Jobs at W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company

Manages accounting and financial operations for a construction division, including job costing, WIP schedules, progress billing, revenue recognition, accounts payable and receivable, retainage, reconciliations, financial reporting, and cost forecasting. Collaborates with project managers and operational teams to review project performance, change orders, and financial compliance. The role operates in office and active construction-site environments.

Manage accounting functions for assigned construction projects, including vendor invoices, subcontractor contracts, change orders, compliance documents, owner billings, job-cost reporting, and budget-to-cost reconciliations. Support project teams with accounting questions, review job-cost details with project managers, and generate payroll, accounts receivable, contract-status, and job-cost reports. Occasional travel to project sites is required.

Provides onsite administrative and operational support for construction project teams. Coordinates documentation, employee onboarding, records, meetings, schedules, office operations, timekeeping, payroll and purchasing paperwork. Communicates with employees, corporate departments, subcontractors, vendors and clients while tracking outstanding requirements, maintaining confidentiality, and ensuring project administrative tasks are completed accurately and on time.

Manage construction project accounting: job cost projections, billings, and reconciliations. Coordinate with project managers, AP, subcontractors, and funding agencies to prepare monthly invoice packages and job cost reports. Run accounting meetings, investigate variances, ensure contract billing deadlines, and support cash flow. Maintain cost codes, review budgets and fee structures, and produce weekly projections and monthly schedules for the Division Controller.

Manage federal construction projects from preconstruction through closeout, coordinating subcontractors, schedules, cost reports, QA/QC, safety (EM 385-1-1/NAVFAC), and government inspections. Maintain project documentation, support Primavera P6 scheduling, track costs and productivity, and liaise with USACE/NAVFAC, design partners, and field teams to deliver projects on time, within budget, and compliant with federal requirements.

Lead VDC/BIM strategy and implementation across project life cycles, manage model coordination, integrate point clouds, create 2D/3D site logistics and 4D simulations, train project staff, track VDC metrics, and support safety and site coordination.

Manage all aspects of data center construction projects including safety leadership, cost control, schedule development, subcontractor oversight, quality control, contract negotiation, and field construction supervision to ensure timely, on-budget project delivery.

Lead and manage all facets of data center construction projects to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery. Oversee safety, subcontractors, QA/QC, scheduling, permits, site logistics, constructability reviews, preconstruction and close-out processes, cost reporting, and stakeholder communications while enforcing company safety standards.

Manage electrical scopes for large data center projects: lead safety program, oversee subcontractors and vendors, perform QA/QC, coordinate scheduling and VDC, manage cost reporting and permits, support commissioning and closeout, and ensure code and client compliance.

Lead electrical engineering and design for heavy industrial consulting projects. Develop and check electrical documentation (load lists, single-line diagrams, motor elementaries, layouts, grounding, lighting, power plans), coordinate with disciplines and vendors, manage schedules, mentor and lead engineering teams, travel to client sites, and ensure compliance with NEC and hazardous-area requirements.

Lead MEP construction projects: manage schedules, subcontractors, QA/QC, safety, permits, budgets, and site logistics. Serve as client liaison, coordinate teams, resolve field/design issues, and drive project close-out.

Lead process engineering activities for pulp and paper projects, develop PFDs/P&IDs, perform material/heat balances and hydraulic calculations, prepare equipment specs, coordinate multidisciplinary design, interface with clients and sales, review deliverables, and ensure projects meet schedule, budget, safety, and quality requirements.

Multi-discipline engineering and design roles for heavy industrial projects (pulp & paper, power, chemical). Responsibilities include civil/structural, mechanical/piping, electrical, instrumentation, chemical/process design, and project management tasks using industry software and standards.

Manage owner contract administration and compliance for construction projects. Track notices, deadlines, deliverables, change management, insurance and bonding requirements; maintain contract files, compliance logs, and reporting; coordinate with project teams and legal to mitigate contractual risk and support contract interpretation, disputes, and claims.

Manage engineering execution for power, industrial, and chemical projects. Serve as primary client contact; oversee scope, budget, schedule, and project teams. Coordinate stakeholders, lead meetings, review deliverables, visit sites, support business development, and mentor other project managers.

Create and maintain Level 1–3 engineering schedules (FEL2/FEL3/detail design) in Primavera P6, track earned value and spend curves, analyze schedule and budget performance, coordinate progress with design leads and project managers, and produce internal/external project controls reports and forecasts.

Support engineering design by developing conceptual layouts, estimates, material take-offs, detail calculations, sketches, and construction deliverables; assist drafting, perform site surveys, and follow department design and drafting standards.