Construction Project Manager – Repair & Strengthening
Job Description
Location: Darien, IL
Employment Type: Full-Time Direct Hire
- Lead, manage, coordinate, and direct assigned repair and strengthening projects from initial planning through completion.
- Develop project execution strategies designed to deliver work safely, efficiently, on schedule, and within budget.
- Develop site-specific safety execution plans and maintain a strong focus on job-site safety throughout the project lifecycle.
- Establish clear accountability and coordinated execution plans with internal teams, clients, engineers, vendors, and operational personnel.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, engineers, vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
- Manage the financial performance of assigned projects and work to meet approved budget expectations.
- Utilize Navision for Job Progress Report management and monthly financial reporting.
- Develop project handoff and operational plans and communicate them effectively to project teams.
- Monitor project execution to identify potential risks, opportunities, performance issues, and customer needs.
- Read and interpret construction contracts and manage projects in accordance with contractual requirements.
- Prepare labor and material cost estimates to support sales and business development activities.
- Research and obtain competitive pricing for materials and third-party services.
- Prepare completed project estimates for presentation to business development and management teams.
- Manage the preparation and submission of shop drawings, work plans, and technical project submittals.
- Review engineering drawings and apply technical knowledge to project execution.
- Coordinate technical requirements between engineering, operations, customers, vendors, and field teams.
- Apply knowledge of structural repair and strengthening systems to develop practical project solutions.
- A four-year college degree preferred, ideally in Engineering, Construction, or another technical discipline or equivalent professional experience.
- Must have 5+ years of experience in civil construction, heavy construction, DOT, bridge construction, or a similar construction environment is required.
- Strong ability to read and understand engineering drawings and construction contracts.
- Thorough understanding of post-tensioning systems, carbon fiber systems, structural repair and strengthening systems, or the ability to develop this knowledge quickly.
- Experience with HCSS Heavy Bid, Crew Tracks, Navision, and Microsoft Office, or the ability to learn these systems quickly.
Meet Your Recruiter
Senior Technical Recruiter
Galen is a Senior Technical Recruiter at Sterling Engineering with nearly 14 years of recruiting and talent acquisition experience, spanning agency leadership, high-volume technical recruiting, and executive-level client partnership. Since joining Sterling in February 2026, he has brought a strategic, relationship-driven approach to supporting candidates and clients across manufacturing, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and more.
Galen is dedicated to solving complex hiring challenges and building trusted, long-term partnerships with candidates, hiring managers, and executives. He takes the time to understand each person’s experience, goals, and career ambitions so he can help connect them with opportunities that align with both their skills and long-term direction.
For Galen, recruiting is about being an advocate and facilitator during important moments of transition and opportunity. He genuinely enjoys learning what motivates people and helping them take meaningful next steps in their careers while supporting companies in building strong, high-performing teams.