Strategic Utility Construction Project Manager

Push-Inc; Redwood Falls (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and_Dis

Teladoc and No-Cost Care Options

Weekly Paychecks

401(k) with Company Match up to 3%

Paid PTO and Holidays

Bonus Potential

Training and Advancement Opportunities

In-House CDL Program

Referral Bonus Program

Job summary

PUSH Inc. is seeking a Project Manager for Utility Construction in Redwood Falls, MN.

The role owns financial, contractual, and customer-facing success of assigned utility construction projects, ensuring scope, schedule, costs, and change orders are managed with discipline and clear customer communication. The Project Manager collaborates with the Operations Manager and Superintendent to maintain schedule integrity, readiness, and strong field alignment, protecting margin, entitlement, cash

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of construction project management and utility construction execution workflows.
• Strong planning, scheduling, and milestone-control capabilities.
• Financial understanding of budgets, cost tracking, cost-to-complete, WIP, revenue recognition, margin management, and billing conversion.
• Ability to interpret contracts, project plans, technical specifications, and field production data.
• Ability to identify risks early and develop effective mitigation and contingency plans.
• Ability to prepare clear and accurate change orders, RFIs, scopes, schedules, and customer communications.
• Working understanding of field construction methods, production rates, and crew workflows.
• Experience managing construction projects, project teams, or utility construction scopes in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across field teams, customers, subcontractors, and internal departments.

Responsibilities

• Own project financial performance, including margin protection, cost control, and cash flow awareness.
• Track project costs regularly and identify potential variances, margin fade, or cost exposure early.
• Maintain accurate cost-to-complete forecasting and revenue projections.
• Ensure project billing is accurate, timely, fully supported, and completed within the required billing cycle.
• Monitor WIP, percent-complete, forecasting inputs, and actual production quantities to maintain accurate financial visibility.
• Maintain a clear understanding of project scope, contract requirements, and obligations.
• Capture, document, price, and submit scope changes early and accurately.
• Ensure compliance with contract terms, including notice requirements and documentation standards.
• Protect company entitlement through accurate documentation and proactive communication.
• Identify field-driven inefficiencies, delays, customer-caused impacts, and scope gaps early to preserve claims and change-order entitlement.
• Ensure a complete understanding of project scope through handoff meetings, document reviews, and site walkthroughs before execution.
• Develop, maintain, and actively manage project schedules in alignment with field execution plans.
• Coordinate with Superintendents to ensure crews have clear direction and constructible work.
• Ensure materials, permits, locates, subcontractors, and inspections are coordinated in advance.
• Identify risks, delays, scope gaps, and readiness constraints early and develop mitigation and contingency plans before schedule or margin are impacted.
• Regularly review upcoming work with the Superintendent and Operations team to maintain near-term readiness and milestone recovery plans.
• Serve as the primary customer contact for project updates, coordination, and issue resolution.
• Maintain consistent communication regarding project status, risks, and schedule expectations.
• Provide professional and timely responses to customer inquiries.
• Provide proactive customer updates regarding schedule status, risks, change items, and recovery actions.
• Partner closely with Superintendents and the Operations Manager to align schedule, production, and resources.
• Maintain active awareness of field conditions, risks, production performance, and readiness barriers through regular project and customer field engagement.
• Support field leadership in removing barriers that impact project progress.
• Ensure project documentation remains organized, accurate, and complete, including RFIs, change orders, as-builts, permits, and closeout packages.
• Review project reports and validate WIP, percent-complete, and forecasting inputs against actual production quantities and field conditions.
• Ensure project records remain accurate and audit-ready.
• Lead and support Project Coordinators and project administrative staff.
• Provide direction, coaching, and accountability to ensure documentation, billing support, forecasting inputs, and reporting standards are met.
• Foster strong collaboration between office and field teams.
• Delegate documentation and administrative workload appropriately while maintaining accountability for accuracy and timeliness.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Budgeting

Contract interpretation

Risk management

Client communication

Cross-functional coordination

Field coordination

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Engineering

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

PUSH Inc. is seeking a Project Manager for Utility Construction in Redwood Falls, MN.

The role owns financial, contractual, and customer-facing success of assigned utility construction projects, ensuring scope, schedule, costs, and change orders are managed with discipline and clear customer communication. The Project Manager collaborates with the Operations Manager and Superintendent to maintain schedule integrity, readiness, and strong field alignment, protecting margin, entitlement, cash