Heavy Civil Construction Project Manager

Pay: $120000.00 - $155000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Take ownership of high-profile roadway underground utility grading paving and site development projects across the Greater Phoenix Valley.
• Join a stable privately owned heavy civil contractor with a strong record of growth and long-term career opportunities.
• Work with an experienced collaborative project management and field leadership team where your decisions have a visible impact.
• Manage projects locally with no regular out-of-town travel required.
• Build strong client relationships while leading projects from planning and scheduling through successful completion.
• Grow into increasing levels of responsibility as our organization continues to expand.
• Receive a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental vision 401(k) and disability coverage.

Location:

Chandler Arizona. This is a full-time on-site opportunity where you will work closely with our project management team and leadership. Projects are located throughout the Greater Phoenix Valley allowing you to manage meaningful heavy civil work while remaining locally based.

Note:

Candidates must have 5 years of construction-related project management experience with a general contractor and a strong background in heavy civil construction. Experience with roadway grading paving site development underground utilities or similar civil infrastructure work is strongly desired.

About Us

We are an established locally owned heavy civil general contractor serving public and private sector clients throughout the Greater Phoenix Valley. Our team specializes in roadway improvements grading and paving underground utilities concrete structures and site development with significant work performed by our own skilled crews. We value strong leadership accountability craftsmanship teamwork and long-term professional growth. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Lead multiple heavy civil construction projects while managing schedules budgets contracts quality safety and overall project performance.
• Serve as the primary client contact and maintain strong relationships with owners municipalities subcontractors vendors and project stakeholders.
• Develop and manage project schedules while coordinating field operations project engineers superintendents subcontractors and internal resources.
• Review contracts plans specifications drawings and project requirements to ensure successful execution.
• Monitor construction and financial performance and proactively address schedule cost production and operational challenges.
• Direct and mentor project engineers superintendents and other project team members.
• Ensure compliance with company safety requirements OSHA standards project specifications and quality expectations.
• Coordinate project delivery using methods including Design-Bid-Build Design-Build CMAR and Job Order Contracting.
• Apply knowledge of crew configurations labor production estimating and heavy civil construction operations to improve project outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5 years of construction-related project management experience with a general contractor.
• Heavy civil construction experience involving roadway grading paving underground utilities site development or closely related infrastructure work.
• Strong understanding of construction schedules budgets contracts plans specifications and field operations.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and blueprints.
• Working knowledge of CPM scheduling and Microsoft Project or similar scheduling software.
• Familiarity with heavy civil estimating and construction software such as HCSS HeavyBid On-Screen Takeoff Agtek Sage CRE 300 TimberScan or comparable systems is preferred.
• Knowledge of Arizona and Greater Phoenix municipal transportation environmental and utility construction standards is highly valuable.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Business or a related discipline or equivalent directly relevant experience.
• Strong leadership communication organis client service and time-management skills.

Why You Will Love Working Here

• Stable privately owned company with continued growth and a strong local presence.
• Collaborative culture where project management field teams and leadership work together.
• Significant responsibility and autonomy over meaningful civil infrastructure projects.
• Local Greater Phoenix project portfolio with no routine out-of-town travel.
• Supportive leadership with clear expectations and opportunities for advancement.
• Opportunity to build a long-term career while helping create infrastructure that serves Arizona communities for decades.

JPC-1984

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Requirements: 5 yrs construction PM with GC exp. Must have heavy civil construction/civil infrastructure project exp

• Required Years as Associate- 5
• Additional context: Relocation- No. Packages - No.
• Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):

Submission Email: Allison-

Quick Recruiter Reference DCS Contracting is a Greater Phoenix heavy civil general contractor specializing in roadway grading/paving underground utilities and site development. The Project Manager leads multiple projects across scheduling budgeting client coordination field execution and financial performance. Target candidates need 6 years of construction PM experience with a general contractor plus directly relevant heavy civil experience.

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• Client job title: Project Manager
• Location: Chandler AZ
• On-site hybrid remote: On-site
• Experience: 6
• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Heavy Civil Project Manager Civil Construction Project Manager Infrastructure Project Manager Roadway Project Manager Underground Utility Project Manager Site Development Project Manager
• # of hires needed: 1