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Location: San Diego County, CA | Schedule: Full-time, On-site | Compensation: $100,000 - $130,000 base depending on experience

Overview

An established Southern California infrastructure contractor is seeking a Project Manager to join its field gas operations team. This role covers the full project lifecycle, from estimating and bidding pipeline and gas distribution work through managing awarded jobs to closeout, with a clear path to broader responsibility.

What you'll do

• Review bid instructions and project plan documents
• Run quantity take-offs for self-performed and subcontracted scopes
• Request subcontractor and material quotes and select vendors
• Build bids in estimating software and review them with operations
• Prepare bid packages: work plans, schedules, pricing sheets and written deliverables
• Manage awarded projects: submittals, RFIs, notices, scheduling and billing
• Own client communication through the life of the job

Required qualifications

• 4-year degree plus 4 years of relevant experience, or 8 years in a comparable role
• Project management experience in pipeline, gas or underground utility construction
• Strong written and verbal communication, with real attention to detail

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Southern California public utility clients preferred
• Estimating, scheduling and construction accounting software experience a plus
• Degree in business management, project management or construction engineering preferred

Compensation and benefits

• $100,000 - $130,000 base depending on experience
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation, holiday and sick time

Why this role

This position offers ownership of projects from bid through closeout in pipeline and gas distribution work, with a clear path to broader responsibility within field gas operations.