Project Manager Federal & Institutional Infrastructure

Company Overview

Our company is a trusted partner in construction management and general contracting specializing in complex high-stakes interior consolidations facility buildouts and major infrastructure modernizations. We excel in executing highly technical projects within active secure and regulated environments for premier clients including aviation authorities national laboratories and banner federal agencies like NASA. We build the critical spaces and systems that keep vital operations moving forward.

Position Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead complex commercial institutional and federal construction projects from inception through closeout. This individual will manage multi-discipline trades oversee strict compliance and security protocols and act as the primary point of contact for sophisticated institutional stakeholders.

Because a significant portion of our portfolio centers on high-profile installations and facilities on the west side of Cleveland Ohio (including NASA Glenn Research Center and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport) the ideal candidate must reside on the west side of Cleveland to ensure seamless daily on-site leadership and rapid response capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Project Execution: Lead all phases of construction management for high-complexity projects including full-scale interior consolidations secure facility buildouts and heavy infrastructure upgrades (such as high-pressure utility distribution and specialized mechanical systems).
• Client & Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary liaison to sophisticated client representatives government entities and institutional engineers ensuring exceptional communication strict adherence to contract compliance and successful delivery.
• Trade Coordination & Scheduling: Manage sequence and coordinate diverse multi-discipline subcontractors (civil mechanical electrical plumbing and structural) during critical shutdown startup and tie-in windows.
• Site Logistics & Operations: Oversee project execution within active operational and highly secure environments ensuring zero disruption to the clients daily mission-critical activities.
• Financial & Contractual Supervision: Manage project budgets detailed shop drawings engineered revisions material procurement change orders and regular cost-to-complete forecasting.
• Safety Quality & Compliance: Enforce rigorous safety environmental abatement and quality control standards across all active jobsites.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 7 to 10 years of progressive construction project management experience preferably working with a general contractor or construction management firm.
• Project Portfolio: Proven track record managing technically complex projects such as commercial interior consolidations laboratory environments active airport facilities or industrial utility infrastructure.
• Federal/Institutional Familiarity: Strong understanding of the protocols documentation and security clearances required for federal aerospace or institutional clients (experience directly managing projects for NASA the Department of Defense or municipal authorities is highly preferred).
• Technical Literacy: Ability to read interpret and manage detailed engineered drawings structural revisions and complex mechanical/electrical system specifications.
• Geographic Requirement: Must permanently reside on the West Side of Cleveland Ohio with the ability to travel daily to site locations in the immediate region.
• Education: Bachelors degree in Construction Management Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field is preferred; equivalent hands-on field leadership and project management experience will be fully considered.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• The opportunity to lead high-profile career-defining projects with premier national and regional institutions.