The Project Manager owns the financial, contractual, and customer-facing success of assigned utility construction projects. This role ensures scope, schedule, cost, change orders, and customer communication are managed with discipline and clarity, while maintaining proactive risk visibility, forecast credibility, and dependable execution.

The Project Manager partners closely with the Operations Manager and Superintendent to maintain schedule integrity, near-term readiness, and strong field alignment so projects are executed safely, efficiently, and according to plan. This role protects margin, entitlement, cash flow, and customer trust through disciplined forecasting, billing control, change order execution, documentation accuracy, and early identification of risks, delays, and scope gaps before they impact schedule, margin, or customer confidence.

JKL Associates Inc., a Division of PUSH Inc. is a privately owned premier communications and power utility contractor who has been providing telecom infrastructure for 50 years through its dedicated team members who have integrity and continually strive for excellence.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

Financial and Cost Management

Own project financial performance including margin protection, cost control, and cash flow awareness
Track project costs weekly and identify potential variances, fade, or cost exposure early
Maintain accurate cost-to-complete forecasting and revenue projections
Ensure project billing is accurate, timely, fully supported, and converted within the required billing cycle

Contract Administration

Maintain a clear understanding of project scope, contract requirements, and obligations
Capture, document, price, and submit scope changes early and accurately
Ensure compliance with contract terms including notice requirements and documentation standards
Protect company entitlement through accurate documentation and proactive communication
Identify field-driven inefficiencies, delays, owner-caused impacts, and scope gaps early to preserve claims and change-order entitlement
Ensure complete understanding of scope through handoff meetings, document reviews, and site walkthroughs before execution

Project Planning and Scheduling

Develop, maintain, and actively drive project schedules in alignment with field execution plans
Coordinate with Superintendents to ensure crews have clear direction and constructible work
Ensure materials, permits, locates, subcontractors, and inspections are coordinated in advance
Identify risks, delays, scope gaps and readiness constraints early and drive mitigation / contingency plans before schedule or margin are impacted
Review upcoming work with Superintendent and Operations regularly to maintain near-term readiness and milestone recovery plans

Customer Communication

Serve as the primary customer contact for project updates, coordination, and issue resolution
Maintain consistent communication regarding project status, risks, and schedule expectations
Provide professional and timely responses to customer inquiries
Provide proactive customer transparency updates on schedule status, risks, change items, and recovery actions

Field Coordination

Partner closely with Superintendents and the Operations Manager to align schedule, production, and resources
Maintain active awareness of field conditions, risks, production performance, and readiness barriers through regular project and customer field engagement
Support field leadership in removing barriers that impact project progress

Documentation and Reporting

Ensure all project documentation remains organized and complete including RFIs, change orders, as-builts, permits, and closeout packages
Review project reports, validate WIP, percent-complete, and forecasting inputs against actual production quantities and field conditions
Ensure project records remain audit-ready and accurate

Team Leadership

Lead and support Project Coordinators and project administrative staff
Provide direction, coaching, and accountability to ensure documentation, billing support, forecasting inputs, and reporting standards are met
Foster strong collaboration between office and field teams
Delegate documentation and administrative workload appropriately while holding accuracy and timeliness fully accountable.
Additional Duties may be assigned

What This Role Owns:

Project financial performance and margin protection
Forecast accuracy and cost-to-complete visibility
Contract compliance and entitlement protection
Customer communication and relationship management
Schedule integrity and alignment with field execution
Change order execution
Project documentation completeness, billing conversion, and audit readiness
Proactive risk visibility and mitigation planning

Success In This Role Looks Like:

Projects run predictably with clear control of cost, schedule, and scope
Forecasts remain accurate and reliable throughout the project lifecycle
Change orders are captured and priced early rather than reactively
Customers receive proactive communication and consistent updates
Field teams operate with clear direction and adequate resources
Projects close out cleanly with complete documentation and strong customer satisfaction
Billing stays current with installed work, with no preventable lag in earned revenue conversion
Risks, delays, and scope issues are surfaced early with clear contingency or recovery actions — no surprises
Projects close with strong customer confidence, reference-ready execution, and repeat-work credibility

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Strong understanding of construction project management and utility-construction execution workflows
Strong planning, scheduling, and milestone-control capability
Financial understanding of budgets, cost tracking, cost-to-complete, WIP logic, revenue recognition, margin management, and billing conversion
Ability to interpret contracts, project plans, technical specifications, and field production data
Ability to identify risks early and build mitigation / contingency plans
Ability to write clear, accurate change orders, RFIs, scopes, schedules, and customer updates
Working understanding of field construction methods, production rates, and crew workflows
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects or scopes in a utility-construction environment
Ability to coordinate effectively across field teams, customers, subcontractors, and internal departments

Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent required
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred
Valid driver’s license required
Experience managing construction projects, project teams, or utility construction scopes in a fast-paced environment preferred
Ability to work extended hours or travel to project sites as required
Working knowledge of broadband OSP and/or power distribution construction preferred
5+ years of PM or comparable field-heavy construction management experience

Physical and Environmental Factors:

Ability to work indoors, outdoors, and in all types of outdoor weather and ground conditions.
Ability to walk, sit, stand, bend, twist, stoop, push, pull, carry and lift as needed.
Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet and limbs in performing skilled movements.
Ability to travel and be away from home.

Benefits of Joining the PUSH Team:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability – Industry Leading!
Free Teladoc, No-Cost Care Options
401K with Company Match up to 3%
Competitive pay, weekly checks
Paid PTO and Holidays
Bonus Potential
Training & Advancement Opportunities
Apprenticeship Opportunities
In-house CDL Program
Unlimited Referral Bonus Program
And Much More!

PUSH Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOC/M/F/D/V)

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