Project Director-Industrial Construction

About the Company

Our client is a privately held design-build contractor specializing in heavy industrial construction. With approximately $300 million in annual revenue , the company delivers complex projects across food & beverage, agriculture, and industrial processing markets.

Projects typically range from $20 million to $200 million and are executed throughout North America. The company combines deep industry expertise with a hands-on, collaborative approach to project delivery.

About the Position

We are seeking an experienced Project Director to lead major heavy industrial construction projects from award through completion and closeout.

This is a hands-on leadership role with overall responsibility for project execution, safety, schedule, budget, quality, client satisfaction, and team performance . The Project Director will serve as the central leader coordinating clients, engineering, estimating, procurement, project management, construction, subcontractors, vendors, and field teams.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead overall project execution from award through completion and closeout.

- Direct project teams and establish clear goals, schedules, budgets, and expectations.

- Build strong client relationships and proactively resolve issues.

- Lead planning for manpower, equipment, materials, subcontractors, logistics, and scheduling.

- Manage project costs, financial performance, and change orders.

- Coordinate engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and turnover.

- Identify project risks and develop practical solutions.

- Lead Project Managers, Superintendents, Estimators, Engineers, and other project personnel.

- Monitor subcontractor and vendor performance.

- Manage RFIs, submittals, claims, changes, and other commercial matters.

- Maintain strong safety and quality standards.

- Communicate project performance, risks, financials, and major issues to company leadership.

- Support estimating and business development with constructability, execution, manpower, schedule, and risk input.

- Ensure project documentation, turnover, punch lists, and closeout are completed properly.

Requirements

- Significant experience leading large-scale heavy industrial construction projects .

- Proven ability to manage projects involving multiple contractors, trades, vendors, and stakeholders.

- Strong knowledge of industrial construction methods, sequencing, scheduling, and project controls.

- Demonstrated experience managing budgets, costs, change orders, and financial performance .

- Strong leadership skills with the ability to build accountability and team respect.

- Excellent communication and client relationship skills.

- Ability to make timely decisions and take ownership of project challenges.

- Experience in food & beverage, agriculture, industrial processing, or related heavy industrial construction is highly desirable.

Benefits

- $185,000–$235,000 base salary

- Lucrative bonus program

- Profit sharing

- Corporate-based leadership role

- Approximately 25% travel

- Opportunity to lead projects ranging from $20M–$200M

- Exposure to major industrial projects throughout North America

- Long-term career opportunity with a privately held company with 100+ years of industry experience

Salary: $185,000 – $235,000 / year
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