{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"3748a07bfe8fadade022516c","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3748a07bfe8fadade022516c","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3748a07bfe8fadade022516c","title":"Sr. Project Manager","description":"The Plote Family of Companies is a fine example of the American dream realized through over 60 years of hard work, sacrifice and a deep understanding of the value of focused individual effort, performed in concert, to achieve the goal of entrepreneurial success. At Plote we bring expertise, quality, depth of resources, and cutting-edge equipment and technology together to deliver exceptional services in excavation, aggregates, asphalt paving, concrete paving, civil heavy engineering, sustainable materials, commercial development, environmental services, and snow removal.\n\nPrimary Function: The Senior Project Manager works closely with the Project Superintendent and General Superintendents to plan, execute, monitor, coordinate, control, and close large complex heavy/highway construction projects. The Sr. PM is ultimately responsible to ensure that resources are scheduled and deployed so that all safety requirements, contract requirements, client expectations, and profitability forecasts are being met or exceeded. The Sr. PM must evaluate contracts and/or agreements, assess deliverables, and then communicate, delegate, and document responsibility for those deliverables to all other Plote team members, subcontractors, and consultants. The Senior Project Manager must be an excellent communicator, have the ability to manage large complex civil construction projects, make sound decisions, represent the company, and interact and negotiate with owner’s and their representatives at the highest levels.\n\nJob Duties and Responsibilities:\n\nAssist Estimators with negotiation and issuance of purchase orders, contracts and subcontracts\nWork closely with the Project Estimator to understand the budget and scope of work.\nDevelop, price, prepare and present change order proposals.\nIdentify, communicate, and document all project responsibilities within the project team.\nConduct regular weekly project team meetings, identify job problems and issues, initiate documented action, verify implementation of solutions and ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget\nInteract with clients, including all governmental agencies, architects, engineers and local jurisdictions to incorporate project objectives, schedules, permits, costs, etc.\nManages project administration and communications including, but not limited to, RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, progress billing, logs and reports.\nPrepare project specific financial projections as necessary.\nCreate and/or coordinate creation of daily, weekly, and long-term detailed progress schedules.\nCreate and/or review detailed critical path schedules for submittal and acceptance by owners in P6 or equivalent.\nManages and tracks schedule progress and maintains constant awareness of schedule status.\nIdentifies, notifies, documents and negotiates time extension requests or schedule recovery with owners and their reps.\nManages and reviews progress pay requests to ensure all available measures are taken to maintain positive cash flow.\nIdentifies extra work and manages negotiations and payments for extra work with owner’s reps.\nIdentifies and tracks project issues that have significant, or potentially significant impacts on cost. Manages the resolution of these issues.\nEscalates appropriate issues to the VP of Project Management or VP of Operations\nSupervise, mentor, train and delegate tasks to Project Engineers to prepare them to become Project Managers.\nMentor Project Managers by being the “first call” regarding problems, issues, policy questions or advice.\nAs mentors; foster sound decision making skills in Project Managers.\nAdvise Project Managers when to appropriately escalate issues to the VP of Project Management or VP of Operations when necessary.\n\nAdditional Responsibilities:\n\nAttend all owner pre-construction meetings\nParticipate in estimating handoff meetings.\nPrepare and facilitate pre-construction strategy and execution meetings\nUtilize project management tools to track project costs\nPrepare and facilitate post-construction review meetings.\nRequired Skill/Knowledge:\n\nKnowledge of construction industry practices and procedures\nDetailed, organized, accurate\nDemonstrated ability to multi-task across several projects running concurrently\nStrong supervisory and team management skills\nProficient in Outlook, Excel, Word, MS Project, P6, Viewpoint and HCSS Heavy Bid and Heavy Job\nWorking knowledge of estimating and scheduling software\nStrong verbal and written communication skills\nSelf-directed and motivated\nDemonstrated leadership skills\nDemonstrated ability to complete projects on time and on budget\nDemonstrated ability to complete or supervise completion of detailed progress schedules including CPM schedules.