Participate in preconstruction activities, including meetings, subcontractor pricing, and scope-of-work preparation when necessary.
Review drawings, prepare requests for information, and develop cost-effective solutions.
Prepare preliminary schedules for preconstruction and construction phases.
Collaborate with the Estimating team to develop project budgets.
Analyze subcontractor estimates and jurisdictional approval costs, and prepare soft-cost budgets.
Oversee value engineering and real-time cost tracking.
Schedule the purchase and delivery of all project-related materials and long-lead subcontract items.
Review plans and specifications, schedules, and budgets, and award commitments to subcontractors.
Set up the project in Procore, including entering the budget, submittal log, and commitments.
Modify the scope-of-work template based on project specifications for subcontractor commitments.
Organize the resources needed to meet established deadlines and achieve desired results, including people, materials, equipment, tools, and time.
Monitor project progress against the schedule using metrics such as resource utilization compared with percent complete.
Monitor project scope for changes affecting budget or schedule, and make corrections and adjustments as required to maintain the project schedule.
Prepare monthly owner billings and review and approve subcontractor billings.
Keep the client informed of project progress and significant technical problems or solutions and their effects on design or costs.
Understand stakeholder pain points, motivators, and needs from the general contractor to complete their tasks.
Responsibilities
Develop, coordinate, implement, and manage activities necessary to construct projects safely, within schedule and budget, and to the specified quality.
Direct project teams and provide general administrative and technical leadership for the project.
Schedule and facilitate project meetings, maintain project records and monitor correspondence, and supervise project closeout.
Work in partnership with the Site Superintendent and/or a Senior Project Manager to lead the construction project, reporting to a Senior Project Manager or Project Executive.
Participate in Superintendent progress meetings and lead subcontractor progress meetings.
Organize and lead owner-architect-contractor meetings with the project team and stakeholders.
Oversee project closeout, punch list, substantial completion, and operations and maintenance documentation.
Conduct weekly or bi-weekly progress meetings with the internal project team, Owner, Architect, Engineers, and other stakeholders.
Project Manager
Chesapeake Contracting Group · Herndon, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-09
Salary: USD 90,000–140,000
Workplace: hybrid
Description
The Project Manager develops, coordinates, implements, and manages all activities necessary to construct the project safely, within schedule and budget, and to the quality specified. The Project Manager is accountable for directing project teams, providing general administrative and technical leadership for the project, scheduling and facilitating project meetings, maintaining all project records and monitoring correspondence, as well as supervising the close out of a project.
The Project Manager works in partnership with the Site Superintendent and/or a Senior Project Manager to lead the construction project and reports to either a Senior Project Manager or Project Executive.
Requirements
Estimating:
Participate in preconstruction activities, including meetings, subcontractor pricing, and scope of work preparation when necessary
Review drawings, prepare RFIs, and develop cost-effective solutions
Prepare preliminary schedules for preconstruction and construction phases
Budgeting:
Collaborate with the Estimating team to develop project budgets