Project Manager RPS

Job Summary

The Recycled Pavement Solutions (RPS) Project Manager plays a critical role in overseeing all project management duties for the processes offered by our RPS Division, including Full Depth Reclamation (FDR), Cold In-Place Recycling (CIPR), Chip Seal, and Cold Mix Paving. This role emphasizes scheduling, financial oversight, and operational coordination to ensure successful project execution. The Project Manager will develop and manage project timelines, coordinate with subcontractors, and oversee budgets through diligent cost monitoring and financial analysis. Collaboration with estimators, Superintendents, and clients is essential to gather relevant data, streamline bid reviews, maintain client satisfaction, and track progress throughout the project lifecycle. The Project Manager works in close partnership with Superintendents and the Operations Manager to guide projects to successful completion.

Essential Functions

• Results Matter. Plan and coordinate field operations and administrative tasks across multiple RPS projects, continuously seeking to improve the division’s value proposition.
• Respect and Engage. Communicate frequently and professionally with the General Manager, Construction Manager, superintendents, foremen, suppliers, and customers regarding job cost analyses and progress updates.
• Protect Family and Friends. Maintain a safety culture fostering a zero-incident environment, emphasizing safety through open communication, innovation, and consistent messaging.
• Humility. Foster teamwork and a “one-company” sense of purpose within the RPS team.
• Innovation. Stay open to new approaches, driving profitability and consistently building better-than-bid results.
• Measurement. Develop and implement standard operating procedures to enable performance and growth, including managing a consistent 2-week lookahead schedule, orchestrating bid submissions, coordinating project schedules and handoffs, attending regular field meetings, and approving project-specific invoices.
• Site Visits. Inspect project sites before bids and during construction to ensure quality and alignment with expectations.
• Mastery. Understand regional market dynamics and contribute to tactical execution to enhance performance, continuously seeking improvement.
• Dedication. Utilize job cost reports to monitor project financials closely, swiftly identifying and addressing any gains or losses on a project-specific basis.
  
  

Requirements, Education And Experience

• 5 years of relevant construction experience
• 4-year degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering, preferred
• Strong understanding of full depth reclamation (FDR), cold in-place recycling (CIPR), chip seal, and cold mix paving
• Strong knowledge of mathematics, estimating, bidding
• Production and processing knowledge of raw materials, processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Experience with B2W Track and XBE software systems, preferred
• Proficient verbal and written English
• Track record of strong organizational skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Legal right to work in the U.S.
  
  

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Travel

Position may require up to 40% travel by personal vehicle to offices throughout the state of New York and New England based on the needs of the business.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

This is mostly sedentary outside of traveling to construction sites. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers. The job will require frequent traveling in the field and various construction sites. This would require the ability to sit at a desk, frequent walking, bend or stand as necessary. Heavy work that includes moving objects up to 50 lb. or more. This position works on or near moving mechanical parts and loud equipment. Requires the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time as well as lifting, pulling, bending, kneeling, squatting, climbing, walking, reaching, driving, and repetitive motion.

Values

At Peckham, you will experience our values wherever you work: corporate offices, plants, quarries, or paving operations. We share a common set of values - safety, integrity, dedication, and efficiency which are embedded in how we show up every day. Ours is a culture where we protect family and friends, our word is our bond, we are committed to serve and results matter. Our values are the foundation of our growth and we believe will pave the way for future success.