Sr Manager - Construction

PremiStar; Buford (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

PremiStar is seeking a Senior Manager – Construction to lead a portfolio of commercial projects from planning through closeout. This role also oversees the Controls Department, aligning staffing, schedules, and project controls to ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery.

You will guide construction managers, project managers, field teams, and subcontractors, driving performance, managing budgets and risk, and partnering with cross-functional groups to meet customer requirements and contract

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in commercial construction, HVAC/mechanical construction, estimating, project management, field operations, or operations leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level leadership for planning, execution, financial performance, and successful completion of multiple complex commercial construction projects.
• Establish construction priorities, resource plans, and master schedules to optimize labor utilization and subcontractor performance.
• Lead and develop Construction Managers, Project Managers, Project Coordinators, field leadership, and skilled trades teams.
• Oversee trades staff, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, contracts, and laws.
• Partner with Account Managers, Sales, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Safety, HR, customers, and subcontractors to align project delivery with objectives.
• Provide estimating, preconstruction, scope review, and risk assessment support for opportunities and change orders.
• Conduct jobsite reviews to monitor progress, safety, quality, productivity, staffing, and adherence to specs and standards.
• Develop and oversee vendor and subcontractor selection, scheduling, performance management, and contract compliance.
• Monitor budgets, job costs, productivity, forecasting, margins, billing, change orders, and KPIs to achieve financial objectives.
• Act as escalation leader for high-risk projects, customer concerns, subcontractor matters, labor issues, safety events, and field challenges.

Skills

People leadership

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Safety management

Contract administration

Subcontractor management

Risk assessment

Vendor relations

Leadership coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related field

Technical school training in HVAC, mechanical systems, construction trades

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Scheduling software

ERP systems

Project management tools

Reporting dashboards

Job description

The Senior Manager – Construction provides strategic and operational leadership for the construction and controls functions, overseeing a portfolio of commercial construction projects from planning through closeout. This role also has oversight of the Controls Dept (planning, staffing, and projects). This role is accountable for project execution, workforce planning, subcontractor strategy, safety, quality, financial performance, customer satisfaction, and cross-functional coordination. The Senior Manager leads construction managers, project managers, field leadership, and skilled trades teams, ensuring resources are aligned to business priorities and projects are delivered safely, profitably, on time, and in accordance with customer requirements, contracts, and applicable laws.

• Provides senior-level leadership for the planning, execution, financial performance, and successful completion of multiple complex commercial construction projects or a portfolio of projects.
• Establishes construction priorities, resource plans, and master schedules to optimize labor utilization, subcontractor performance, project sequencing, and customer commitments.
• Leads and develops Construction Managers, Project Managers, Project Coordinators, field leadership, and skilled trades teams, driving accountability, succession planning, performance management, and professional growth.
• Oversees the work of technician workforces, including pipefitting, sheet metal, plumbing, and other specialized trades, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, contracts, and federal, state, and local laws.
• Partners with Account Managers, Sales, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Safety, Human Resources, customers, vendors, and subcontractors to align project delivery with business objectives.
• Provides senior-level estimating, preconstruction, scope review, and risk assessment support for complex opportunities, change orders, and customer proposals.
• Conducts and directs jobsite reviews to monitor progress, safety, quality, productivity, staffing, and adherence to project specifications and company standards.
• Develops and oversees vendor and subcontractor selection, scheduling, performance management, contract compliance, and issue resolution strategies.
• Monitors project budgets, job costs, technician productivity, utilization, forecasting, margin performance, billing, change orders, and department key performance indicators to achieve financial objectives.
• Serves as an escalation leader for high-risk projects, customer concerns, subcontractor matters, labor issues, safety events, and field technician challenges.
• Identifies operational risks and implements mitigation plans related to schedule, manpower, safety, quality, budget, contract compliance, and customer satisfaction.
• Champions a culture of safety, quality, teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and positive working relationships with employees, customers, vendors, subcontractors, and employee representatives.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Technical school training in HVAC, mechanical systems, construction trades, or a related field strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in commercial construction, HVAC/mechanical construction, estimating, project management, field operations, or operations leadership.
• 5 - 10 years of people leadership experience, including direct supervision of managers, project teams, field leadership, skilled trades, or multi-disciplinary construction teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple complex projects, project portfolios, subcontractor relationships, budgets, labor planning, and customer-facing escalations.
• Advanced knowledge of commercial construction practices, HVAC/mechanical systems, project management principles, field operations, safety requirements, and contract administration.
• Proven ability to build and manage master schedules, labor plans, subcontractor strategies, and project controls across multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, job cost analysis, margin management, productivity tracking, billing, and change order oversight.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through managers and field leaders, including coaching, performance management, conflict resolution, succession planning, and employee engagement.
• Ability to assess project risk, resolve escalated customer or field issues, and make sound decisions in complex, time-sensitive situations.
• Ability to foster effective relationships with employees, customers, subcontractors, vendors, internal business partners, and employee representatives.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, contracts, project documentation, and applicable compliance requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, scheduling software, ERP systems, project management tools, and reporting dashboards.
• Ability to travel to local job sites up to 75%.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This job operates in both an office and a field environment. Must be able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions unless doing so presents an undue hardship on the Company’s business operations.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees understand the above job description and agree to comply with and be subject to its conditions. Employee further agrees this job description does not alter his/her at-will employment status. Employees understand the Company reserves the right to delegate, remove, expand or change all responsibilities. Employees acknowledge that he/she can fulfill the above duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship.