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Project Manager - Heavy Civil Construction

Department: Operations - Site Development / Public Works
Location: Jacksonville, FL

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for driving success and building a legacy?

Ready to take charge of projects like they're your own business and reap the rewards?

Look no further! Join the future of heavy civil construction by joining the Petticoat-Schmitt team as a Heavy Civil Project Manager.

As a Heavy Civil Project Manager, you're not just overseeing construction projects; you're crafting a legacy. At Petticoat-Schmitt, we empower you to run your project as your own business, providing full financial transparency and a share of the profits.

Be the entrepreneur you were meant to be, backed by a company that values your success.

At Petticoat-Schmitt, we work together to build life-changing infrastructure. Our work includes construction services for public works, water resources, and site development.

If you have expertise in project management at a self-performing company within the heavy civil construction industry and want to take your career to the next level, this role will be a great fit.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Petticoat Schmitt is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Your Responsibilities

With your solid background in civil construction, you’ll be primarily focused on the following:

  • Running the Project from End-to-End: From planning to execution, you orchestrate every element of the project.
  • Team Leadership: Inspire and lead your team to peak performance, ensuring everyone is aligned and working efficiently.
  • Financial Focus: Manage project budgets, forecast profits, and identify opportunities for success.
  • Risk Management: Anticipate challenges and seize opportunities, ensuring smooth project flow.
  • On-Time, On-Budget Delivery: Your mantra is to finish on time and within budget or better, exceeding expectations.

How to Know You’re a Perfect Fit

Here’s what makes a great Heavy Civil Project Manager at Petticoat-Schmitt:

  • Urgency & Precision: You solve problems at lightning speed without missing the finer details.
  • Process Excellence: You stick to a winning process, ensuring project success every time.
  • Team Player & Coach: You foster a culture of collaboration, mentoring, and exceptional teamwork.
  • Fearless Communicator: You speak up for the project and safeguard the company's future.
  • Pride in Past Projects: Your track record is a testament to your dedication and excellence.

Success Metrics

Here’s how you’ll be accountable as a Heavy Civil Project Manager:

Project Progress: Keep projects on schedule and on budget.

Profitability: Forecast and achieve profitability against estimates.

Accurate Submittals and Billing: Submittals are done right, and bills are in and paid.

Customer Satisfaction: Ensure our clients love us and our work.

How to Know if You’ll Fit with Our Team:

We take our people and culture seriously and live by our Core Values. It’s not just what’s on the wall… It’s what walks down the hall and in the trenches. This is how we A.C.T.

You’ll love it here if you:

  • Value ACCOUNTABILITY to put safety first, prefer clearly communicated expectations, enjoy executing a plan, and take ownership of solving problems.
  • Care about CHARACTER, operate with integrity, honor commitments, are always trustworthy, and practice humility - no jerks allowed!
  • Work as a TEAM, share the same vision to meet goals, want to grow as an individual, are willing to help others succeed, and are determined to do your best for the team.

Your Skills and Experience

Here’s what you’ll need coming in:

  • 4+ Years Project Management in Heavy Civil Construction
  • Self-Performing Civil Construction Experience having full responsibility from labor to materials
  • Financial Acumen handling profit/loss responsibilities for projects
  • Software Proficiency in Primavera P6, Bluebeam, HCSS, Procore/Prolog, or similar

What’s In It for You

Here’s how we take care of our Project Managers:

  • $95,000 to $150,000 base salary depending on experience; with incentive comp our best PM’s can easily exceed $200K.
  • “Win the Job” Project Performance Incentive – Beat the budget and get 10% of every dollar you save.
  • “Win the Year” Company Performance Incentive – After meeting minimum performance standards, 30% of the company’s profits are shared among the employees.
  • Safety Bonus – Every employee gets a safety bonus each month when the company goes without a recordable incident.
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off Policy
  • 6 Paid Holidays
  • Company vehicle and gas card
  • Bonuses and performance incentives
  • Health insurance - 90% of premiums paid for employees
  • Dental, Vision, short/long term life insurance
  • $15,000 employer-paid life insurance
  • 401(K) with 100% match on 4% of wage contributions

Location Information:

  • Office: Jacksonville, FL 32216 (Phillips Hwy between University and JTB
  • Expect to spend ~80% of your workweek here.
  • Job sites: throughout NE Florida (mainly within ~30 miles of Jacksonville)
  • Visiting job site 1-2 times per week is recommended.

Ready to build something extraordinary? APPLY TODAY as a Heavy Civil Project Manager and be part of our winning team at Petticoat-Schmitt!

NOTICE: Job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

About Petticoat-Schmitt:

Headquartered in Jacksonville, FL and in business since 2007, Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors, Inc., is a privately owned civil contracting firm. Petticoat-Schmitt performs work throughout the southeast in public and private markets and specializes in commercial and residential site development, underground utilities, clearing, grading, and roadway construction, as well as water and wastewater treatment plant construction.

Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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