Senior Project Manager Structural Steel Programs

Location: McGregor Texas
Compensation: $130000 base revenue share (up to $325000 total compensation potential)
Travel: Up to 25%
Employment Type: Direct Hire Opportunity

About the Role

Superior Skilled Trades is partnered with a company seeking a Senior Project Manager to provide strategic leadership across multiple concurrent mission-critical structural steel programs. This role is responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of engineered steel building systemsfrom pre-construction and design coordination through fabrication logistics erection and commissioning.

The Senior Project Manager provides strategic oversight and direction for multiple concurrent mission-critical infrastructure projects supporting large-scale data center and industrial programs. This role is responsible for leading project execution from pre-construction through commissioning with full accountability for structural steel and the expansion into additional disciplines and scopes.

Operating at a senior level the position drives portfolio performance across schedule cost quality and risk while aligning cross-functional teams including engineering procurement fabrication and construction. The Senior Project Manager plays a key role in shaping project strategy guiding complex decision-making and ensuring scalable consistent delivery across a rapidly growing portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and own senior-level execution strategies including master schedules budgets resource plans and risk registers that align with hyperscale client demands for speed redundancy and scalability.

Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of Project Managers Project Engineers and Design Managers while maintaining direct ownership of the most complex and strategic projects within the portfolio.

Direct full-cycle project delivery for structural steel and additional scopes and disciplines ensuring seamless handoffs between design procurement fabrication and erection.

Conduct high-level customer document analysis and lead the development of senior-level estimates proposals and value-engineering recommendations that secure competitive advantage in bid processes.

Manage senior client and stakeholder relationships through executive reporting governance meetings and proactive escalation resolution to build long-term portfolio partnerships.

Oversee program-wide performance against hyperscale KPIs (schedule compression cost predictability quality safety and sustainability metrics) identifying systemic risks and driving enterprise-level mitigation strategies.

Champion continuous improvement initiatives across the division including adoption of hyperscale best practices digital tools (BIM 360 Procor Primavera P6) and lessons-learned processes that elevate overall delivery capability.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelors degree in construction management Civil Engineering or a related technical field. Masters degree preferred.

Certifications: PMP preferred.

Experience: 10 years of progressive project leadership experience in data centers or large-scale industrial construction with significant focus on structural steel.

Proven success managing multi-project portfolios and delivering hyperscale or mission-critical programs on aggressive schedules.

Strong expertise in structural steel design fabrication and erection processes plus familiarity with expanding into additional construction disciplines.

Advanced proficiency with scheduling tools (Primavera P6) BIM platforms and project management software (Procore or equivalent).

Ability and willingness to expand technical scope into additional disciplines.

Excellent communication strategic thinking and risk-management skills.

Strong strategic thinking and decision-making skills with the ability to drive execution while balancing competing priorities across a portfolio

Exceptional problem-solving capabilities with a proactive approach to identifying risks and implementing program-level mitigation strategies

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders lead client relationships and drive alignment across functions
• Strong organizational and program management skills with the ability to maintain structured reporting governance and performance tracking systems
• Ability to lead and manage subcontractors vendors and partners including performance management accountability and escalation resolution
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret project and portfolio data track KPIs and drive continuous performance improvement
• High attention to detail with a focus on quality accuracy and excellence at scale
• Demonstrated ability to operate with a high level of autonomy and accountability in complex project environments
• Adaptability and resilience in dynamic environments with shifting priorities and aggressive timelines
• Results-driven mindset with a focus on delivering projects and programs on time within budget and to required quality and safety standards

What This Role Offers

• Opportunity to lead high-impact structural steel programs supporting data center and industrial expansion
• Direct involvement in an integrated engineering manufacturing and construction delivery model
• Revenue share potential tied to portfolio performance
• Exposure to advanced fabrication and delivery systems
• High-level ownership and visibility across strategic client programs

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