\nStrong negotiation skills\nDemonstrated ability to mentor and train new employees\n\nPreferred Skills/ Knowledge:\n\nMinimum 10 years of heavy highway or airport experience and/or training\n\nEducation Level / Required Certification:\n\nDegree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent related experience\nWhy Plote\n\nAt Plote we care about the health and well-being of our employees. Our commitment extends beyond the workplace, offering comprehensive healthcare plans, generous paid time off, retirement savings to support our team members in every aspect of their lives.\n\nPlote has a fast-paced and dynamic environment where team members are committed to excellence and proud to be part of a growing and successful construction company.\n\nBEFORE ALL ELSE, SAFETY FIRST.\n\nPlote Construction, Northern Illinois’ premier Excavating, Asphalt Paving and Concrete Contractor, is committed to conducting construction operations in the safest manner possible. With an industry leading safety record, and a robust safety program. At Plote you’ll find a deep commitment and dedication to safety and team members’ wellbeing.\n\nPlote is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Plote will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).\n\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) Notice\n\nPlote Companies may use artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology-assisted tools as part of the recruiting and hiring process. These tools may be integrated into recruiting platforms, applicant tracking systems, job boards, or business applications to help organize, summarize, compare, and evaluate job-related information submitted by applicants.\n\nIf AI-assisted technologies are used during an interview (such as transcription, recording, or note-taking), applicants will be informed before or at the start of the interview.\n\nAI tools are used to support, not replace, human decision-making. Employment decisions are made by Plote Companies representatives after reviewing each candidate's qualifications, experience, and other job-related factors.\n\n#IND1","company":"Ploteconstructioninc","rawCompany":"ploteconstructioninc","city":"Hoffman Estates","state":"IL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T18:16:46.254Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1082.00","title":"Project Management Specialists","slug":"project-management-specialists"},{"code":"11-9021.00","title":"Construction Managers","slug":"construction-managers"},{"code":"47-1011.00","title":"First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers","slug":"first-line-supervisors-of-construction-trades-and-extraction-workers"}],"industries":[{"code":"237990","title":"Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction","slug":"other-heavy-and-civil-engineering-construction"},{"code":"237310","title":"Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction","slug":"highway-street-and-bridge-construction"},{"code":"236220","title":"Commercial and Institutional Building Construction","slug":"commercial-and-institutional-building-construction"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Sr. Project Manager","description":"The Plote Family of Companies is a fine example of the American dream realized through over 60 years of hard work, sacrifice and a deep understanding of the value of focused individual effort, performed in concert, to achieve the goal of entrepreneurial success. At Plote we bring expertise, quality, depth of resources, and cutting-edge equipment and technology together to deliver exceptional services in excavation, aggregates, asphalt paving, concrete paving, civil heavy engineering, sustainable materials, commercial development, environmental services, and snow removal.\n\nPrimary Function: The Senior Project Manager works closely with the Project Superintendent and General Superintendents to plan, execute, monitor, coordinate, control, and close large complex heavy/highway construction projects. The Sr. PM is ultimately responsible to ensure that resources are scheduled and deployed so that all safety requirements, contract requirements, client expectations, and profitability forecasts are being met or exceeded. The Sr. PM must evaluate contracts and/or agreements, assess deliverables, and then communicate, delegate, and document responsibility for those deliverables to all other Plote team members, subcontractors, and consultants. The Senior Project Manager must be an excellent communicator, have the ability to manage large complex civil construction projects, make sound decisions, represent the company, and interact and negotiate with owner’s and their representatives at the highest levels.\n\nJob Duties and Responsibilities:\n\nAssist Estimators with negotiation and issuance of purchase orders, contracts and subcontracts\nWork closely with the Project Estimator to understand the budget and scope of work.\nDevelop, price, prepare and present change order proposals.