Project Manager in Watkinsville

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Project Manager
Located: Watkinsville, GA

GENERAL PURPOSE
Independently plan, coordinate, and manage multiple concurrent or complex power, industrial and construction projects from estimate through closeout. The Tier 2 Project Manager carries full project-level financial accountability, leads cross-functional execution, develops junior project staff, and serves as a primary customer relationship manager.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (KEY WORK)

• Lead safe work planning and execution and ensure compliance with all client and customer safety policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Serve as Quality Lead when assigned and ensure project teams complete required QMS documentation, inspections, and corrective actions.
• Independently manage multiple simultaneous projects or a major project with elevated technical, schedule, commercial, or customer complexity.
• Serve as the primary customer and commercial liaison for assigned accounts and projects; anticipate concerns and resolve issues within delegated authority.
• Lead estimates and proposals using processes and tools; evaluate scope, labor, materials, subcontractors, risk, margin, and commercial terms.
• Establish project execution plans, baseline budgets, schedules, procurement plans, staffing plans, and performance measures.
• Coordinate engineering and design support; review and approve drawings and submittals within assigned authority before customer submission.
• Lead project teams, field leadership, vendors, and subcontractors; align resources across concurrent work and resolve execution constraints.
• Monitor project KPIs and forecasts for safety, schedule, cost, productivity, quality, cash flow, and risk; implement and communicate corrective actions.
• Own change management for assigned projects, including notice, scope development, pricing, negotiation support, authorization, and recovery.
• Maintain full project-level profit and loss accountability for assigned work, including forecasting, cost control, billing, collections support, margin protection, and final reconciliation.
• Review project performance with division leadership and recommend resource reallocations, procurement decisions, or commercial interventions.
• Ensure complete project closeout, customer acceptance, final documentation, lessons learned, and financial reconciliation.
• Develop customer relationships, identify and qualify future opportunities, and support account planning and backlog growth.
• Mentor Tier 1 Project Managers, Project Engineers, and field leaders; provide work direction and support performance development as assigned.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, and workforce planning for field crews and project support personnel.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support division objectives and profitable project delivery.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to stand and/or walk for extended periods, including jobsite visits.
• Ability to use hands and arms for reaching, handling, and manipulating objects; manual dexterity for repetitive tasks and standard office equipment.
• Ability to lift or carry up to 50 lbs.; occasionally more than 50 lbs. with assistance.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related technical discipline
• Five to ten years of progressive experience in the power, industrial, or construction industry .
• Demonstrated success independently managing multiple projects or a major complex project with financial accountability required; prior superintendent or field leadership experience .

REQUIRED TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong command of estimating, project controls, scheduling, cost forecasting, change management, and contract administration.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a complex project portfolio, prioritize resources, and make timely decisions with limited oversight.
• Strong customer-facing, negotiation, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to mentor junior project staff and coordinate cross-functional teams without relying solely on formal authority.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Advanced ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, contracts, and commercial requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability with consistent attention to safety, quality, risk, margin, and customer commitments.
• Ability and willingness to work from a vehicle and visit customers or jobsites frequently, up to 75% of the time.
• Willingness to travel overnight up to 10% of the time.

Company Description

At Genesis, we love people. Our mission is to be a blessing in all we do while putting people to work. We specialize in partnering with candidates and clients to bring the right people together to accomplish great things.

Genesis Staffing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to , , , , , , status, genetics, protected veteran status, , or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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Company DescriptionAt Genesis, we love people. Our mission is to be a blessing in all we do while putting people to work. We specialize in partnering with candidates and clients to bring the right people together to accomplish great things.\r
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Genesis Staffing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to , , , , , , status, genetics, protected veteran status, , or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.\r
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By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Genesis Staffing and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at