software

Excel budgets

Job description

Position Summary:

The Senior Project Manager manages impactful projects from concept through completion. It also includes overseeing onsite superintendents and other project managers to ensure seamless execution across multiple job sites, while collaborating with top-tier design and development teams in a fast-paced, innovative environment. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for overall project execution, including construction oversight, budgeting, scheduling, contract management, and quality control, ensuring projects are delivered in compliance with plans, codes, and company standards. The role provides leadership, mentoring, and guidance to the project management team while maintaining accountability for cost control, change management, closeout, and dispute resolution in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Construction &Land Development Oversight

• OurSR Project Managers (with the assistance of a project management team) are responsible for supervising all on‑site construction and land development, including issuing contracts, performing scope review, scheduling sub‑contractors, resolving day‑to‑day problems on the job site and inspecting all work during construction to ensure compliance with plans, specifications and relevant building codes
• Provide leadership to other project managers, assistant project managers, project coordinators and superintendents
• Mentor and provide training for all direct reports

Preconstruction, Budgeting & Scheduling

• Estimate and manage budget preparation
• Plan review, costanalysis and value engineering
• Determine contractor/subcontractor pre-qualifications
• Develop andmaintain the project schedule
• Develop scope and buy‑out
• Schedule overall job and subcontractors

Project Delivery, Closeout & Dispute Resolution

• Handle finishes coordination
• Manage Punch Lists and Project Closeouts

Core Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking
• Project Delivery & Closeout Excellence

Qualifications:

• 10-15 + years of solid hands‑on experience with a GC or with a developer as a Project Manager constructing low to mid‑rise projects
• Ability to manage a team of up to 8-10 Superintendents, 2-3 Assistant Project Managers or Project Coordinators and 2 Project Managers to complete projects
• Manage 5-6 projects effectively. Projects will be ofa complex nature. Total project values could exceed 150 million in value
• Contribute at a leadership level to develop company initiatives,processes and procedures
• Demonstratea high level of proficiency in all aspects of construction project management
• Knowledge of local Building Codes isrequired
• OSHA certified
• Knowledge of Project Management Scheduling Software
• Knowledge with Excel based Project budgets

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Frequently required to sit
• Frequently required toutilize hand and finger dexterity
• Frequently required to talk or hear
• Occasionally required to travel to jobsites

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bear Real Estate Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff… We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.