Sr Project Manager

DPR Construction; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Wellness programs

Job summary

DPR Construction in Pasadena, CA, is seeking a seasoned Construction Project Executive to lead delivery from preconstruction through closeout, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and budget performance. You will guide project teams, partner with clients, designers, and trade partners, and align execution with DPR's standards and long-term goals.

You will mentor future leaders, drive continuous improvement, and establish dependable project controls to detect issues early.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or related field.
• 7–10 years of construction project management experience.
• Leadership experience in managing large, complex projects.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification preferred; completion within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Oversees full project lifecycle from business award through final completion.
• Directs project teams and ensures alignment with execution plans and safety standards.
• Builds client, designer, and trade partner relationships to resolve challenges.
• Reviews major decisions including budgets, contracts, and schedule adjustments.
• Leads risk management and mitigation planning.
• Mentors team members and drives continuous improvement.
• Promotes collaboration and innovation across all project phases.

Skills

Project leadership

Risk management

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Job description

Job Summary:

Leads all aspects of project delivery from preconstruction through closeout, ensuring projects meet DPR Construction’s standards for safety, quality, schedule, and financial performance. Oversees project teams and partners with clients, designers, and trade partners to achieve strategic goals and operational excellence. Partners with the Senior Superintendent as a unified project leadership team, sharing responsibility and accountability for project execution, field integration, and overall team performance. Establishes and maintains dependable project controls processes that keeps the team in alignment with the Prime Agreement (schedule, document control, cost management), project success goals and allows for early detection of issues so they can be mitigated. Develops and implements project execution plans, manages risk, and ensures alignment with DPR’s values and best practices. Supports the development of future leaders by mentoring project managers and engineers. Promotes a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement across all project phases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversees the full project lifecycle from business award through final completion, ensuring delivery of scope, budget, schedule, safety, and quality objectives.
• Manages and directs project teams, including project managers, project engineers, and field operations staff, ensuring alignment with project execution plans and organizational standards, while setting expectations for consistent field presence, reinforcing leadership participation in safety meetings including stretch and flex, and overseeing team fluency and engagement in high-risk activities to drive safe, planned, and controlled outcomes across the project.
• Builds and maintains relationships with clients, designers, and trade partners to promote collaboration and resolve challenges proactively.
• Reviews and approves major project decisions, including budgets, contracts, and schedule adjustments, in coordination with project executives and senior leadership.
• Leads project risk management and mitigation planning, ensuring compliance with DPR’s operational and safety standards.
• Mentors and develops team members by providing ongoing coaching, delivering structured performance feedback, and guiding individualized development and training plans, strengthening leadership capability and long-term talent growth within DPR’s management framework.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives by identifying lessons learned and implementing process enhancements to strengthen project delivery.

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience:

• 7-10 years of experience in construction project management, including 5 years in a leadership capacity required.
• Experience managing large, complex commercial, healthcare, life sciences, or advanced technology projects required.

Certifications and Licenses:

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30-Hour Construction certification preferred.
• OSHA 30 program completion within 6 months of hire is required.

Anticipated starting pay range:

$165,000.00- $230,000.00

DPR offers a variety of medical, dental, vision and wellness benefits to keep you healthy.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen.

We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results. Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things—great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

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