Senior Project Manager

Company Summary
Our client is an established, turnkey structural steel contractor with more than five decades in business and a workforce well over 100 strong. They bid, engineer, detail, fabricate in-house, and erect structural steel for projects across the country. The company is growing, has a strong backlog, and is investing in new shop equipment and software. They are rebuilding their project management department and need an experienced leader to anchor it.

Job Summary
This is a senior, hands-on project manager role. You will take ownership of major, high-visibility structural steel projects from kickoff to closeout, reporting to a veteran leader with deep company and industry experience. You will also help raise the performance of a project management team that includes several less-experienced PMs. This is above-ground structural steel, not heavy civil or infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Manage structural steel projects from kickoff through completion, covering budget, schedule, and customer communication
• Buy out and coordinate detailers, engineers, erectors, joist and deck vendors, stair manufacturers, and other subcontractors
• Manage RFIs, drawing approvals, and submittals
• Build and maintain shop and project schedules and coordinate with the fabrication shop
• Own project financials: budgets, invoicing, monthly cost projections, and equipment and labor cost analysis
• Communicate regularly with general contractors, customers, engineers, and internal teams
• Attend project meetings and occasionally travel to job sites and General Contractor meetings

Requirements

• Prior structural steel and steel fabrication project management experience, ideally with a steel fabricator or erector
• Ability to read and interpret structural design and contract drawings
• Experience across the full project lifecycle: subcontractor buyout, detailing, engineering, erection, shop coordination, RFIs, and approvals
• Solid understanding of cost management, invoicing, and cost projections
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and working knowledge of Bluebeam would be ideal
• Ability to adapt to different General Contractor project management platforms
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Requirements

• Degree in construction management, civil engineering or a related field
• Familiarity with Primavera, Procore, Prolog, or similar platforms
• Experience mentoring or developing less-experienced project managers

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $125K+ based off of experience
• Annual discretionary bonus tied to company performance, project performance, and scope of responsibility
• Annual cost-of-living adjustment
• Medical, dental, vision, and HSA plan
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance available case by case

Location
Jackson, Mississippi, primarily office-based, with occasional travel (roughly 15%, project-dependent)