Senior SPO Construction Project Lead

Turner Construction Company; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Construction Company in Pittsburgh is seeking an Experienced Project Manager to lead Self-Perform Operations (SPO) across multiple sites. You will supervise teams, manage budgets, schedules, and risk while fostering diverse, high-performing teams and strong client relationships.

You will oversee contract administration, safety protocols, and coordination with partners, owners, and suppliers, ensuring on-time, within-budget project delivery and compliance with ethics and company policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years related experience or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Strong leadership/management experience preferred.
• Union management experience desired.
• Thorough knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, budgeting and accounting principles.
• Read, understand, and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with computer applications and Microsoft Office skills.
• Leadership and interpersonal relationship building skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of high-performance teams through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring.
• Provide leadership to foster environment of diversity and inclusion for all staff.
• Develop and improve assigned client relationships fostering trusted advisor status.
• Understand and administer company contract and subcontract agreements.
• Promote involvement in community to help build strategic relationships and embrace community in which we live and work.
• Foster and enhance internal, architect, owner, vendor, and supplier relations.
• Assist in development and update master schedule to incorporate Self-Perform Operations (SPO) schedule; distribute latest schedule to trade partners and suppliers to ensure contractual obligations.
• Manage budget and financial reporting, interpret and analyze reports to ensure adherence to project budget.
• Manage productivity tracking program.
• Manage Quality Control (QC) program.
• Provide leadership for risk evaluation, contract negotiations, fee and pricing decisions.
• Understand, comply, and advise others on company business ethics, and compliance programs.
• Manage and oversee field operation and engineering processes and procedures.
• Understand and manage labor agreements, if in union environment.
• Develop and ensure implementation of project safety protocols.
• Ensure timely submission of pay applications.
• Collaborate with accounting to ensure timely submission and payment of supplier invoices in accordance with terms of contract agreement.
• Inform management of project and budget progress via regularly scheduled Operation Review Meetings (ORM).
• Support and drive utilization of various company initiatives; promote and utilize emerging technologies and innovations to support sustainable competitive advantages.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Budgeting

Contract interpretation

Diversity inclusion

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree with 8+ years experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Turner Construction Company in Pittsburgh is seeking an Experienced Project Manager to lead Self-Perform Operations (SPO) across multiple sites. You will supervise teams, manage budgets, schedules, and risk while fostering diverse, high-performing teams and strong client relationships.

You will oversee contract administration, safety protocols, and coordination with partners, owners, and suppliers, ensuring on-time, within-budget project delivery and compliance with ethics and company policies.