Senior Project Manager, Commercial / Retail Construction

Remote |  Southeast US  |  Confidential Search

Looking for the autonomy to run your own book of work, with an established contractor behind you? This is a senior project manager role with no project executive layer, a direct line to ownership, and full authority over your projects from estimate through closeout. You’ll carry 5 to 6 projects at a time, oversee two project managers, and hire and direct your own field teams.

About the Company

Our client is a well-established commercial general contractor with decades in business and a specialty in retail banking. They build ground-up branches and interior build-outs for many of the country’s largest banks, working through national property and program management firms. Projects run $2M+ over about six months, across the Southeast United States.

What You Bring

• Commercial ground-up and build-out experience on fixed, hard-deadline schedules. Good fits include bank branches, QSR, convenience and fuel, pharmacy, auto, small box, in-line retail, and light industrial.
• Hands-on estimating experience.
• Proficiency with Procore.
• A record of running projects independently, without anyone pushing them along.
• Strong client-facing skills. You’re the person owners and program managers want on their jobs.
• Responsiveness beyond business hours.
• Willingness to travel to job sites as projects require. Lodging and travel expenses are covered.
• A stable work history with meaningful tenure at past employers.
• Banking client relationships are a strong plus but not required.

What’s in It for You

• Real autonomy: the closest thing to running your own business inside a stable, well-capitalized company.
• Direct access to ownership, with no layers between you and decisions.
• Consistent, repeat work that isn’t tied to the boom-and-bust of speculative development.
• A share of the profit on any new client accounts you bring in.
• Competitive salary, bonus and benefits.

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