Project Manager
Position Summary
The Project Manager is responsible for the successful financial, contractual, operational, and administrative management of heavy civil infrastructure projects. Working closely with superintendents, project engineers, estimators, owners, subcontractors, and executive leadership, this role ensures projects are delivered safely, profitably, on schedule, and in accordance with company standards.
The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, financially driven, and committed to operational excellence, risk management, and leadership development.
Typical Project Size
- Multiple projects ranging from approximately $1 million to $20 million
- Complex infrastructure projects ranging from approximately $5 million to $15 million
- DOT roadway, bridge, utility, paving, rail, sitework, and infrastructure projects
Key Responsibilities
Project Financial Management
- Manage overall project financial performance and profitability
- Lead subcontractor and material buyout efforts while maximizing project value and protecting scope
- Thoroughly review subcontractor scopes to eliminate gaps and reduce contractual risk
- Monitor labor, equipment, trucking, material, and subcontractor costs
- Maintain accurate forecasting and cost-to-complete projections
- Review quantities, production rates, earned revenue, and project trends
- Coordinate monthly project reviews with accounting and executive leadership
- Support cash flow management, billing, receivables, and payment tracking
- Understand project insurance requirements, risk allocation, and specialty coverages
- Support claims documentation and change management efforts
Scheduling & Project Controls
- Develop, maintain, and update project schedules
- Utilize Primavera and other scheduling platforms to manage project performance
- Coordinate sequencing, phasing, utility impacts, shutdowns, MOT stages, and subcontractor schedules
- Perform schedule analysis and recovery planning
- Establish and maintain project control systems
- Utilize HCSS and project management software effectively
- Maintain accurate cost coding and production tracking
- Monitor critical path activities and schedule risks
- Support implementation of company operational standards
- Leverage project data and analytics to improve performance
Operations & Field Coordination
- Partner closely with superintendents and field leadership teams
- Conduct regular site visits to monitor production, quality, schedule, and safety
- Assist field teams in resolving productivity and coordination challenges
- Understand heavy civil construction means and methods
- Coordinate manpower, equipment, trucking, subcontractors, and materials proactively
- Manage utility coordination, traffic control, environmental constraints, and permit compliance
- Support project startup, execution, and closeout activities
- Review RFIs, submittals, procurement status, and project documentation
- Understand quantity takeoffs and estimating fundamentals
- Maintain a detailed understanding of project scope and contract requirements
Client, Contract & Commercial Management
- Lead owner meetings and client coordination efforts
- Negotiate change orders, schedule impacts, and project issues professionally
- Build and maintain strong relationships with owners, consultants, subcontractors, and suppliers
- Resolve subcontractor and supplier issues proactively
- Understand contract language, risk exposure, and notice requirements
- Maintain documentation supporting claims and dispute resolution
- Support executive leadership and legal counsel during claims preparation
- Ensure compliance with contract requirements and documentation standards
- Manage DBE/SBE participation and compliance requirements when applicable
- Support procurement strategies and subcontractor prequalification efforts
Safety, Quality & Risk Management
- Promote and support a strong safety culture
- Participate in project safety reviews and site inspections
- Ensure quality control processes are implemented and maintained
- Support environmental compliance and permitting requirements
- Identify operational and contractual risks proactively
- Assist with incident investigations and corrective action planning
- Support railroad, utility, and specialty safety compliance requirements
Leadership & Team Development
- Mentor and develop project engineers and emerging leaders
- Build strong working relationships with field and office teams
- Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and a solutions-oriented mindset
- Communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
- Promote collaboration between field and office personnel
- Support and reinforce company culture and values
- Prioritize team success and project outcomes
- Build trust with clients, subcontractors, and project teams
- Lead through problem-solving, accountability, and continuous improvement
Qualifications
Experience
- 6+ years of heavy civil construction experience
- 4+ years of project engineering or project management experience
- Experience with DOT, bridge, utility, roadway, paving, rail, or infrastructure projects
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of heavy civil construction means and methods
- Project scheduling and sequencing expertise
- Cost tracking, forecasting, and production analysis
- Change order management
- Contract administration
- Quantity takeoffs and estimating fundamentals
- Subcontractor management
- Risk management awareness
Preferred Qualifications
- Primavera proficiency
- HCSS experience
- DOT, bridge, rail, or transit construction experience
- Design-build project experience
- Utility coordination experience
- Railroad or transit coordination experience
- OSHA 30 certification
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field
Leadership Expectations
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Professionalism and accountability
- Ability to lead effectively under pressure
- Positive, collaborative leadership style
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Financial awareness and business acumen
- Commitment to mentoring and developing others
Compensation
- Salary Range: $150,000–$170,000 (DOE)
- Insurance: Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (100% paid for the individual, 50% for family members)
- Bonus Program: Based on individual, company, and division performance
- 401k and Profit Sharing Plan: Safe harbor 401K profit sharing contribution. One-year vesting period for the profit sharing contribution.
