Job Description

Summary
Project Managers at Manson are responsible for all aspects of the project including: contracts, budgets, schedules, quality, safety, environmental, and ethics compliance. Project Managers plan, direct, and lead project teams to ensure objectives are completed in conformance with schedule and budget.
Manson Construction Co. was founded in 1905 as a small pile-driving business supporting the early development of Seattle's waterfront. Today, Manson's legacy of quality marine services continues to grow at locations throughout North America. With more than 800 employees and a large fleet of equipment, Manson supports high-profile marine infrastructure and energy projects across the nation.
Manson Construction represents generations of people, families, and communities whose commitment to success, safety, and ingenuity aligns with our core values: Take care of people; Do the right thing; and find a better way. At Manson, we strive to create an engaging and respectful environment where employees can share their ideas. We recognize that our employees are Manson's number one asset and the reason why we continue to execute benchmark work in the marine construction and dredging industry.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Leadership of the project team, which includes managing, teaching and mentoring to create an efficient and effective project team and a positive working environment.
• Ensures all work meets quality standards and is performed in compliance with contract and permit requirements.
• Responsible for the financial success of the project. Ensures financial progress is tracked accurately and that labor, cost and forecast reports are completed weekly/monthly.
• Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget.
• Reviews project proposal to determine and coordinate time frames, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project.
• Utilizes a CPM baseline schedule and provides monthly schedule updates submitted and approved by client to ensure timely completion of the work
• Ensures adequate resources are available to the project including management staff, crews, equipment and supplies.
• Effectively communicates contract changes, entitlement arguments and time/cost impact analysis. Responsible for all contract negotiations with the client and vendors. Conducts negotiations in good faith based on fairness, cooperation and standard of business ethics.
• Works as member of the estimating team during the project procurement phase.
• Responsible for practicing safe work standards and promoting an Incident and Injury Free (IIF) work environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Leads and directly supervises employees on a construction site.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies, procedures and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Directs best work practices in conjunction with the VP/Area Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, construction management, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of construction experience
• Recent experience as a construction project manager, preferably within heavy civil or marine construction
• Experience with pile driving or wharf construction highly preferred
• Valid Driver's License and acceptable driving record required
• Marine, structures, heavy lifts, or concrete construction preferred
• Experience with HCSS & Primavera preferred
• 30-hour OSH certification preferred
• Fall Protection Competent Person preferred
• First Aid/CPR Certification preferred

Job Location
Long term location will be in Seattle, WA. The Project Manager will begin working in the Seattle, WA office but by Summer 2026 will be on site in Anchorage, AK.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position will require relocations or travel depending of the project location and requirements.
Physical Demands
Position is primarily a field position, and will require travel, including visits and monitoring of construction job sites. Employee must be able to wear the personal protective equipment (PPE) required of various construction work environments (hard hats, personal floatation devices, safety glasses, gloves, safety-toed shoes, respirators, etc. The employee is required to stand, walk, use stairs, ladders, and step stools and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or up to 50 pounds. Must be able to navigate stairs, ladders and gangways, board, work on and disembark floating vessels and structures. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. The employee may be required to sit for extended periods of time.
Manson Construction Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veteran status. Manson is a Drug-Free Workplace.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Recruiting, 206-762-0850, and .
Manson Construction offers our full-time employees a comprehensive and generous benefits package that is among the best in the industry. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision plans for eligible employees and their families, employee assistance programs, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability, paid time off, retirement plan with employer matching and ESOP, and an annual discretionary bonus.
Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Seattle, WA/Anchorage, AK
Salary: $145,000 - $165,000

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