Project Manager - construction Operations

Project Manager

The Project Manager is accountable for the end-to-end control, execution, and financial performance of assigned plumbing and HVAC projects across both construction and service departments.

This role ensures projects are authorized, planned, executed, monitored, and closed in a disciplined and repeatable manner, replacing informal coordination and reactive problem-solving with structured project management, documented controls, and measurable outcomes.

Core Responsibilities

• Enforcing standardized project lifecycle stages
• Conducting disciplined project kickoffs before work begins
• Maintaining project plans, schedules, and execution controls
• Ensuring projects are properly closed financially and operationally
• Monitoring job cost performance against budget
• Managing labor productivity and material usage
• Identifying scope changes promptly
• Ensuring all changes are documented, priced, approved, and billed
• Maintaining change order logs and aging visibility
• Developing and maintaining project schedules
• Coordinating execution with the Construction Director and Service Director
• Aligning labor and material readiness with project timelines
• Serving as the single point of accountability for assigned projects
• Providing accurate, timely project updates to operations leadership
• Escalating risks and constraints before they become failures
• Maintaining complete and accurate project documentation

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of project management experience in plumbing, HVAC, or mechanical contracting
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects
• Proven accountability for job cost and schedule performance
• PMP® or PMP-equivalent project management training preferred
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 preferred
• Construction management, engineering, or equivalent experience
• Structured project planning and execution
• Financial and job cost awareness
• Strong written and verbal communication

$90,000 - $120,000 a year