Senior Project Manager

With offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio, Pepper Construction is a national general contracting and commercial construction management firm primarily serving the private sector. It provides clients with the experience and resources of a national company combined with the hands-on approach of a local company. We have offices in Milwaukee and Madison.

Senior Project Managers are responsible for the overall safety, direction, completion, and financial outcome of construction projects from initial budget through project closeout. They are expected to work with people at all Project Management and Field Supervision levels to execute operational priorities and ensure a quality project. They are also expected to maintain positive and effective working relationships with internal and external project team members and support departments.

Project Management

• Ensure customer satisfaction by identifying and exceeding client needs
• Estimate, value engineer, and develop project budgets
• Facilitate the subcontractor bid process to include processing, distribution, and tracking of all project bidding documentation
• Ability to utilize software programs and templates to process, distribute, and track all project documentation
• Negotiate subcontractor and material buyout; develop and negotiate subcontracts
• Plan and schedule projects
• Manage jobs in progress, including subcontractor coordination, conflict resolution, documentation, and ensuring quality and safety on every job
• Manage project costs through the ongoing evaluation of labor, material, and equipment; continue to forecast and analyze construction costs, exposures, and profits through project completion
• Perform project closeout
• Capable of managing projects up to and above $25 million in size
  
  

Leadership

• Provide leadership through safety discipline, building relationships, motivating others, providing clear direction, and cooperative teamwork
• Delegate appropriately to superintendent and project management personnel
• Coach, mentor, and motivate project personnel, fostering development and collaboration
• Communicate and listen effectively, both written and verbal
  
  

Quality

• Ensure safety requirements and practices are always followed
• Perform weekly jobsite inspections to ensure compliance with the contract documents and accepted industry quality standards
• Immediately notify the Superintendent and subcontractors, in writing, of any variances noted and assure that proper corrective action is taken immediately
• Embrace and activate Lean concepts
  
  

Business Development

• Interact with clients and potential clients to identify and pursue potential work
• Prepare and participate in client presentations and project interviews
• Negotiate and secure new business
  
  

Position Requirements

• B.S. in Construction, Engineering, or related area, 12-15 years of commercial construction experience
• Knowledge of pre-construction, estimating, and bidding projects is critical
• Experience in the following markets is preferred: healthcare, education, mixed use residential, institutional
• Willingness to work in offices and at project sites in southern WI
  
  

Pepper Construction is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Please note: Pepper does not sponsor work visas.