Project Director

The role

The Project Director provides leadership for complex commercial construction projects from preconstruction through closeout. This role involves overseeing project teams, managing financial performance, and leading ground up cold storage and industrial projects.

What you will do

• Provide overall leadership for complex commercial construction projects from preconstruction through closeout
• Oversee Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, Project Engineers, Superintendents, and other project team members
• Lead ground up cold storage, temperature controlled, food and beverage, industrial, and related commercial projects
• Partner with Preconstruction on estimating, constructability, budgeting, procurement strategy, scheduling, and subcontractor selection
• Maintain executive level relationships with clients, architects, consultants, subcontractors, and project partners
• Oversee project financial performance including budgets, forecasts, cost reports, change management, owner billing, and overall profitability
• Review project schedules and work closely with field leadership to identify risks
• Provide guidance on complex construction challenges involving refrigeration systems, insulated building envelopes, and specialized MEP systems
• Lead contract negotiations, subcontractor buyout, procurement, and major project decisions
• Mentor and develop Project Managers and other team members

Required qualifications

• 10 plus years of progressive commercial construction experience
• Experience working directly for a commercial general contractor is required
• Significant cold storage or temperature controlled construction experience is required
• Strong ground up construction background
• Experience leading large and technically complex commercial or industrial projects
• Proven experience overseeing multiple project teams or major projects simultaneously
• Strong understanding of project financials, forecasting, contracts, buyout, change management, scheduling, and risk management
• Ability to lead projects from early preconstruction and estimating through construction and final closeout
• Strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, design partners, and project stakeholders
• Proven ability to mentor and develop Project Managers and project teams
• Strong communication, leadership, problem solving, and decision making skills

Nice to have

• Experience working with refrigeration, insulated panels, temperature controlled building systems, food processing, distribution, or similar specialized facilities
• Procore, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, and construction scheduling software experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field

About the company

Uprite Construction was established in 1991 as a multi-service construction company specializing in project site development, ground-up, new construction, renovations, and tenant improvements for the commercial and industrial sectors.