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About the Role
As a Project Manager II at Granite, you'll take a senior leadership role in delivering larger, more complex heavy civil construction projects, with responsibility for project strategy, financial and commercial performance, risk management, client relationships, and team leadership. This is an on-site, project-based position that requires travel to support Granite's construction operations. You'll work alongside Superintendents, Foremen, Project Engineers, and project partners to turn plans into results. From shaping project strategy and leading high-performing teams to managing commercial risk and client relationships, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact and help advance Granite's project delivery capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Lead project strategy, startup, planning, execution, and closeout for larger or more complex assignments.
- Set the standard for safe, efficient, and productive operations across the project.
- Direct project teams and partners with field leadership to align labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors, and project resources.
- Establish clear expectations, decision-making processes, communication, and accountability across the project organization.
- Own project budgets, costs, revenue, quantities, productivity, cash flow, and financial forecasts.
- Analyze performance and lead timely action on trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Provide leadership to field teams and project controls to maintain accurate performance information and implement corrective actions.
- Maintain accountability for project profitability, cash flow, and overall financial outcomes.
- Lead development and management of the project schedule, key milestones, recovery plans, and resource strategies.
- Lead administration of prime contracts, plans, specifications, scope, subcontracts, and major commercial obligations.
- Anticipate and manage significant cost, schedule, contractual, operational, and stakeholder risks.
- Lead change management, claims preparation, and documentation supporting changes, delays, impacts, and other significant project events.
- Develop recovery and mitigation strategies, resolve issues independently, and engage senior leadership when appropriate.
- Lead relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, agencies, designers, inspectors, and other key stakeholders.
- Provide clear executive-level communication on project status, financial performance, risks, issues, and required decisions.
- Lead subcontractor strategy, negotiations, performance management, and contractual compliance.
- Represent Granite in complex project discussions and strengthen long-term client relationships.
- Coach and develop Project Managers, Project Engineers, and other assigned project personnel.
- Build an effective project organization, delegate authority, and maintain accountability for results.
- Lead or play a key role in estimating, bid reviews, risk assessment, execution planning, project handoffs, and preconstruction activities to ensure alignment between pursuit strategy and project execution.
- Apply lessons learned and mentor teams to improve future estimating, operational, and commercial performance.
- Comply with and support Granite safety initiatives and requirements.
- Ability to abide by Granite's Code of Conduct on a daily basis.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant construction experience.
- Five (5) to ten (10) years of progressively responsible construction/project experience, preferably in heavy civil construction.
- Demonstrated experience independently leading complex construction projects, including financial performance, scheduling, contracts, risk management, field coordination, subcontractors, client relationships, and project teams.
- Experience with earthwork/mass grading, paving, underground utilities, concrete, drainage, aggregate surfacing, or large-scale site development.
- Civil experience supporting utility-scale solar, wind, battery energy storage systems (BESS), or substations, including grading, access roads, crane/equipment pads, drainage, or aggregate surfacing.
- Experience with HCSS software, including HeavyJob.
- Familiarity with Trimble, Topcon, or comparable GPS/GNSS machine-control systems.
- Experience with Trimble Business Center or similar software is beneficial but not required.
- Valid driver's license and ability to drive.
Skills
- Advanced working knowledge of heavy civil construction means, methods, sequencing, and field operations.
- Ability to lead the management of plans, specifications, contracts, budgets, schedules, and project controls on complex assignments.
- Advanced understanding of cost management, forecasting, cash flow, production tracking, and project financial performance.
- Ability to anticipate significant risk, evaluate commercial and operational options, and make sound, timely decisions.
- Proven leadership, executive communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
- Ability to influence and align field teams, clients, subcontractors, partners, and senior stakeholders.
- Ability to lead multiple priorities and complex issues with strong attention to documentation, commitments, and follow-through.
Location
- On-site
- Project-based
Work Type
- On-site
- Project-based
- Travel required
Experience Level
- 5-10 years of progressively responsible construction/project experience
- Senior leadership role
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant construction experience.
Salary/Compensations
- $121,754.00 - $182,631.00
Benefits
- Paid holidays
- Sick leave
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Flexible spending plans
- Musculoskeletal health programs
- Mental wellness programs
- 100% premium coverage for select medical plans for eligible employees and dependents
- Health Savings Account (HSA) option
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) option
- 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation deferred into 401(k) plans, which vests immediately
About the Company
- Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers.
- Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal Opportunity
- Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
- We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.