Construction Project Manager

Job Description

Pramira Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to lead construction projects from preconstruction through closeout. This role is responsible for ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget while maintaining alignment between estimating, field execution, and financial performance.

You will serve as the key point of coordination between internal teams, subcontractors, and clients—driving accountability, communication, and successful project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage all phases of construction projects from kickoff to closeout
• Ensure alignment between project scope, estimate, and field execution
• Lead project handoff from estimating to operations
• Lead and enforce 2-week lookahead planning across all field operations in coordination with Site Superintendents, proactively identifying constraints, removing roadblocks, aligning trades, and ensuring all upcoming work is fully coordinated, resourced, and ready for execution
• Develop, maintain, and present construction schedules, ensuring accurate sequencing, resource planning, and transparent communication of timelines to clients, subcontractors, and internal teams
• Conduct weekly client-facing project meetings, providing clear updates on schedule, budget, risks, and progress while driving accountability and alignment across all stakeholders
• Own project budgets, cost tracking, and financial performance
• Monitor labor production and cost vs. estimate in collaboration with field teams
• Identify cost risks, variances, and opportunities for cost savings
• Manage cost-to-complete projections and forecasting
• Own and maintain monthly job forecasts, including subcontractor costs, material spend, and labor hour projections, ensuring alignment with project budgets and overall financial performance
• Review and approve subcontractor invoices and internal cost reporting
• Negotiate, award, and manage subcontractor agreements
• Ensure subcontractors execute work per scope, schedule, and quality standards
• Coordinate procurement of materials, equipment, and long-lead items
• Maintain strong relationships with subcontractors and vendors
• Identify scope gaps, field changes, and cost impacts
• Prepare, review, and submit RFIs, submittals, and change orders
• Support pricing, negotiation, and execution of change orders
• Maintain accurate and organized project documentation
• Act as primary point of contact for clients and stakeholders
• Facilitate regular internal and external project meetings
• Ensure consistent communication between estimating, field operations, and leadership
• Coordinate with utilities, agencies, and inspectors as required
• Ensure all work complies with project specifications and company quality standards
• Support field teams in maintaining OSHA and company safety compliance
• Participate in safety planning and risk mitigation efforts
• Oversee punch list completion and final project closeout
• Ensure timely submission of as-builts, warranties, and closeout documentation
• Conduct post-project reviews to evaluate cost performance and identify improvements

Qualifications

Pramira is seeking a Construction Project Manager to lead Southern California fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and outside plant (OSP) construction. You will manage assigned projects as the general contractor, directing self-perform crews and subcontractors from construction readiness through final customer acceptance. You will own project cost, schedule, field production, quality, and closeout while coordinating closely with field supervision and safety personnel.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Turn awarded scopes into executable budgets, purchase and subcontract packages, schedules, and weekly work plans. Confirm permits, access, materials, inspections, and utility coordination before releasing work.

• Manage all three placement methods: microtrenching, horizontal directional drilling or boring, and aerial construction. Coordinate handholes, vaults, conduit continuity, cable placement, and transitions between underground and aerial routes.

• For microtrenching, verify approved alignment, depth and width, duct installation, backfill, pavement restoration, and inspection records against project requirements.

• For directional boring, coordinate utility locates, potholing, bore plans and logs, conduit installation, drilling-fluid controls, and restoration with qualified field personnel.

• For aerial work, coordinate pole-owner approvals, make-ready readiness, strand and lashing or approved cable systems, aerial duct where specified, required clearances, and riser transitions.

• Coordinate foremen, superintendents, subcontractors, equipment, and material deliveries. Compare installed and accepted quantities with labor hours and planned production; correct delays and cost overruns.

• Maintain job-cost forecasts and cost-to-complete estimates. Document scope changes, submit change orders, verify subcontractor quantities and invoices, and prepare accurate customer progress billing.

• Coordinate municipal inspectors, engineering teams, utility owners, customers, and affected residents. Resolve access conflicts, permit restrictions, field design questions, and restoration complaints.

• Partner with safety personnel and field leaders on utility-damage prevention, traffic control, excavation and aerial hazards, and corrective actions. Stop and escalate unsafe work.

• Coordinate fiber pulling or blowing, splicing, testing, punch lists, as-built records, restoration acceptance, and customer turnover. Keep daily records and provide clear weekly status reports.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 5 years of construction project management experience in fiber, telecommunications, underground utilities, or comparable civil infrastructure, including successful FTTH project delivery.

• Demonstrated experience managing microtrenching, directional boring, and aerial OSP construction, with the ability to explain production constraints, safety risks, quality checks, and restoration requirements for each.

• Experience working for a general contractor or utility construction contractor, managing self-perform crews and subcontractors, budgets, change orders, and customer billing.

• Ability to read construction drawings, permit conditions, unit-price schedules, and contract scopes; strong Excel and scheduling or construction management software skills.

• Working knowledge of Southern California right-of-way and encroachment permitting, utility coordination, and applicable Cal/OSHA, pole-owner, and CPUC GO 95 and GO 128 requirements.

• Ability to travel regularly to assigned sites and work occasional evenings or weekends when permitted construction windows require it. Valid driver's license for required business driving.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Southern California municipal and subcontractor relationships.

• OSHA 30 training.

• PMP certification.

• Experience with Procore, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, GIS, or similar tools.

• A degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field is helpful; equivalent field and project management experience is welcome.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Success means safe field execution, reliable weekly production, current cost forecasts, timely change documentation, accepted restoration, and complete turnover packages.

Additional Information

Pay range: $85k-$95k DOE

Pramira is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Compensation: 85000 to 95000 (USD) (YEARLY)