Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Contracts Manager

About Us

Ventana designs, supplies, and installs high-performing curtain wall façade systems. By working closely with the design team, we can ensure a competitively priced façade that is water and air-tight and allows for optimal thermal control of the interior space. Traditionally, the façade is one of the major risk factors on any building, and the team at Ventana has a proven history of taking the risk and delivering superior façade systems that guarantee long-term performance.

The Project Manager will work under the leadership of a Senior Project Manager, and will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of the project.

• Coordination with the project team (designers, engineers, production, assembly, site crews).
• Communication and coordination involving the customer and their project team (project managers, architects, engineers, consultants), to ascertain contract time, cost and quality objectives, and organize project resources accordingly.
• Develop an understanding of the bid scope and contract documents (trade contract, scope drawings, specification, exhibits, bid pricing and clarifications).
• Develop, track, update and report on the detailed project schedule for design, engineering, mockups, production, and installation activities.
• Develop, track, update and report on the contract schedule of values and payment requisitions, ensuring the project cash flow is met and payments received in a timely manner.
• Develop and understand the contract budget.
• Coordinate all aspects of project Quality Control; develop, track, update and report on the contract quality control and assurance system.
• Pricing and purchasing of materials, equipment and sub-contracts, ensuring that both budgetary and specified contractual cost, time and quality requirements are met.
• Research, substantiate, present and report changes to the contract scope.
• Attend and take meeting minutes at all required external and internal meetings.
• Provide and submit all required internal and external contract reports and submissions.
• Manage maintenance and warranty work on completed projects.

• Bachelor’s degree (Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or related field), or foreign degree equivalent, and 5 years of experience.
• 5 years of experience in project management with large scale subcontracting projects in the glass and glazing industry.
• 5 years of experience in glass and glazing project management experience with unitized systems.
• 5 years of experience in project set up, budget planning, buy out, and cost reporting experience.
• 5 years of experience scheduling, dealing with subcontracts, subcontractors and self-perform work.
• 5 years of experience leading successful project team, including development of employee and maintaining relationships with external entities.
• 5 years of experience in project managing design build projects of at least 10 million dollars.
• 5 years of experience in project managing with software and applications with any combination of the following:
  AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam Revu, Plangrid/ACC, Autodesk BIM 360, or Procore.
• Position requires relocation to various unanticipated project worksites within the continental U.S.
• Position requires up to 75% of time at assigned project worksites, including various unanticipated project worksites within the continental U.S.
• Requires domestic travel up to 25% of time to project worksites.

• This position is based in Chicago, IL.
• Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
• We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
• The pace is fast!

• 2025 Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
• 2025 ENR Midwest – Midwest Contractor (#1).
• 2025 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top
  5).
• 2025 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top
  3).
• 2025 ENR Top 25 Data Center Builders - Data Center Contractor (Top
  3).

• Salary: $
• Discretionary Annual Bonus:
  Subject to company performance and individual contribution.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package Including:
  Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!