Senior Program Manager - Construction
$120,000–$150,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Lead multiple concurrent construction and infrastructure projects globally, establishing execution strategies, staffing plans, schedules, budgets, and reporting cadences. Monitor project health, identify risks early, and intervene before cost, schedule, quality, or customer trust is impacted. Lead and mentor Project Managers, Superintendents, subcontractors, and independent contractors, assigning personnel based on project complexity and capability while supporting recruiting and performance management. Oversee construction activities including site preparation, renovations, infrastructure upgrades, and closeout, ensuring work meets safety, contract, and federal compliance requirements such as EM 385-1-1 and OSHA. Collaborate with Sales on estimating, quantity takeoffs, and proposal development, then manage program-level cost control, forecasting, billing, and change orders. Serve as the senior point of contact for government customers, Contracting Officers, and internal leadership, representing VIRSIG in meetings and escalations. Develop and improve project management processes, workflows, and reporting tools to strengthen scalable operations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, Project Management, or equivalent experience
- PMP, CCM, PE, or similar certification
- 8+ years of progressive construction project management experience
- 5+ years leading project teams, field personnel, subcontractors, or operations functions
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and project managers
- Strong command of construction estimating, schedules, budgets, submittals, RFIs, change orders, risk management, and closeout
- Experience managing subcontractors, vendors, and customer relationships
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work Eastern and/or Central time zone business hours
- Ability to travel to active jobsites, client meetings, and pre-proposal site visits as required
Desired Qualifications
- Federal government construction experience
- NAVFAC, USACE, VA, DoD, or other federal customer experience
- Procore power-user or administrator experience
- Experience with IDIQ, MATOC, task order, design-build, or design-bid-build delivery
- Knowledge of Davis-Bacon, EM 385-1-1, OSHA, FAR requirements, and USACE three-phase quality control
- Familiarity with ESS, low-voltage systems, access control, video surveillance, communications infrastructure, or physical security construction scopes
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