Senior Project Manager - Travel Required

Wieland Corporation; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Wieland Corporation is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Lansing, MI, with travel required. This role leads complex projects, provides direction to teams, and manages stakeholders with a focus on risk, cost, and schedule.

The ideal candidate has 10 years of construction management experience, strong leadership, and excellent communication. Procore experience is preferred, and travel to project sites is expected as needed.

Qualifications

• Senior PM with oversight of complex projects.
• Strong leadership and managerial skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Analytical, organized, and time‑management abilities.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Procore experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead project execution with the preconstruction team on proposals and buyout strategy.
• Review schedules and notify stakeholders of delays per contract.
• Monitor project health using project management tools.
• Coordinate reviews with authorities having jurisdiction.
• Ensure subcontract agreements are executed within 30 days of award.
• Maintain client relationships and communicate project risks and costs.
• Interpret owner contract terms for risk management.
• Support contingency planning and risk mitigation.
• Lead dispute resolution with project team and partners.
• Verify bonds and insurance for trade partners before onsite work.
• Attend monthly financial meetings and review cost projections.
• Mentor team members and contribute to corporate initiatives.
• Participate in internal meetings to evaluate risk.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Organization

Time management

Travel readiness

Tools

Procore

Job description

Wieland Corporation

Senior Project Manager - Travel Required

Lansing, MI 48911

Position Summary

WIELAND’s Senior Project Managers are the primary lead for complex projects, often overseeing multiple projects at once. They will provide direction and support to project team members for the successful completion of each project. This role involves strategic planning, high-level stakeholder management, and mentorship staff. They will report to the Project Director/ Regional Director.

Job Functions

Project Execution

• Works closely with the preconstruction team on the development of roposals and buyout strategy.
• Review project schedules with each Project Team to verify accuracy, in the event of delays, ensure project stakeholders are notified per contract requirements.
• Monitor project health within the Project Management Software to ensure the Project Team is utilizing and maintaining the Project Tools according to WIELAND SOP's.
• Verify coordination of all project requirements/reviews with authorities having jurisdiction.
• Ensure commitments or subcontract agreements are executed within 30 days of project award.

Client & Shareholder Management

• Review the overall project status with the client throughout the project to foster and maintain the relationship.
• Communicate with Owners, Architects, to project risks, costs/budgets, and change management.
• Review, understand, and communicate the Owner Contract terms to the Project Team for risk management and decision purposes.
• Assist project teams with contingency plans to mitigate risk.
• Lead dispute resolution with Project Team, Trade Partners, and suppliers while setting realistic expectations and delivering on commitments.
• Verify all Trade Partners have a signed subcontractor agreement, any necessary bonds and correct insurance before they begin work onsite and monitor future compliance.

Budget & Cost Control

• Attend monthly financial meetings with Project Team and verify accuracy of Project Fee Reconciliation, Cost Projections, and S-Curves.

Leadership & Team Communication

• Mentor project team by communicating clear, challenging, and measurable goals to ensure employee expectations are known and tracked.
• Assist Project Executives and Project/Regional Directors with implementing Corporate Strategic Initiatives with their team members.
• Participate in internal Project Team meetings to evaluate risk.

Character & Culture

• Respects differences and similarities; listens and takes the time to understand viewpoints of others.
• Maintains and displays company values and culture.
• Flexibility to travel as projects demand.
• Ability to receive methods for improvement or constructive criticism.
• CUI Handling: responsible for safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information per NIST SP 800-171 and company policy, including proper access controls, encryption, secure storage/transfer, logging incident reporting and audit readiness.

*Key Performance Indicators are bolded above within Job Functions*

Qualifications

• 10 years of construction management experience.
• Procore experience, preferred.
• Strong leadership and managerial skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to understand and use technology in the field.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.