Description
The Senior Project Manager provides strategic leadership and oversight for complex, high-value projects, ensuring successful execution aligned with DCI’s mission, values, and business objectives. This role is responsible for driving project performance across scope, schedule, budget, quality, and customer satisfaction while serving as a mentor and escalation point for project teams. The Senior Project Manager partners closely with senior leadership, customers, and cross-functional teams to deliver projects safely, efficiently, and profitably.
Key Responsibilities:
• Serve as the primary senior-level point of contact for customers, internal leadership, and external partners throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide leadership and direction to Project Managers and project teams, promoting accountability, collaboration, and servant leadership.
• Oversee multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements, schedules, budgets, and quality standards.
• Report project performance, risks, and financial forecasts to executive and senior management on a regular basis.
• Lead and facilitate high-level project meetings, executive briefings, and customer reviews.
Project Planning & Execution
• Ensure all projects are executed in accordance with approved scope, schedule, budget, and contract terms.
• Review and approve project schedules, budgets, procurement plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Guide estimating, engineering, field operations, and subcontractors to ensure alignment and efficient execution.
• Oversee procurement activities including vendor selection, RFP issuance, purchase orders, and subcontract agreements.
Financial & Risk Management
• Develop and oversee project budgets, invoicing schedules, and cost forecasts to maintain profitability and cash flow.
• Review and approve customer invoices, vendor invoices, and subcontractor pay applications.
• Proactively identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies to minimize cost, schedule, or quality impacts.
Field & Stakeholder Engagement
• Travel to project sites as needed to evaluate progress, resolve issues, and support field personnel.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships, ensuring expectations are met or exceeded.
• Act as an escalation resource for complex issues, claims, and change management discussions.
Requirements
Education, Skills, and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in project or construction management, including leadership of large or complex projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and teams simultaneously.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, forecasting costs, and driving profitability.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office applications.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
Critical Qualities
- A commitment to grow and mature in the mission, vision, and core values of the Company
- A friendly, professional, optimistic demeanor
- Composure under pressure; flexibility
Position Information
- Full Time position; salary with benefits
- Work Schedule: 45+ hours per week, which may include weekends
- This position will work from the Memphis, Tennessee office and report directly to the Director of Project Management
Moderate to extensive travel is required
Benefits: This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with additional perks to support your overall well-being.
Equal Opportunity Employer: DCI is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
**No solicitation from headhunters and/or recruiters**
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field
- Minimum of 8 years progressive experience in project or construction management, including leadership of large or complex projects
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and teams simultaneously
- Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, forecasting costs, and driving profitability
- Proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office applications
- Exceptional organizational, communication, and leadership skills
- Composure under pressure, flexibility, and professional demeanor
- Ability and willingness to travel (moderate to extensive travel required)
- Ability to work from the Memphis, Tennessee office (on-site)
- Ability to work 45+ hours per week, which may include weekends
What We Do
DCI Diversified Conveyors International, LLC (DCI) provides complete turnkey material handling and automation services to our commercial and government customers. DCI is a true integrator; utilizing products from a variety of equipment suppliers and/or custom-designed equipment as dictated by the application. DCI does not market its own product line allowing us the ability to select the best technology solution for every project. Since our founding in 2000, DCI has completed hundreds of projects in a wide range of commercial and industrial markets, while maintaining a solid base of repeat business from some of the world's best-known companies. DCI takes pride in each project we perform, understanding the importance of everything from a single conveyor to a fully automated system. Our in-house staff of professionals have decades of experience in a variety of applications giving us the capacity to engineer, manufacture, manage and install a broad range of material handling and automation solutions to a diverse customer base. DCI’s Mission Serving Partners + Delivering the World DCI’s Values Responsible Stewards Develop Unique Greatness Time Matters Make it Better
