Summary:
The Senior Project Manager provides overall project planning, execution, administrative, and technical direction to lead the project management team and ensure that all projects are managed and processed following corporate guidelines. This position requires an experienced construction professional who will teach and mold the project management team to expand the department's capacity and efficiency.

Duties and responsibilities:  

• Provide oversight and guidance to the project management team so that all project budgets are updated accurately weekly and monthly.
• Collaborate with the Division Manager and Operations Manager regularly to discuss the financial impact of budget updates.
• Strategize with Division leadership to develop essential project management initiatives that will be a part of the Divisional Quarterly Plan and enhance the department’s productivity.
• Ensure that all change orders submitted by the project management team have proper documentation and explanations completed before submitting them to the client.
• Provide exemplary customer service examples for the project management team when working with clients and addressing difficult circumstances during projects.
• Identify and cultivate key vendor and subcontractor relationships to build strategic alliances and maximize vendor buyout savings.
• Evaluate the division's Accounts Receivable position and ensure all clients pay open invoices according to contract terms.
• Continually recruit and identify potential candidates for open and upcoming positions by maintaining a virtual bench.
• Establish leadership roles in local industry organizations to expand Kent’s market awareness and client relationships.  

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties and Responsibilities are not comprehensive and can be changed at any time, with or without notice.

Required Experience, Education, and Qualifications

• Five to 10+ years of experience managing projects and concrete scopes as a sub-contractor or self-performing general contractor.
• Bachelor's degree in construction, engineering, or business.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presenting advice clearly and concisely.
• Ability and willingness to solve challenges through innovation; work with minimal direction and supervision; proactive, not reactive. 
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office proficiency and Microsoft Project/Scheduling proficiency.
• Strong financial skills and budget experience are required.
• Be entrepreneurial and find practical solutions to problems and questions.
• Be able and willing to travel locally.
• Valid driver’s license
• Must have reliable transportation to the workplace(s)/ job location(s). 
• Ability to pass drug screening.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and in the future.

Preferred education and experience
Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Benefits
Kent Companies provides its employees with one of the most competitive compensation and benefits packages in the construction industry. Benefits vary by location, with a fully customized benefits package presented upon hire. Typical benefits packages include:

• Weekly pay
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plans with discretionary employer-matching
• Holiday pay (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day)
• Scholarship opportunities for dependents
• Leadership development opportunities

Work Environment/Physical Demand
This position works in an office environment and occasionally travels to the field to supervise projects as required. This position requires long periods of sitting.

Position type, travel, and expected hours of work.
This is a full-time office position. Typical hours will range from 45-50 hours per week and are subject to change. This role requires working nontypical days and irregular hours based on construction schedules. Due to the critical nature of the role, accepting phone calls even during nontypical workdays and hours is also necessary. Travel may occur from time to time.

Office Location
1223 Quarry Overlook Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715

Perks associated with this role
Our goal is to offer an unparalleled career progression that is not precisely pre-determined; rather, it builds on the teammate’s strengths, interests, and pursuits as the individual gains experience, grows, and develops in their career. You would be hard-pressed to find another ENR Top 5 Commercial Concrete Company that parallels Kent Companies.

About Kent Companies
Kent Companies is a full-service specialty trade contractor with operations across Michigan, Texas, Ohio, and the Carolinas. As a third-generation, family-owned business, we believe our people are our greatest assets. We employ over 2,000 trade professionals nationwide and deliver every project with our Four Hallmarks: Safety, Productivity, Quality, and Customer Service. Kent Companies is known as The Leaders in Concrete™ and continuously ranks in the Top 10 Concrete Contractors nationwide by ENR Magazine. 
 
Kent Companies’ family of brands includes Kent Concrete, Kent Underlayments, Kent Facilities, Kent Foundation Solutions, and Foundation Rescue Supply. 

Kent Concrete
We deliver comprehensive, turnkey concrete construction services for customers nationwide. Our services include structural concrete, tilt-up concrete, concrete paving, curb and gutter, and concrete pumping. From the most complex cast-in-place structures to mission-critical facilities, our customers turn to us because they know we’ll deliver the horsepower and expertise to get the job done. 

About Kent Companies Carolinas Commercial Concrete Division
Kent Concrete operates a Charlotte-based commercial, multifamily, and structural division. This team delivers comprehensive, turnkey concrete packages for our customers. Our crews perform a variety of scopes, including foundations, slabs, Ductilcrete®, tilt-up, and structural cast-in-place concrete. With this team, you’ll have a hand in the projects that change Charlotte and the Southeast region. Learn more about Kent Concrete by visiting concrete.kentcompanies.com.  

EEO Statement
At Kent Companies, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Kent Companies’ does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices and personnel actions, including but not limited to hiring, recruiting, promotions, performance evaluations, termination, and compensation decisions. 

The Company will strive to ensure that all employees and prospective employees will be treated equally in regard to recruitment, employment, promotions, demotions, discipline, termination, access to benefits and training, leaves of absence and layoffs. The Company will further ensure that its management staff is aware of the Company’s commitment to this policy and each member understands their individual role in the process of administering this plan.

Kent Companies will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.