Job Description
Senior Project Manager
The Senior Project Manager will oversee light industrial projects from preconstruction and procurement through construction, turnover, and closeout. The ideal candidate has experience managing ground-up projects involving large building footprints, structural steel, precast or tilt-up construction, loading docks, warehouse systems, significant site packages, and complex MEP scopes.
Job Description
- Lead ground-up light industrial projects from preconstruction through final completion
- Manage projects including warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, cold storage, and industrial build-to-suit developments
- Oversee project budgets, schedules, procurement, contracts, forecasting, and cost control
- Partner with estimating and preconstruction teams on budgeting, constructability reviews, value engineering, and subcontractor buyout
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and milestone tracking
- Manage subcontractor scope development, negotiations, awards, and contracts
- Oversee RFIs, submittals, change orders, pay applications, and project documentation
- Lead Owner/Architect/Contractor meetings and maintain consistent communication with project stakeholders
- Monitor project financial performance, including cost-to-complete projections and monthly forecasting
- Work closely with the Superintendent to ensure field operations align with budget, schedule, quality, and safety expectations
- Coordinate long-lead equipment and material procurement
- Identify potential project risks and develop solutions before they affect schedule or cost
- Build and maintain strong relationships with owners, developers, architects, engineers, and subcontractors
- Mentor Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, and Project Engineers
- Manage project turnover, punch lists, commissioning, and final closeout
The Successful Applicant
- 8+ years of commercial construction experience, with progression into a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager role
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field preferred
- Proven experience managing ground-up light industrial construction
- Experience with projects such as warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, cold storage, or logistics facilities strongly preferred
- Experience managing projects in the $20M-$100M+ range preferred
- Strong understanding of structural steel, precast, tilt-up construction, site utilities, civil/sitework, MEP systems, and industrial building systems
- Demonstrated ability to manage project financials, forecasting, scheduling, procurement, and subcontractor buyout
- Strong understanding of design-build and negotiated construction delivery methods
- Excellent client-facing communication and leadership skills
- Ability to lead multiple project team members while maintaining accountability
- Proficiency with platforms such as Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or similar construction management software
- Chicagoland subcontractor and vendor relationships are a plus
What's on Offer
- Annual performance and/or project bonus
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company contribution
- Vehicle allowance or company vehicle
- Gas card
- Company-provided laptop and cell phone
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Strong pipeline of ground-up industrial projects
- Opportunity to oversee large, technically challenging projects
- Direct exposure to company leadership
- Clear path toward Project Executive / Operations leadership
- Stable organization with repeat clients and long-term career opportunities
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $100,000–$170,000 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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