Full-Time

Senior Project Manager

Aberdeen SD

Interstates

Interstates

501-1,000 employees

Compensation Overview

$90k - $130k/yr

Aberdeen, SD, USA

In Person

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, with at least 3 years leading projects.
  • Strong knowledge of project contracts, budgeting, scheduling, and cost control.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
  • Commitment to safety and quality standards.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  • Able to track and organize projects and prioritize work.
  • Open to continuously adjusting project systems to plan and deliver projects successfully.
  • Strong team building, interpersonal/verbal/written communication skills.
  • Comfortable speaking in front of clients, peers, and managers.
  • Education: Bachelor’s or associate’s degree in Construction Management or engineering/technology.
  • Travel: Able to travel to customer/project sites up to 25% of the time.
Responsibilities
  • Review and fully understand the project’s agreement/contract, specifications, clarification and exceptions, scope of work, budgets, and allowances prior to commencement
  • Monitors project progress information and cost of labor, cost of material, and productivity for project control and analyze each week
  • Analyze and investigate new techniques for fabrication and installation of work and possibilities for value engineering and determine the most efficient and effective project delivery methods and procedures and assist project/site leader in ensuring implementation
  • Provide project/site leader and operations manager with all required data and bid information (budgets/strategies) and back-up support to properly construct the project on time and within budget
  • Responsible for analysis, verification, correctness of field production reports for progress billings and monitoring of detail job cost, cost effectiveness, and profitability of job
  • Advise estimating department and other related departments of any discrepancies with bid/budgets and follow up with addressing the required solution.
  • Develop and then update at least monthly the overall schedule. Review schedules with the leader of each project including the required timetables for work performed by subcontractors
  • Direct the coordination of project delivery activities with the project/site leader and the subcontractor’s work crew as required
  • Assist project/site leader with project conflicts and situations
  • Responsible for discussion and resolution with project/site leader, operating manager, and estimator of potential problems, changes in the work, extra work, productivity, health and safety issues, impacts and/or revision to the project schedule as needed
  • Responsible for approving invoices (quantities and prices) of material, people, vendors, subcontractors, rentals, etc., for payment
  • Coordinate and process change orders with clients/general contractors, suppliers, project/site leaders and/or subcontractors

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Sioux Center, Iowa

Founded

1953

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Department of Labor-approved apprenticeship program launched January 2024 expands skilled labor pipeline.
  • Engage program and Employee Resource Groups strengthen talent retention and community brand loyalty.
  • Industrial automation and OT support services benefit from manufacturing sector's ongoing digital transformation.

What critics are saying

  • Larger firms actively recruit trained apprentices post-completion, threatening 60-75% retention within 24 months.
  • Cloud-native OT platforms and AWS/Azure edge solutions commoditize custom plant floor automation services.
  • Lean IT team managing complex OT/IT convergence creates ransomware vulnerability targeting industrial control systems.

What makes Interstates unique

  • 70-year track record designing, building, and automating industrial manufacturing facilities globally.
  • Structured apprenticeship programs blend classroom instruction with real-world mentorship on active job sites.
  • Integrated electrical, construction, and engineering solutions reduce client coordination across multiple vendors.

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Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Vacation

Flexible Schedule

Hybrid Work Options

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Gym Membership

Phone/Internet Stipend

Home Office Stipend

Stock Options

Company Equity

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

Relocation Assistance

Adoption Assistance

Childcare Support

Elder Care Support

Parental Leave

Bonus Incentives

Profit Sharing

Employee Referral Bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Certification Support

Training Programs

Mentorship Program

Remote Work Options

Hybrid Work Options

Performance Bonus

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