Project Manager

Are you the type of person who would enjoy having a visible, impactful role in a fast-growing company? Brahms Construction offers broad exposure to the construction process and fosters accelerated professional growth and advancement opportunities, backed with a superior financial reward structure. We are actively looking for a Project Manager who will share our passion for quality, safety, respect, and teamwork while gaining knowledge and skills to advance within the construction industry.

Brahms is amongst the fastest growing General Contractors in St. Louis, Missouri, and is a core component of The Dover Companies, a vertically integrated healthcare organization with significant experience and expertise in the vibrant Senior Living market—which is the hottest market in the construction industry. We specialize in ground-up construction and renovations of Senior Living Facilities across the United States and our projects typically range from 60,000 - 200,000 square feet. Brahms has enjoyed incredible success and we are preparing for significant expansion.

Our success is attributable to our passionate team members, subcontractor partnerships, entrepreneurial spirit, and a proven track record grounded in our pride of delivering quality, finished projects on time and under budget. 

As a Project Manager you will help us build beautiful, affordable living spaces for Seniors by:

• Committing yourself to the overall success of projects.
• Leading teams and building consensus.
• Building effective relationships with owners, subcontractors and team members on a foundation of trust and cooperation.
• Developing and executing plans to meet customer requirements and expectations, project deadlines, and quality standards.
• Negotiating contracts, considering appropriate levels of risk.
• Promoting a positive professional culture and work environment.
• Solving problems and identifying value engineering ideas.
• Managing project budgets and schedules and communicating transparently when risks to budgets or schedules arise.
• Driving efforts to minimize the project schedule by developing, updating and building consensus around challenging and achievable schedules.
• Leading Owner and Architect meetings, distributing agendas and meeting minutes.
• Leading change management documentation and coordination activities.
• Seeking opportunities to recruit, develop and retain staff, including Project Engineers.
• Drafting, organizing and/or distributing documents across the project management team, field team, design teams, owners, and architects; including weekly progress reports, submittals, RFI’s, ASI’s and drawing revisions.
• Managing document control and estimates through the bid and proposal process.
• Leading analysis in the bid evaluation and subcontractor selection process.
• Updating and managing the procurement process to support the project’s critical path.
• Advocating our culture of safety on all projects.
• Becoming advanced in the following applications: Bluebeam Revu, PlanGrid, Microsoft Project, and View Point.
• Occasionally traveling to project jobsites.
• Other duties as assigned.

To become a Project Manager, you will need:

• Great attitude and a passion for learning.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to organize, plan, and manage multiple activities to accomplish desired results.
• Self-motivation to accomplish identified goals with a strong sense of accountability for results.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, and/or related field(s).

When considering a career with Brahms, please understand that:

• Our core values describe our expectation that every team member will be committed to Safety, Quality, Teamwork, Trust, Efficiency, and Timeliness.
• To be a Brahms team member means being devoted in your every effort to building beautiful, affordable, safe spaces for Seniors to live.
• Brahms believes our team members are our greatest assets. For this reason, we provide our team members with extensive training as well as personal and career development opportunities.
• Brahms believes in promoting from within. We seek team members who wish to grow with us.
• Brahms offers a competitive benefits package including medical insurance coverage, life insurance, long-term disability coverage, and a 401(k) Plan with company match (after 1 year of service).
• Brahms considers the health and safety of its employees, subcontractor partners, and future residents as its highest priorities.
• All offers of employment are conditioned on completing and passing a background and drug screening.

Brahms is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, we will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with us.