Construction Project Manager
Accentuate Staffing
Richmond, VA
Accentuate Staffing is partnering with a specialty construction and fuel systems engineering company who is hiring a Project Manager to support complex fuel system projects from contract award through completion. This is a direct hire opportunity, offering competitive compensation and benefits, working primarily onsite with some travel to project locations.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, technically strong, and client-focused, with experience managing construction projects, budgets, schedules, and subcontractors while maintaining strict safety and quality standards.
Responsibilities:
- Manage all phases of fuel system construction projects from contract award through closeout, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and customer satisfaction.
- Support fuel system engineering and design efforts by coordinating with designers of record, sales teams, and direct-to-owner engagements.
- Resolve engineering and construction issues (mechanical, electrical, controls), oversee field personnel, and provide on-site technical guidance.
- Develop and manage project budgets, schedules, procurement activities, and financial reporting, including cost-to-complete and projected billings.
- Coordinate and negotiate with customers, subcontractors, and vendors; manage contracts and procurement through delivery.
- Monitor multiple active job sites, anticipate risks, escalate issues as needed, and ensure projects are executed to company and regulatory standards.
- Maintain accurate project documentation and support compliance with OSHA, EPA, fire safety, and customer safety requirements.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum 3+ years of project management experience supporting construction or engineering projects.
- Strong ability to manage project budgets, schedules, contracts, and negotiations while balancing detail orientation with big-picture execution.
- Experience coordinating subcontractors, vendors, and internal teams across multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work independently, make sound decisions, and manage customer expectations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management tools; ability to quickly learn new systems.
- Willingness to travel overnight and work outside standard business hours as project needs require (primarily Monday–Friday).
- Must be a U.S. citizen, possess a valid Real ID driver’s license, and be able to pass background checks and drug screening.
About the Company
Accentuate Staffing
Since 1996, Accentuate Staffing has delivered “The Power of Positive” to you. As one of the Triangle’s largest woman-owned companies, Accentuate Staffing sources candidates in the career specialties of Accounting/Finance, Office Professional, Information Technology, Scientific/Clinical, Light Industrial and R&D Consulting services. The current roster of more than 250 corporate clients is diverse, highly regarded, and often exclusive. Accentuate Staffing’s honors include nine Triangle Business Journal Fast 50 awards, four Raleigh Chamber Pinnacle Awards, No. 222 on the INC 500 list and an inaugural winner of the TBJ’s A Better World Award. Accentuate Staffing cherishes its position as a leader in the community, offering support to charitable institutions including Children’s Flight of Hope, National Students of AMF, the MS Society, the Shepard’s Table Soup Kitchen, and Stop Hunger Now among others. For detailed information on how “The Power of Positive” can impact your company or your career, please visit at www.accentuatestaffing.com.