Sr. Construction Project Manager

Accountabilities

• Lead all phases of construction and capital improvement projects, including design, construction, permitting, occupancy, quality control, staffing, scheduling, closeout, and budget management.

• Partner with senior leadership to define project scope, objectives, success metrics, priorities, and execution strategies.

• Lead cross-functional project teams and coordinate designers, contractors, vendors, user groups, executives, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful outcomes.

• Manage and mentor approximately 5–10 project team members across concurrent initiatives, providing coaching, performance guidance, resource allocation, and professional development.

• Establish client-focused communication strategies that maintain transparency, strengthen engagement, and proactively address project concerns.

• Facilitate high-impact meetings and influence decision-making across client, design, construction, executive, and vendor stakeholders.

• Monitor project performance against KPIs, schedules, budgets, contracts, quality standards, and service-level expectations, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.

• Oversee contract management, financial performance, expenditures, and budget controls while ensuring compliance with client agreements.

• Manage project documentation, responsibilities, deliverables, milestones, procurement activities, furniture acquisition, relocation processes, and related workflows.

• Identify process improvements and implement best practices that improve efficiency, scalability, sustainability, and client experience.

• Deliver projects and client solutions contributing to approximately $1M–$3M in annual revenue while maintaining alignment with broader business objectives.

• Build and maintain relationships with clients, public agencies, K-12 and higher education institutions, community stakeholders, and industry partners.

• Support business development by defending existing relationships, reengaging dormant accounts, expanding current opportunities, and identifying new prospects.

• Maintain an active presence within the Triad and broader North Carolina market through client engagement, industry participation, and community relationships.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, learning, and high-performance delivery.

Requirements:

• Typically 10+ years of project management experience with exposure to multiple large, complex, and unique projects.

• Expert-level construction project management capabilities, including experience overseeing projects across multiple phases and disciplines.

• Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, coaching, and developing project teams.

• Strong client engagement skills and a proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.

• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Ability to identify root causes, evaluate potential solutions, assess ROI and risk, and make sound recommendations.

• Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, meeting facilitation, and stakeholder communication skills.

• Strong customer-service orientation and commitment to delivering exceptional client experiences.

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities while maintaining quality, accountability, and attention to detail.

• Proactive, self-motivated approach with the confidence and agility to navigate complex and changing project environments.

• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to inspire teamwork while also operating effectively as an individual contributor.

• Strong technology skills and willingness to adopt emerging tools and innovative solutions.

• Demonstrated ability to support business growth through client relationship development, strategic engagement, and identification of new opportunities.

• Experience supporting K-12, higher education, public sector, or capital improvement programs is preferred.

• Established relationships within the Triad or broader North Carolina market are preferred.

• Ability and willingness to maintain an active local presence for project, client, industry, and community activities.

Benefits:

• Full-time, remote position based in the United States.

• Senior-level ownership across complex construction and capital improvement projects.

• Opportunity to lead and develop a team of project management professionals.

• Significant client-facing responsibility and exposure to senior stakeholders.

• Opportunity to work with public agencies, educational institutions, community organizations, and industry partners.

• Ability to contribute directly to projects generating approximately $1M–$3M in annual revenue.

• Strong exposure to strategic project leadership, financial management, procurement, business development, and operational improvement.

• Opportunity to influence regional growth and build long-term client and industry relationships.

• Collaborative environment focused on professional development, continuous learning, and high-quality client delivery.

• Opportunity to contribute innovative ideas and improve project management processes, technology, and service delivery.