Senior Project Manager; Self Performing

Talent Acquisition Coordinator at W. M. Lyles Co.

Location: Oakland, California (Union City, CA)

Salary: $165,000 to $185,000

Relocation: DOE

At W. M. Lyles Co., a subsidiary of Lyles Construction Group, we take pride in our employee and client‑centric culture. Our employees and customers are at the forefront of everything we do and how we operate our business. Safety is our top priority, and we work hard to ensure everyone goes home to their loved ones each day.

We are looking for ambitious individuals to join our team, who are passionate about their performance and who will continue to execute and believe in our core values of:

• Teamwork: We recognize our primary asset is our people. Mutual respect provides the foundation for our success.
• Integrity: Our work is performed with high standards of service, quality, and integrity and because of this, we have had the privilege to lead some of the most innovative projects in California.
• Commitment: We understand that lasting relationships are the lifeline of our business, so we pay personal attention to our clients by focusing on them as collaborative partners.

This position is responsible for the administration and execution of assigned projects in a safe, profitable, and timely manner. Assigned projects of larger contract amounts and complexity establish and maintain a professional working relationship with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers. Additionally, this position may be responsible to participate in business development, estimating, bidding, and contract negotiation phases of the projects assigned.

• Manages the project team to include project procurement, administration, and daily team operations.
• Ensures assigned projects are completed on time, under budget and at a profit on a timely and effective manner.
• Determines resources needed and defines responsibilities assigned to specific team members.
• Provides input and supervises all pre‑construction services such as purchase orders, subcontracts, schedules, job cost set‑up, and project pre‑planning.
• Serves as a liaison to initiate contact between clients, estimators, on‑site superintendents, or others to facilitate construction activities and maintain a high degree of customer satisfaction.
• Participates in project coordination meetings.
• Establishes project objectives, policies, and procedures within contract guidelines.
• Ensures all project documentation is completed in a timely manner and maintained in the appropriate master project files.
• Dedicated to achieving a "Zero Accident Culture" by developing and implementing site safety protocols and adherence to OSHA safety standards.
• Works with project Superintendent to obtain resources required to properly staff construction project.
• Reviews change orders for accuracy.
• Adheres to insurance, labor relations, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), risk management, and quality control programs and protocols.
• Ensures project site and company assets are secure. Maintains a safe and respectful working environment at all times.
• Directs and ensures timely completion of project close‑out activities.
• Supervises small projects and provides supervisory assistance with large projects.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Trains employees, plans, assigns, and directs work, appraises performance, encourages, and disciplines employees, addresses complaints, and resolves problems.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, related field or equivalent experience.
• 5 to 8 years of self‑performing project manager engineering experience in the field of water and wastewater treatment, water conveyance, sewers and…