Senior Project Manager
Position Summary
The Senior Project Manager oversees the successful delivery of large, complex, and strategically significant projects. This position requires advanced operational judgment, commercial management capability, and executive presence, providing leadership across project execution, financial management, client relationships, and workforce development.
Typical Project Size
- Multiple complex projects ranging from $25 million to $100 million+
- Large transportation, bridge, utility, rail, transit, marine, and infrastructure projects
- Multi-phase, accelerated, politically sensitive, or design-build projects
Key Responsibilities
Executive-Level Project Leadership
- Lead multiple complex infrastructure projects
- Maintain financial, contractual, and operational control of assigned projects
- Develop execution strategies for complex projects and pursuits
- Coordinate operations, estimating, project controls, and executive leadership
- Oversee project staffing, manpower planning, and resource allocation
- Support operational decision-making during critical project events
- Assist operations teams during superintendent transitions or disruptions
- Lead major project startup, recovery planning, and controls implementation
- Support strategic planning and operational growth initiatives
Financial & Commercial Leadership
- Oversee large project financial performance and forecasting
- Lead subcontractor buyout and procurement strategy
- Ensure DBE/SBE compliance and participation
- Lead major change order negotiations and claims strategy
- Resolve contractual disputes independently
- Understand complex contract structures and risk allocation
- Support pursuit strategy and constructability reviews
- Lead cost recovery and risk mitigation efforts
- Assist executive leadership in major client negotiations
- Support backlog planning and operational forecasting
Client & Stakeholder Management
- Maintain executive-level owner and stakeholder relationships
- Lead major owner meetings and negotiations
- Manage politically sensitive and high-profile client relationships
- Coordinate with agencies, consultants, utilities, and public stakeholders
- Represent Waters professionally in industry and client settings
- Maintain strong relationships with subcontractors and suppliers
Operations & Technical Leadership
- Oversee advanced heavy civil means and methods
- Manage scheduling strategy and recovery planning
- Support constructability reviews and value engineering
- Oversee project controls and production analytics
- Manage quality control and safety implementation
- Lead complex utility, MOT, rail, or shutdown coordination efforts
- Understand design-build delivery and alternative procurement methods
- Support project staffing and leadership development
Leadership & Organizational Development
- Mentor project managers, engineers, and operational leaders
- Develop future leaders within the organization
- Establish accountability and performance standards
- Promote collaboration between office and field operations
- Support recruiting, retention, and leadership development initiatives
- Reinforce company culture and values
- Lead conflict resolution and organizational problem-solving
- Promote continuous improvement and operational excellence
- Demonstrate executive-level professionalism
Technology & Modern Construction Systems
- Utilize advanced project management and project controls systems
- Understand digital construction workflows and operational technology
- Support digital project controls, GPS/machine control integration, reality capture, production analytics, and field management systems
- Promote operational standardization and efficiency
- Use data-driven decision-making to improve project outcomes
Qualifications
Experience
- 10+ years of heavy civil construction experience
- 8+ years of project management leadership experience
- Proven success managing large infrastructure projects
- Experience with complex DOT, bridge, utility, rail, or transit projects
Technical Skills
- Advanced project controls knowledge
- Advanced scheduling and sequencing
- Financial forecasting and cost management
- Contract administration and claims management
- Change order strategy and negotiation
- Operational planning and resource management
- Leadership and organizational management
- Advanced risk management awareness
Preferred Qualifications
- Major DOT infrastructure experience
- Rail/transit construction experience
- Design-build project experience
- Primavera and HCSS proficiency
- Utility coordination expertise
- OSHA 30 or advanced safety certification
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
Leadership Expectations
- Executive-level communication skills
- Strong mentorship capability
- Strategic mindset
- High emotional intelligence
- Owner-facing professionalism
- Ability to lead complex teams and projects
- Accountability and operational discipline
- Commitment to company culture and workforce development
Compensation
- Salary Range: $175,000–$195,000+ (DOE)
- Insurance: Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (100% paid for the individual, 50% for family members)
- Bonus Program: Based on individual, company, and division performance
- 401k and Profit Sharing Plan: Safe harbor 401K profit sharing contribution. One-year vesting period for the profit sharing contribution.