Job Title: Senior Project ManagerJob DescriptionThis Senior Project Manager role offers the opportunity to lead complex construction projects for hospitals, laboratories, and large industrial and institutional facilities. You oversee mechanical and plumbing scopes for heavy industrial and commercial projects, ensuring that labor, schedule, cost, quality, and safety objectives are consistently achieved. You apply your expertise in mechanical process piping and advanced plumbing systems to deliver technically demanding projects exceeding $5 million in value.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end project management for hospital, laboratory, industrial, and institutional construction projects, with a primary focus on mechanical and plumbing scopes.
- Manage overall labor efforts for self-perform mechanical and plumbing work, ensuring crews are effectively planned, coordinated, and supervised.
- Develop, maintain, and update project schedules, aligning resources and activities to meet milestones and completion dates.
- Implement and oversee cost control processes, tracking budgets, forecasts, and variances to keep projects within approved financial targets.
- Direct procurement activities for mechanical and plumbing materials, equipment, and subcontracted services, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to specifications.
- Maintain rigorous quality control standards for mechanical and plumbing installations, verifying compliance with design documents, codes, and industry best practices.
- Promote and enforce safety practices and procedures on all project sites, supporting a safe working environment and adherence to safety regulations.
- Coordinate closely with engineering, design, and construction teams to integrate mechanical and plumbing systems into overall project plans.
- Resolve technical and operational issues related to mechanical and plumbing system installation and operation through effective problem solving.
- Monitor project progress, prepare status reports, and communicate clearly with stakeholders regarding schedule, cost, risk, and performance.
- Ensure mechanical process piping and advanced plumbing systems are installed, tested, and commissioned according to project requirements.
- Support continuous improvement by identifying lessons learned from each project and applying them to future work.
Essential Skills
- 510 years of experience in heavy industrial and institutional construction, with a strong background in mechanical process piping and advanced plumbing systems.
- Proven project management experience in construction, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout of large-scale projects.
- Experience working for a self-perform mechanical/plumbing contractor, with demonstrated ability to manage overall labor efforts for field crews.
- Demonstrated experience in industrial and institutional mechanical construction projects.
- Past project experience with individual project sizes exceeding $5 million.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical and plumbing system installation and operation.
- Full capability with management controls, including schedule development and maintenance, cost control, procurement, and quality/safety management.
- Solid understanding of commercial construction and design processes, particularly related to mechanical engineering.
- Advanced problem-solving skills, with the ability to address and resolve complex technical and operational issues.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, design, and construction teams.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- background in mechanical engineering or related technical discipline.
- Experience in commercial construction environments involving hospitals, laboratories, and large institutional facilities.
- Familiarity with advanced mechanical systems and process piping used in heavy industrial settings.
- Strong organizational and communication skills to manage multiple stakeholders and project priorities.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation related to mechanical and plumbing systems.
- Commitment to quality, safety, and continuous improvement in construction project delivery.
Work EnvironmentThis role operates primarily in a construction project environment that includes hospitals, laboratories, large industrial plants, and institutional facilities. You work closely with field teams, engineers, and other construction professionals, balancing time between on-site project oversight and office-based planning, scheduling, and reporting. The work involves interaction with mechanical and plumbing systems, process piping, and advanced plumbing installations, requiring attention to safety and adherence to industry standards. Project schedules and milestones may require flexibility in working hours to meet critical deadlines, and you collaborate within a team-oriented culture focused on quality, safety, and successful project delivery. Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Henrico, VA. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $140000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.Medical insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance 401(k) retirement plan, often with a company match Paid time off (PTO), vacation and sick time Paid holidays Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Henrico, VA. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 26, 2026. Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Henrico,VA.About Actalent
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