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Project Manager II

Company:
Gilbane
Location:
Deutz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Posted:
October 08, 2025
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Description:

Do you consider yourself to be a highly technical, strong communicator with the desire to work in a team environment on complex projects? Gilbane is seeking a Senior Project Manager. The Senior Project Manager serves as an on-site Gilbane manager, responsible for the overall direction, completion, and financial outcome of a large or complex construction project, or multiple small projects. Specific to this opportunity, the Senior Project Manager will report to the onsite Senior Project Executive (SPX) and perform tasks as stated above under the guidance of the SPX as well as manage the Quality Control (QC) processes and activities associated with the ROBMCR project and other assigned tasks required for Code Alignment, Medical Equipment, and Cyber Security.

Who are we?

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Who are you?

You are a coach/leader who leads with an inclusive and empathetic mindset. You provide feedback and guidance to help others excel in their current or future roles. You determine priorities, delegate work, and effectively communicate progress. You establish measures to assess the impact, quality, and timeliness of results while praising successes and sharing lessons learned. You build high performing teams by attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining talented individuals through motivation and discipline to maximize impact on the organization and the individual.

You leverage business insights by understanding industry trends, local market/economic conditions, and Gilbane’s business model to make critical decisions and create competitive advantage. You deploy a strategic mindset when considering solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that may develop in the future.

Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

What’s in it for you?

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to the project, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you will work with an experienced team on each job site which provides you with opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

Responsibilities

Develops the project safety plan with corporate safety and provides job site leadership

Develops the project controls and procedures to manage complex project requirements; takes ownership to mitigate high-risk items for contract requirements

Manages project financial forecast, notice provisions, and billings to meet contract requirements; takes corrective actions to address deviations noted in project vitals

Creates and manages a project-specific quality plan aligned with the Owner contract and contract documents and assists with execution

Creates and manages a closeout plan in alignment with the contract documents and assists with execution

Provides leadership in motivating the project team and maintains a positive work This shall include direct supervision of work, project administration, project superintendents, and engineers to establish operational priorities.

Develops the subcontracting strategy; reviews and writes scopes and other deliverables to ensure the integrity of the buyout process Implements and enforces all aspects of contracts; creates and leads risk mitigation plan; prepares draft contracts, agreements, and purchase orders

Assumes accountability for the enrollment for insurance and bonds and manages the compliance process for trade contractors

Leads the development of the project estimate and manages the project team and estimating team to meet contractual obligations

Leads project constructability and coordination reviews

Creates CPM schedule for large and/or complex projects; accountable for recognizing the potential for schedule impacts and drafting prevention/ mitigation plans

Develops a basic understanding of the local market areas and profiles to create and lead a networking strategy

Collaborates closely with business development to ensure seamless integration with sales strategies including performance metrics on your assigned projects, pursuits, and client deliverables. Actively participates in opportunities to strengthen client, partner, and industry relationships that position Gilbane as the “Builder of Choice”

Responsible for the career development and coaching of team members

Fosters a positive and inclusive work environment to motivate and engage team members

Interprets and translates the organizational strategy, ensuring team understanding of their role in accomplishing strategic goals

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

BS or MS degree in Engineering, Architecture or Construction Management

DoD construction experience preferred, including firm fixed price design build construction.

Large project experience ($50M to $100M+) desired.

Design build experience and Cyber Security experience preferred

Experience managing Quality Control programs for large scale construction projects

Strong Microsoft Word and Excel user

8-12 years’ experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Strong verbal and written skills

Skilled using Microsoft Word and Excel; Bluebeam and CxAlloy preferred

Ability to work in a team environment

Ability to collaborate daily with the multi-lingual project team and contractors

Able to demonstrate both engineering and field supervision capabilities

Must be strong MEP construction literate, with knowledge of all phases of construction, testing & inspections

Excellent critical thinking skills and ability to adapt to changing needs

Has in hand or can obtain an active passport and European work visa

Ability to learn and utilize conversational German language

Strong electrical, low-voltage and cyber security experience preferred

KEY COMPETENCIES

Leverage Business Insights – Understand and act on industry trends, local market and economic conditions and our business model to make decisions and create competitive advantage.

Deploy a Strategic Mindset - Take a broad, global perspective when considering proactive solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that might develop in the future.

Display Emotional Intelligence - Demonstrate the capacity to recognize feelings and patterns of behavior and those of Manage emotions effectively in ourselves and our relationships.

Build High Performing Teams - Attract, select, develop, recognize, and retain talented Utilize motivation and discipline to maximize performance and impact on the organization.

Drive Team Accountability - Determine priorities and delegate work; monitor and communicate Establish measures to assess the impact, quality, and timeliness of results; praise success and learn from mistakes.

Coach and Develop Others - Provide feedback, instruction, and development guidance to help others excel in their current or future job responsibilities. Plan for and support development of individual skills and abilities

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Note to Recruiters, Placement Agencies, and Similar Organizations: Gilbane does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our jobs alias, website, or to any Gilbane employee. Gilbane will not pay fees to any third party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of Gilbane and will be processed accordingly.

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