Job Description
Construction Project Manager / Estimator
Our client is an established construction management and general contracting firm with decades of industry experience and a reputation for delivering complex construction projects through collaborative planning, strong client relationships, and hands-on project execution. The organization provides construction management, preconstruction, consulting, and general contracting services on a diverse portfolio of commercial and residential projects.
Job Description
Prepare detailed conceptual, budgetary, and hard-bid estimates for concrete, excavation, utilities, grading, paving, and site development projects. Analyze plans, specifications, geotechnical reports, and bid documents to determine project scope and pricing. Solicit and evaluate subcontractor and supplier proposals. Develop project budgets, schedules, scopes of work, and bid packages. Manage projects from award through completion, ensuring schedule and budget adherence. Coordinate with owners, engineers, architects, subcontractors, and field personnel. Review and negotiate contracts, change orders, and purchase orders. Monitor project costs, projections, billing, and overall financial performance. Conduct site visits and progress meetings to ensure successful project execution. Identify risk factors, constructability concerns, and value engineering opportunities.
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
Ideal Candidate Profile: Experience managing civil construction, site development, concrete, excavation, and utility infrastructure projects. Strong understanding of earthwork, grading, stormwater systems, utilities, paving, and structural concrete operations. Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients, subcontractors, and project stakeholders. Proven track record of successfully delivering projects on schedule and within budget. Self-motivated professional with strong leadership and problem-solving abilities. Design-build and preconstruction experience preferred.
Required Skills and Experience: 3+ years of project manager / estimator experience in concrete, sitework, heavy civil, or land development construction. Strong takeoff and estimating experience. Ability to read and interpret civil, structural, and architectural drawings. Experience with project budgeting, forecasting, and cost control. Knowledge of excavation, grading, utilities, paving, drainage, and concrete construction practices. Change order, subcontract, and contract administration experience. Strong proficiency with construction management and estimating software. Excellent communication, negotiation, and organizational skills. Valid driver's license and ability to visit active project sites.
What's on Offer
Opportunity to play a key role in both preconstruction and project execution. Diverse portfolio of commercial and residential construction projects. Established and collaborative construction team. Long-term growth potential within a growing organization. Exposure to construction management, consulting, and general contracting operations.
If you are looking to grow your Building and Construction Project Manager / Estimator skills in the New Castle area, apply today!
Numbers & Facts
| Location | New Castle, Delaware |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $81,000–$99,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
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