Senior Project Manager

Location: Barstow, TX

A growing construction organization is seeking an accomplished Senior Project Manager to take ownership of complex, technically demanding commercial construction projects. This is a highly visible opportunity for a proven project leader who wants to influence execution from early planning through final turnover, lead talented project teams, and help deliver challenging builds where precision, accountability, and proactive decision making matter. The position offers meaningful ownership of project financials, schedules, client relationships, contracts, and overall delivery while working closely with both field and executive leadership.

This Role Offers

• Opportunity to lead complex commercial projects with demanding schedules, technical requirements, and stakeholder expectations.
• Collaborative environment with regular interaction across field operations, design teams, trade partners, clients, and senior leadership.
• Opportunity to mentor developing project professionals and strengthen project execution practices across the organization.

Focus

• Own the project from early planning through final handoff, setting the execution plan and keeping cost, schedule, quality, and client commitments aligned.
• Translate project scope into reliable budgets, forecasts, cost controls, and financial reporting that give leadership a clear view of performance.
• Build practical schedules around field sequencing, long lead purchasing, key milestones, and recovery actions when conditions shift.
• Coordinate owners, design partners, trade contractors, suppliers, and internal teams so decisions move quickly and work stays synchronized.
• Guide contract and subcontract administration, including procurement commitments, commercial terms, change events, and supporting documentation.
• Spot scope gaps, constructability concerns, schedule exposure, and cost risks early, then organize the right people around solutions.
• Work closely with field leadership to support safe execution, strong quality, production planning, and clear accountability across the jobsite.
• Run project reviews and decision forums, providing concise updates on progress, financials, risks, commitments, and issues requiring escalation.
• Develop project engineers and emerging project leaders by setting expectations, delegating ownership, and coaching for stronger performance.
• Drive closeout through punch completion, record documentation, warranties, training coordination, turnover packages, and final acceptance.

Skill Set

• Bring at least 8 years of progressive project management experience in commercial construction, ideally including technically demanding or mission critical environments.
• Apply strong working knowledge of estimating, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, contract administration, and change management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams with credibility and communicate clearly with clients, designers, subcontractors, field leaders, and executives.
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred, with relevant professional experience also considered.
• Working understanding of construction standards, building requirements, safety practices, and effective project documentation.
• Use construction management, scheduling, document control, and productivity tools confidently to organize information and support timely decisions.
• Operate effectively in a fast moving, on site project environment where priorities can change and disciplined follow through matters.

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