Senior Project Manager – Commercial Construction

Location: Jackson, MS (Home Office) with Travel to Project Sites
Department: Building Division
Reports To: Operations Manager
Salary: $140k-150k

Position Summary

Service Specialists recruiting agency is partnering with a commercial construction company to find a Senior Project Manager to oversee multiple commercial building projects, including office, education, retail, renewable energy, and mixed-use developments. This individual will manage assigned projects from preconstruction through closeout while providing leadership and mentorship to Project Managers and Project Engineers across the portfolio. The Senior Project Manager will also support the Operations Manager with project oversight, staffing, client relationships, and day-to-day operational decisions.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Operations Manager with oversight of multiple projects, monitoring schedules, costs, safety, and quality while identifying risks and implementing corrective actions.

• Lead project teams, including Project Managers, Superintendents, and Project Engineers. Mentor team members, assign workloads, and support hiring, onboarding, and performance reviews.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for owners, architects, and engineers on assigned projects, attending owner-architect-contractor meetings and maintaining strong client relationships.

• Support preconstruction activities, including drawing and specification reviews, constructability assessments, value engineering, estimates, GMP and lump-sum proposals, and project execution plans.

• Lead subcontractor and purchase order buyout, negotiate scopes and pricing, and oversee subcontractor and supplier prequalification and performance.

• Manage prime contracts and subcontracts, including change orders, potential change orders, claims, and contractual notice requirements.

• Oversee project financials, including budgets, monthly cost reports, forecasts, contingency, cash flow, and profit margins. Review pay applications, schedules of values, and lien waivers.

• Develop and manage project schedules and short-term look-ahead plans with Superintendents, coordinating trade sequencing, inspections, and long-lead procurement.

• Oversee RFIs, submittals, document control, meeting minutes, and daily reports in Procore, ensuring project documentation remains accurate and complete.

• Support company safety and quality assurance/quality control programs, including inspections, mockups, and deficiency tracking.

• Coordinate permits, inspections with authorities having jurisdiction, special inspections, and third-party testing through certificate of occupancy.

• Lead project closeout, including punch lists, commissioning, as-built documentation, operations and maintenance manuals, warranties, owner training, and final payment and retention release.

• Support business development efforts through project pursuits, proposals, interviews, and estimating for new commercial construction opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• 10+ years of commercial construction experience, including at least 5 years as a Project Manager delivering commercial building projects valued at $20 million to $75 million or more.

• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and overseeing complex commercial construction operations.

• Strong knowledge of contract administration, cost control, scheduling, and negotiation across GMP, construction management at-risk, design-build, and lump-sum delivery methods.

• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop project teams while managing competing priorities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with owners, clients, and executive leadership.

• Proficiency in Procore, Primavera P6 or Outbuild, and Bluebeam.