Project Manager

Wickersham Construction • Full-time • Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States • $90,000 - $105,000 / year • 3m ago

About Wickersham Construction

At Wickersham, we believe in building more than just great projects — we build careers, partnerships, and lasting legacies. As we continue to grow and take on larger, more dynamic projects, we’re expanding our team to meet new opportunities head-on.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Project Manager to support construction project execution from pre-construction through closeout. This role is accountable for overall project delivery—safety, schedule, budget, quality, and client satisfaction—from award through closeout. The PM leads planning and coordination, manages contracts and cost control, drives risk and change management, and partners closely with the Superintendent to ensure field execution aligns with the plan.

Key Responsibilities of the Project Manager:

Effectively manage and lead Project Engineers and Assistant Project Managers
Negotiate and purchase materials, services and subcontracts for assigned projects
Coordinate with the Superintendent to ensure that projects are properly manned to meet schedules and budgets
Approve and forward submittals for all shop drawings and material samples according to schedules
Conduct project start-up and ongoing project conference meetings and prepare written minutes according to Wickersham’s accepted format and distribute
Conducts monthly project review meetings attended by staff and management
Work with architects, vendors, estimators and on-site supervisors to facilitate timely and profitable completion of quality projects. Revise budget reports to reflect actual prices when contracts or commitments are received
Send a subcontract or purchase to the appropriate subcontractors of vendors, in order to establish the price to be paid for their services or goods
With the assistance of the Estimator, Project Engineer and Superintendent, establish a construction schedule (i.e., CPM and bar chart) and review the project budget
Notify, coordinate, and schedule subcontractors and materials
Work with the Project Engineer and Superintendents, reviewing job progress and cost reports with them regularly; guiding, advising and assisting them to meet job specifications and helping them adhere to project schedules
Provide information from the project estimate to the Field Supervisor, as required, to properly manage a profitable project.
Monitor daily, weekly and monthly project costs prepared by Project Engineer and Project Accountant and report any alarming inconsistencies to management
Visit the project sites weekly, or as required, to review problems, progress of schedule, compliance with plans and specifications, and the quality of work being performed
Prepare all change order requests for the client’s approval. Coordinate the estimating of all change orders with the Estimator or subcontractor. Document all field directives from the owner or architect that change the scope or original design of the contract documents
Process and coordinate changes in the project including design changes, lost days, scope revisions, alternate construction methods, etc., keeping all appropriate parties informed
Conduct a punch list walk-through with the owner, architect, and major subcontractors
Conduct job summary meetings with project team at the end of the project to discuss performance of subcontractors, budget analysis, schedule analysis, estimate analysis, discussion of key problem areas, noteworthy positive occurrences, and discussion of any items remaining for close-out
Meet with subcontractors to review their job progress and implement plans to meet the schedules
Manage Quality Control including preparatory meetings, initial inspections, testing, commissioning, and final inspections
Manage conflict and problem resolution
Originate and/or review, submit, log and distribute RFI’s and the RFI responses
Assist in business development of marketing proposals and presentations (Planning and documentation)
Performs other related duties as assigned.

What We’re Looking For in our next Project Manager:

Prior Commercial Project Management experience required
Prior field construction experience preferred
Prior experience working in multiple environments (industrial, environmental, architectural, etc.)
Experience working with wastewater treatment plants
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
Proficient with technical writing, office automation and accounting software, technology, math principles, spreadsheets, MS Excel, pivot tables, formulas, data format/sort/filter, predictive models, and tools. Experience with CMiC is a plus.
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply learned subject matter and technical knowledge to reach conclusions from data collation, documentation, statistical analysis, and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.

Why Join Wickersham?

Be part of a respected, well-established construction firm with a growing project portfolio.
Work alongside experienced professionals eager to support your career growth.
Gain exposure to a wide variety of commercial, institutional, and specialty projects.
Enjoy a collaborative, people-first company culture that values initiative and teamwork.
We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits including: Employer paid Health insurance, Dental, Vision, Employer paid Life insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401K with company matching, Paid Time Off (PTO), Referral incentive program and Employee Assistance Program.

Ready to Apply?

If you’re a driven professional ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Experience:

Project management: 1 year (Required)
Commercial construction: 1 year (Required)
Wastewater treatment: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

Lancaster, PA 17603 (Required)

Work Location: In person

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