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Location: Bozeman, MT | Schedule: Full-time, on-site

Overview

An established construction firm is seeking a Project Manager to lead construction efforts on projects ranging from $5-$50 million. This role is central to ensuring projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and to a high standard of quality, while maintaining strong relationships with owners, subcontractors, and internal teams.

What you'll do

• Oversee all financial data and reports to ensure project success
• Collaborate with the accounting team on initial job setup and cost control
• Manage monthly cost and revenue forecasting and projections
• Prepare and manage monthly pay applications
• Present project status updates at monthly project financial reviews
• Oversee the change management process, ensuring changes are tracked and executed in a timely manner
• Negotiate changes with owners and subcontractors in alignment with the construction schedule
• Establish and maintain labor roadmaps and equipment plans
• Review project invoices with superintendents for approval
• Oversee total construction effort to ensure alignment with design, budget, and schedule
• Understand and manage schedule durations, productivity, and sequencing
• Generate and update project schedules
• Understand contractual responsibilities and contract documents
• Maintain relationships with owners, architects, consultants, subcontractors, and the public
• Manage client relationships throughout procurement, construction, and post-construction processes
• Assist in securing new work through estimates, subcontractor collaboration, proposals, and interviews
• Oversee and collaborate with self-perform divisions
• Promote company culture and lead processes consistent with company values
• Review prime contracts to understand administration requirements
• Work with preconstruction teams to establish risk-averse subcontract scope exhibits
• Review project budgets in collaboration with preconstruction to ensure sufficiency
• Ensure subcontracts, including insurance and bonds where applicable, are executed prior to work starting
• Evaluate safety risks prior to project start-up and develop safety plans with superintendents
• Conduct site tours and support safety inspections, leading by example
• Implement and monitor safety plans on-site
• Work with subcontractors to ensure safety programs are followed
• Enforce company safety program throughout the project
• Establish staff responsibility matrices and support employee growth
• Maintain a collaborative and supportive working environment
• Manage employee development through training and coaching
• Conduct performance reviews and one-on-one mentoring with direct reports
• Organize project team building activities

Required qualifications

• Experience running projects between $5-$50 million
• Ability to run multiple projects of varied size and complexity simultaneously
• Degree in Engineering or Construction Management from a College or University
• Seven to Ten (7 - 10) years of on-the-job experience required
• Exposure to financial software systems is a must
• Full knowledge of computer software, including MS Word, Excel, etc.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to manage time individually and support time management of other project engineers and interns

Preferred qualifications

• Procore experience preferred
• Bluebeam experience preferred

Why this role

This role offers the opportunity to lead significant construction projects, manage diverse teams, and directly influence project success from financial oversight to on-site safety and quality.