Senior Project Manager

Job Description

About the Role

The Fordy Group have partnered with a leading GC in Portland, OR who are seeking an experienced Senior Construction Project Manager to lead complex commercial projects in the Portland market. The ideal candidate has delivered large-scale builds in sectors such as data centers, healthcare, higher education, or public works , and is skilled in full lifecycle project leadership—from precon through closeout.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage projects from concept through turnover, ensuring scope, budget, schedule, and quality targets are met
• Serve as main point of contact for clients, design teams, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders
• Oversee project budgets, cost reports, contracts, procurement, and billing
• Review drawings, specifications, RFIs, submittals, change orders, and field reports
• Lead project scheduling, sequencing, and risk management
• Conduct onsite and virtual meetings with owners, architects, and subcontractors
• Negotiate vendor and subcontractor agreements; support owner contract negotiations
• Support quality control, safety, closeout, punch list, and warranty processes
• Mentor project engineers and support business development efforts as needed

Qualifications

✅ 8+ years of commercial construction experience; PM experience on $25M+ projects

✅ Background in data centers, higher ed, public works, or healthcare construction preferred

✅ Strong understanding of construction documents, materials, means & methods

✅ Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, and project scheduling software

✅ Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)

✅ Strong communication, leadership, and client-facing skills

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