About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Sr. Construction Project Manager based in United States.
Responsibilities
- Lead all phases of construction and capital improvement projects, including design, construction, permitting, occupancy, quality control, staffing, scheduling, closeout, and budget management.
- Partner with senior leadership to define project scope, objectives, success metrics, priorities, and execution strategies.
- Lead cross-functional project teams and coordinate designers, contractors, vendors, user groups, executives, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful outcomes.
- Manage and mentor approximately 5–10 project team members across concurrent initiatives, providing coaching, performance guidance, resource allocation, and professional development.
- Establish client-focused communication strategies that maintain transparency, strengthen engagement, and proactively address project concerns.
- Facilitate high-impact meetings and influence decision-making across client, design, construction, executive, and vendor stakeholders.
- Monitor project performance against KPIs, schedules, budgets, contracts, quality standards, and service-level expectations, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
- Oversee contract management, financial performance, expenditures, and budget controls while ensuring compliance with client agreements.
- Manage project documentation, responsibilities, deliverables, milestones, procurement activities, furniture acquisition, relocation processes, and related workflows.
- Identify process improvements and implement best practices that improve efficiency, scalability, sustainability, and client experience.
- Deliver projects and client solutions contributing to approximately $1M–$3M in annual revenue while maintaining alignment with broader business objectives.
- Build and maintain relationships with clients, public agencies, K-12 and higher education institutions, community stakeholders, and industry partners.
- Support business development by defending existing relationships, reengaging dormant accounts, expanding current opportunities, and identifying new prospects.
- Maintain an active presence within the Triad and broader North Carolina market through client engagement, industry participation, and community relationships.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, learning, and high-performance delivery.
Requirements
- Typically 10+ years of project management experience with exposure to multiple large, complex, and unique projects.
- Expert-level construction project management capabilities, including experience overseeing projects across multiple phases and disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, coaching, and developing project teams.
- Strong client engagement skills and a proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to identify root causes, evaluate potential solutions, assess ROI and risk, and make sound recommendations.
- Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, meeting facilitation, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Strong customer-service orientation and commitment to delivering exceptional client experiences.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities while maintaining quality, accountability, and attention to detail.
- Proactive, self-motivated approach with the confidence and agility to navigate complex and changing project environments.
- Collaborative leadership style with the ability to inspire teamwork while also operating effectively as an individual contributor.
- Strong technology skills and willingness to adopt emerging tools and innovative solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to support business growth through client relationship development, strategic engagement, and identification of new opportunities.
- Experience supporting K-12, higher education, public sector, or capital improvement programs is preferred.
- Established relationships within the Triad or broader North Carolina market are preferred.
- Ability and willingness to maintain an active local presence for project, client, industry, and community activities.
Conditions
- Full-time, remote position based in the United States.
- Senior-level ownership across complex construction and capital improvement projects.
- Opportunity to lead and develop a team of project management professionals.
- Significant client-facing responsibility and exposure to senior stakeholders.
- Opportunity to work with public agencies, educational institutions, community organizations, and industry partners.