Senior Project Manager - Scranton - Suffolk Construction

Description

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. We provide value across the entire project lifecycle through our core construction management services and complementary business lines in real estate investment, design, self-perform construction, and technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies). By integrating data, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology through our Seamless Platform, we connect design, construction, and operations to deliver smarter, more predictable results and redefine how America builds.

Suffolk – America's Contractor – is a national company with more than $9 billion in annual revenue, 3,000 employees, and 17 offices, including Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Herndon, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other key markets. Suffolk manages some of the most complex and transformative projects in the country, serving clients across healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, aviation, transportation, government, mission critical, and commercial sectors. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR's list of "Top CM-at-Risk Contractors." For more information, visit and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

The Role

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering complex construction projects with significant environmental, remediation, and heavy civil/sitework components. This role requires deep experience managing projects under uncertain site conditions, coordinating environmental requirements alongside cost, schedule, and field operations, and leading teams through regulatory-driven construction constraints.

The Senior Project Manager serves as a key leader in ensuring environmental compliance, safety excellence, and successful project delivery while maintaining strong relationships with owners, consultants, subcontractors, and regulators.

Financial & Cost Management

• Lead comprehensive project financial management, including accurate Cost-to-Complete forecasting, exposure identification, and cash flow optimization.
• Integrate Oracle and Expedition to track costs, changes, field directives, back charges, allowances, and unit price exposures.
• Enforce adherence to forecasting calendars, SOPs, and detailed line-item analysis to prevent budget overruns and financial surprises.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate cash models, percent-complete projections, and Schedule of Values that support strong project liquidity.
• Review subcontractor schedules of values and requisitions to prevent overpayment and unfunded change exposure.

Change Order & Contract Management

• Direct end-to-end Change Order management, ensuring full utilization of Expedition to track PCOs, OCOs, allowances, and CORs.
• Provide timely, transparent change status reporting to Owners and drive monthly OCO execution to prevent aging issues.
• Recover all legitimate GC costs related to Owner changes and ensure timely processing and closure with subcontractors.
• Maintain accurate contract, change, and compliance logs, and lead monthly reviews to identify risks and exposures.

Schedule & Risk Management

• Lead the development, maintenance, and monthly updating of the baseline Contract Schedule in accordance with SOPs.
• Monitor critical path activities, manage schedule impacts, and take decisive action with non-performing subcontractors.
• Oversee buy-out, procurement, and submittal schedules to support uninterrupted workflow and mitigate risk.
• Issue timely notices, secure required authorizations prior to changes, and proactively address risks affecting cost, schedule, or quality.

Procurement & Purchasing

• Lead the Exhibit B purchasing and buy-out process, ensuring clear scopes of work, timely procurement, and alignment with the buy schedule.
• Coordinate with superintendents, estimators, and project teams to prevent "just-in-time" purchasing and material delays.
• Ensure contracts, bonds, insurance, and execution requirements are completed without impacting project delivery.

Owner, Subcontractor & Stakeholder Relations

• Build and maintain trusted, professional relationships with Owners through proactive communication and transparency.
• Establish a "firm but fair" subcontractor management approach focused on accountability, professionalism, and performance.
• Address subcontractor performance issues promptly to protect the project from delays, cost impacts, and quality risks.
• Strive to secure strong Owner satisfaction and positive project recommendations.

Quality & Closeout Management

• Provide leadership in executing the Quality Management Program, including benchmarks, mock-ups, inspections, and nonconformance tracking.
• Establish and implement an early, structured project closeout plan, including documentation, work lists, compliance tracking, and CCQ processes.
• Enforce the use of Noncompliance Reporting Systems and Work List tools to drive timely and compliant project completion.

Meeting & Communication Management

• Establish and lead a disciplined meeting structure that promotes efficient communication, accountability, and problem-solving.
• Manage meetings with clear agendas, time discipline, and alignment to SOPs for all project forums (OAC, PM/PE, subcontractors, coordination, etc.).

Team Leadership, Mentoring & Development

• Foster a collaborative, high-performance project culture built on accountability, professionalism, and teamwork.
• Lead by example, setting expectations for work ethic, behavior, and adherence to standard operating procedures.
• Mentor and develop team members through training, coaching, and career development initiatives.
• Proactively address team conflicts and support SCCI's "Train & Develop Our People" strategy through ongoing education and engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering or applicable discipline and experience relative to project size/scope
• 8+ years of related experience
• OSHA 30 – Required
• HAZWOPER 40-hour – Strongly Preferred (Required where applicable)
• PMP or AIC certification – Nice to have, not required
• Cost, schedule, and risk management in variable and regulatory-driven environments
• Strong understanding of change management related to site conditions and remediation scope
• Ability to coordinate remediation, sitework, and vertical construction activities
• Comfort working under formal specifications, inspections, and documentation requirements
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with owners, consultants, inspectors, and regulators
• Demonstrated safety leadership appropriate for remediation and high-risk construction environments
• Excellent business judgment demonstrated by consistently achieving profitability objectives and strong project close-outs with client and subcontractor relationships in good standing
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail evidenced by a strong command of all applicable contract and legal provisions
• Ability to consistently analyze and execute financial trade-offs which frequently involve dealing with incomplete data and ambiguity
• Ability to constantly multi-task and handle competing priorities between Suffolk business needs, organizational issues, and sound customer relations
• Possess judgment to know when to appropriately escalate issues up the chain of command
• A strong sense of urgency and initiative
• Team leader with excellent diplomatic and communication skills, able to handle and resolve conflicts effectively in a firm but fair manner
• Candidate must possess Suffolk's Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work, Professionalism, and Caring

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

EEO Statement

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.