Civil - Senior Project Manager

The Opportunity

Alpha Inc. is looking for a Senior Project Manager who can run complex civil work without flinching, lead high-performing teams without ego, and turn pressure into progress.

This is not a clipboard-and-status-meeting role.

This is a command-the-work, coach-the-team, protect-the-margin, earn-the-client’s-trust kind of role.

You’ll oversee project managers and project engineers across multiple civil projects, driving execution from kickoff to closeout.

Schedules, budgets, manpower, materials, equipment, risk, safety, quality, client expectations — you’ll keep all of it moving in the right direction.

The right person for this seat knows how to lead from the field and the war room. You can zoom out to see the strategy, zoom in to solve the details, and keep people aligned when the stakes are high.

If you’re an A-player who brings discipline, grit, humility, and a relentless ownership mindset — keep reading.

About Alpha Inc.

Founded and grown in Hawai'i, Alpha Inc. is a locally owned leader in heavy civil construction, concrete, energy, drilling, and infrastructure solutions. Alpha builds projects that serve island communities for generations, with pride, precision, and accountability.

Our culture is anchored by three core values:

• Leading with Heart – We lead with humility, empathy, respect, and a commitment to teaching, learning, and supporting one another.
• Strength in Unity – One crew. One mission. No silos, no egos.
• Alpha Mentality – Grit, accountability, continuous improvement, and the drive to exceed expectations.

As Senior Project Manager, you won’t just manage projects. You’ll help set the standard for how Alpha delivers.

What You Will Do

Lead the Project Management Team

• You’ll lead, mentor, and manage project managers and project engineers across multiple civil projects. You’ll provide direction, remove roadblocks, coach decision-making, and help the team execute with clarity, confidence, and accountability.

Own Project Execution

• You’ll oversee planning, scheduling, budgeting, coordination, and delivery to ensure projects are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to Alpha’s standards. You’ll make sure the work is not just moving — it’s moving smart.

Control the Budget, Protect the Margin

• You’ll monitor project financials, track expenditures, review forecasts, approve project-related expenses, and partner with the team to keep financial goals on track without sacrificing safety, quality, or client trust.

Coordinate Resources Like a Pro

• You’ll collaborate with project teams to ensure manpower, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and schedules are aligned. When resources get tight, priorities shift, or field conditions change, you’ll bring order to the chaos.

Be the Escalation Point

• When complex issues surface, you’ll step in. Conflicts, client concerns, schedule impacts, quality issues, scope questions, team challenges — you’ll help solve the problem, not admire it.

Drive Client and Stakeholder Confidence

• You’ll maintain regular communication with clients, stakeholders, senior leadership, and internal teams. You’ll provide clear updates, address concerns early, and help make Alpha the contractor clients trust when the work matters.

Track Performance and Course-Correct Fast

• You’ll monitor milestones, timelines, budgets, risks, and deliverables across projects. When something starts drifting off track, you’ll see it early and take action.

Raise the Bar on Safety and Quality

• You’ll ensure projects comply with industry standards, client requirements, company policies, safety protocols, and applicable regulations. You’ll support a culture where safety is not a slogan — it’s how the work gets done.

Build Better Systems

• You’ll identify gaps in project management processes and help implement best practices that improve consistency, efficiency, communication, and execution across the team.

Develop Future Leaders

• You’ll train, coach, and develop project managers and engineers, creating a culture of continuous learning, ownership, and professional growth.

What You Bring

You are a builder of projects, people, and trust.

You know how to lead experienced professionals, hold standards without drama, and make decisions when the answer is not obvious. You’re organized, direct, calm under pressure, and allergic to excuses.

Experience

• 8–10+ years of project management experience in the construction industry, with significant experience in civil or heavy civil work strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of leadership experience overseeing project managers, project engineers, or multi-project teams.
• Proven experience managing complex construction projects from planning through closeout.
• Strong background in project scheduling, budgeting, cost control, resource planning, documentation, risk management, and client communication.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• PMP, equivalent project management certification, or related professional credential is a plus.

Skills & Mindset

• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to develop people and drive accountability.
• Excellent communication skills with field teams, project teams, clients, stakeholders, and senior leadership.
• Deep understanding of construction processes, safety standards, regulatory requirements, project controls, and quality expectations.
• Strong command of project management software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to anticipate problems, resolve conflicts, and make sound decisions in fast-moving environments.
• Strategic mindset with the discipline to execute at ground level.

Why Alpha?

At Alpha Inc., we’re building more than projects. We’re building Hawai'i’s future — one jobsite, one crew, one decision at a time.

You’ll join a team that values safety, excellence, accountability, and relationships. You’ll work on meaningful projects with people who take pride in doing things the right way. And you’ll have the opportunity to influence not just project outcomes, but the next generation of project leaders at Alpha.

This is a role for someone who wants more than a title.

It’s for someone ready to lead.

Benefits & Perks

Alpha Inc. offers a competitive benefits package designed to support you and your family, including:

• 100% company-paid Medical/Dental/Vision (family coverage)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) (vacation, personal, and sick time) that increases with tenure
• Paid holidays
• Weekly pay
• 401(k) Retirement Plan: Eligible after 1 month of service (age 18+), with a Safe Harbor match (100% on the first 3%, 50% on the next 2%) with immediate vesting.
• Life & AD&D insurance (company-paid, with family coverage)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (24/7 confidential support)
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $500/year)
• Company-provided equipment (role dependent)
• Additional perks (Aflac supplemental coverage + employee discounts)
• Employee Ambassador Program: A dedicated, real-human support resource to help you navigate life’s challenges—personal or professional—by connecting you to guidance, resources, and solutions when you need them most.

Benefits eligibility may vary based on role and employment status.

If you can lead the work, grow the team, protect the standard, and deliver when it counts — Alpha is ready for you.

Conditions of Employment

Employment at Alpha Inc. is contingent upon:
• Completion of standard pre-employment screening.
• Successful completion of a background check conducted after a conditional offer; any prior issues will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis consistent with Hawai'i and federal law.
• Passing a drug test (for both full-time and part-time hires) conducted in line with Hawai'i statutory requirements.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; we are unable to sponsor employment visas. Employment eligibility will be verified upon hire.

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact us at [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Employer

Alpha Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on any protected status under federal or Hawai'i law, and we provide equal opportunity in all employment practices, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, and training.