Project Manager - Heavy Civil & Environmental

About the role

An established, family-owned heavy civil and environmental contractor, headquartered in the Athens, Georgia area, is hiring Project Managers at the APM, PM and Senior PM levels to lead large-scale heavy civil and environmental projects across the Southeast. Two positions are open. The company specializes in complex self-perform earthwork and environmental construction, including coal combustion residuals (CCR) projects, ash pond closures, ash excavation and landfill cell construction and closures, and is expanding into data center site work.

Key responsibilities

• Manage project schedules, budgets, cost control, billing, change orders and overall financial performance
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera P6
• Lead project teams including Superintendents, Foremen, equipment operators and other field personnel
• Oversee large-scale earthmoving and environmental construction operations
• Serve as primary point of contact for owners and clients, and manage document control, compliance, reporting and project documentation
• Maintain client relationships, coordinate mobilization, execution, subcontractors, equipment and materials, and oversee closeout
• Maintain a significant on-site presence, especially on long-term power plant projects
• Partner with the VP of Operations on project strategy and help build the Project Management team

Required profile

• 5+ years as a Project Manager, Senior APM or Senior Project Manager in heavy civil construction
• Experience with large-scale earthwork, environmental construction, underground utilities, paving or related heavy civil work
• CCR, coal ash, ash pond closure or landfill construction experience strongly preferred; strong heavy civil managers without CCR experience will be considered and trained
• Strong understanding of project financials, scheduling, cost control, change management and client communication
• Ability and willingness to work on-site at long-term power plant projects
• Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related degree preferred; equivalent field experience considered
• Location flexibility: candidates do not need to live in Athens, GA, provided they can reasonably access project sites; relocation to the Athens area is welcomed

Required skills

• Primavera P6 (strongly preferred)
• Microsoft Excel and project documentation systems
• OSHA 30 certification is a plus
• Familiarity with utility document control and compliance processes is a strong plus

What we offer

• Salary of $150,000 to $185,000 depending on experience and project level
• Opportunity to work on $20M to $250M projects with a long-term pipeline across the Southeast
• Clear advancement path as the company adds Senior PM and Operations leadership positions
• Direct access to the VP of Operations and senior leadership
• Site-specific and client-required certifications provided after hire