Steel Project Manager: Fabrication & Erection Lead

Novax Recruitment Ltd; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid PTO

Paid volunteer time

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Manager for steel construction projects in Texas. You will own delivery from award to closeout, coordinating design, fabrication, and field teams to keep milestones on track.

You will read drawings, manage budgets, and protect margins while keeping customers informed. Proficiency with Tekla or similar steel project systems and MS Office is valued. On-site work Mondays to Fridays at active sites.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering commercial construction projects through closeout.
• Ability to read structural drawings and specifications and catch conflicts before they hit the shop or crane.
• Hands‑on control of schedules, budgets, and change orders.
• Clear written and verbal communication with customers, subcontractors, and crews under deadline pressure.
• Comfort on active jobsites with a non‑negotiable standard for safe work.
• Experience with Tekla or similar steel project systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assigned structural-steel projects on the agreed schedule and within budget, from award through final closeout.
• Turn drawings, specs, and contract documents into a fabrication and erection plan the shop and field can execute without rework.
• Hold margin by tracking cost, quantities, and change orders in real time, and by pricing and documenting scope changes before work proceeds.
• Keep detailing, fabrication, erection, vendors, and the customer aligned so submittals, material, and crews hit the same milestones.
• Resolve field issues on site-sequence, fit-up, access, and safety conflicts-so plans and reality stay in sync.
• Report progress, risk, and forecast to division leadership early enough to protect the job, not after the damage is done.
• Leave every project with a complete closeout package and a customer who will call us for the next one.

Skills

Project closeout

Reading drawings

Scheduling & budgeting

Communication

Safety on site

Tools

Tekla

Trimble Connect

MS Office

Job description

Novax Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Manager for steel construction projects in Texas. You will own delivery from award to closeout, coordinating design, fabrication, and field teams to keep milestones on track.

You will read drawings, manage budgets, and protect margins while keeping customers informed. Proficiency with Tekla or similar steel project systems and MS Office is valued. On-site work Mondays to Fridays at active sites.