Schnabel is looking for a Project Manager to join our Preconstruction team in Walnut Creek, CA. The ideal candidate will have 5 years of experience working with geotechnical or heavy civil construction firms on the construction side or the preconstruction side with the ability to close deals and grow our business. Your main responsibility is to build relationships and successfully win us profitable work.
Schnabel was founded in 1959 in Washington DC and has grown to become one of the nation’s top geostructural contractors. Family owned and operated. This role will report directly to the Regional Vice President and work closely with our preconstruction and operations team members.
Schnabel’s work includes installation of soil nail walls, piles, lagging, walers, tiebacks, and braces for support of excavation projects. We also take on challenging projects with underpinning, grouting, tunneling, and unique structural support. Candidates having direct construction experience and familiarity with our work are preferred.
Job Responsibilities

• Lead sales and business development activities in specific market
• Identify the best clients, opportunities, and technologies
• Develop an overall strategy for building client relationships
• Coordinate with other team members to determine the best way to build the project and win the work
• Estimating, engineering, writing, site visits, and client meetings
• Prepare and deliver proposals to clients
• Negotiating the contract
• Coordinating designs and submittals
• Facilitate turning over the project to the Operations Team after project award
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients and engineers
• Identify and implement improvements to processes, procedures and products

Qualifications

• Bachelors in civil engineering, construction engineering, or construction management preferred
• 5 years of heavy civil construction or geotechnical estimating and/or project management experience
• Ability and willingness to travel
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to perform critical thinking and creative problem solving

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous PTO plan and paid Holidays
• Company bonus plan
• Company vehicle or vehicle allowance
• Additional incentives are individualized per person

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are an E-Verify employer.