\nIdentify, communicate, and document all project responsibilities within the project team.\nConduct regular weekly project team meetings, identify job problems and issues, initiate documented action, verify implementation of solutions and ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget\nInteract with clients, including all governmental agencies, architects, engineers and local jurisdictions to incorporate project objectives, schedules, permits, costs, etc.\nManages project administration and communications including, but not limited to, RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes, progress billing, logs and reports.\nPrepare project specific financial projections as necessary.\nCreate and/or coordinate creation of daily, weekly, and long-term detailed progress schedules.\nCreate and/or review detailed critical path schedules for submittal and acceptance by owners in P6 or equivalent.\nManages and tracks schedule progress and maintains constant awareness of schedule status.\nIdentifies, notifies, documents and negotiates time extension requests or schedule recovery with owners and their reps.\nManages and reviews progress pay requests to ensure all available measures are taken to maintain positive cash flow.\nIdentifies extra work and manages negotiations and payments for extra work with owner’s reps.\nIdentifies and tracks project issues that have significant, or potentially significant impacts on cost. Manages the resolution of these issues.\nEscalates appropriate issues to the VP of Project Management or VP of Operations\nSupervise, mentor, train and delegate tasks to Project Engineers to prepare them to become Project Managers.\nMentor Project Managers by being the “first call” regarding problems, issues, policy questions or advice.\nAs mentors; foster sound decision making skills in Project Managers.\nAdvise Project Managers when to appropriately escalate issues to the VP of Project Management or VP of Operations when necessary.\n\nAdditional Responsibilities:\n\nAttend all owner pre-construction meetings\nParticipate in estimating handoff meetings.\nPrepare and facilitate pre-construction strategy and execution meetings\nUtilize project management tools to track project costs\nPrepare and facilitate post-construction review meetings.\nRequired Skill/Knowledge:\n\nKnowledge of construction industry practices and procedures\nDetailed, organized, accurate\nDemonstrated ability to multi-task across several projects running concurrently\nStrong supervisory and team management skills\nProficient in Outlook, Excel, Word, MS Project, P6, Viewpoint and HCSS Heavy Bid and Heavy Job\nWorking knowledge of estimating and scheduling software\nStrong verbal and written communication skills\nSelf-directed and motivated\nDemonstrated leadership skills\nDemonstrated ability to complete projects on time and on budget\nDemonstrated ability to complete or supervise completion of detailed progress schedules including CPM schedules.\nStrong negotiation skills\nDemonstrated ability to mentor and train new employees\n\nPreferred Skills/ Knowledge:\n\nMinimum 10 years of heavy highway or airport experience and/or training\n\nEducation Level / Required Certification:\n\nDegree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent related experience\nWhy Plote\n\nAt Plote we care about the health and well-being of our employees. Our commitment extends beyond the workplace, offering comprehensive healthcare plans, generous paid time off, retirement savings to support our team members in every aspect of their lives.\n\nPlote has a fast-paced and dynamic environment where team members are committed to excellence and proud to be part of a growing and successful construction company.\n\nBEFORE ALL ELSE, SAFETY FIRST.\n\nPlote Construction, Northern Illinois’ premier Excavating, Asphalt Paving and Concrete Contractor, is committed to conducting construction operations in the safest manner possible. With an industry leading safety record, and a robust safety program. At Plote you’ll find a deep commitment and dedication to safety and team members’ wellbeing.\n\nPlote is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Plote will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).\n\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) Notice\n\nPlote Companies may use artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology-assisted tools as part of the recruiting and hiring process. These tools may be integrated into recruiting platforms, applicant tracking systems, job boards, or business applications to help organize, summarize, compare, and evaluate job-related information submitted by applicants.\n\nIf AI-assisted technologies are used during an interview (such as transcription, recording, or note-taking), applicants will be informed before or at the start of the interview.\n\nAI tools are used to support, not replace, human decision-making. 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