Project Manager (Entry Level)

Are you looking for an exciting career in road, highway, and bridge construction? Northeast Asphalt Inc. of the Walbec Group has a place for hard working, loyal, and driven people like you. Come work with us as a Project Manager within our Heavy Civil Construction division and enjoy a family-focused, progressive culture. Our approach is driven by an involved focus on Safety and efficiency, resulting in us being a leader in the heavy and highway construction industry.

The Company:

The Walbec Group of companies is currently in its third generation of family leadership producing high-quality construction materials and delivering unparalleled professional design, engineering, and construction services.

• Multi-year Milwaukee Business Journal Best Place to Work honoree and a Best Place to Work by Employ Humanity.
• Multi-year Best Internship Program by Employ Humanity.
• Associated with many exciting state, municipal, federal, and commercial projects. Check out our website for a complete list of interesting projects. walbecgroup.com
• Proud Partner of the Green Bay Packers.

The Position:

Under the direction of the General Contracting Manager, the Project Engineer will manage heavy highway or site work construction projects by planning, directing, and coordinating activities to ensure that project goals and/or objectives are accomplished within the project constraints.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate Heavy Civil projects including, but not limited to, roadwork, sitework, wetland, shoreline stabilization projects.
• Prepare and submit project schedules
• Participate in estimating and bidding
• Ensure overall profitability of designated jobs
• Oversee all job scheduling, quantity reporting and all final cost responsibility
• Engage with other project managers, superintendents and logistics managers
• Take actions to deal with the results of delays, bad weather, or emergencies at construction sites
• Assist in the development of a site safety plan and to ensure all jobs and personnel are focused on working safely and efficiently
• Engage with owners and general contractors by attending and/or leading meetings
• Build rapport and engage with customers and subcontractors
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned

Check out some recent projects here:

https://www.walbecgroup.com/projects

The Benefits:

Team members at the Walbec Group are offered competitive pay and benefits that align with our values while supporting good health and a balanced life now and into the future. Additionally, we offer a range of opportunities for professional development and career growth that help us all to be successful.

We have the usual suspects like dental, vision, life, flex, EAP, PTO and holidays, but our favorites are the "no premium medical plan" and HRA contribution (with participation in wellness initiatives), company paid STD and LTD, 401k & profit sharing with company contribution and lastly, robust Walbec training.

The Candidate:

• Bachelor's Degree, Associate Degree, vocational training, certification from an accreditation organization, or combination of schooling and relevant work experience
• Valid Driver's License and considered insurable by insurance standards
• Ability to communicate with others to convey information effectively
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Ability to manage own time and the time of others
• Ability to motivate, develop and direct people
• Knowledge of project management within heavy construction materials, means and methods, and equipment
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources

Why Should You Apply?

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