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Project Manager – Western Washington
📍 Western WA | 🏗 Full-Time | 💼 Operations | 💵 Salary Range: $120,000 – $150,000
Build Your Legacy With Absher Construction
Absher has proudly served the Pacific Northwest for over 85 years. As one of the region’s most trusted general contractors and a 100% employee-owned company, we offer more than just a role—we offer a path to ownership, a supportive team culture, and impactful work that shapes communities.
With fully paid employee medical premiums, a generous PTO package, ESOP, 401(k), and annual bonuses, we believe in rewarding the people who build with us.
Job Overview
As a Project Manager at Absher, you’ll take ownership of project delivery from preconstruction through closeout. You’ll lead and support your team to ensure quality, safety, and profitability while building trusted relationships with clients, design partners, and subcontractors. You may work in collaboration with a Senior Project Manager or Project Executive depending on project scale.
What You’ll Do
- Lead project execution to ensure successful delivery, financial performance, and team coordination
- Oversee project startup, scheduling, change management, safety planning, quality control, and closeout
- Manage relationships with owners, design partners, and subcontractors
- Supervise and mentor project engineers and other staff
- Review design documents for compliance with contract, standards, and constructability
- Participate in preconstruction tasks including planning, estimating, and schedule development
- Monitor and resolve conflicts or issues in the field in a proactive, solution-oriented manner
Why You’ll Be Successful
You’re a natural leader with sharp communication skills and a builder’s mindset. You thrive on managing teams, solving challenges, and delivering projects that matter.
What You Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field, or equivalent field experience
- Proven project management experience in commercial construction
- Skilled in value engineering, design coordination, scheduling, and change order negotiation
- Strong relationship-building skills with owners, architects, and trade partners
- Commitment to a safety-first culture and inclusive team environment
- Familiarity with construction management platforms (e.g., Procore) a plus
Note: Absher is a Federal Contractor. All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen.
Why You’ll Love Absher’s Culture
Build Security – Absher is employee-owned through our ESOP. When the company succeeds, so do you—no stock buy-in required.
Build Your Career – We invest in your personal and professional growth through ongoing training, certifications, mentorship, and leadership development.
Build Community – Our projects strengthen the communities where we live and work. From schools and hospitals to DoD and mixed-use developments, we build what matters.
Build Values – Our team lives by four core values:
- We Care About People
- We Are Servant Leaders
- We Do Things Right
- We Do Right Things
Why You’ll Love Absher’s Benefits
We believe in rewarding you with more than a paycheck.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – 100% company-funded
- Discretionary, performance-based annual bonus
- 401(k) with profit-sharing match
- Medical, dental & vision insurance – 100% premium coverage for employees
- 3 weeks of vacation, 8 paid holidays 2 floating holidays
- 7 days of paid sick time
- Life & disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement & certification support
- Philanthropy & volunteer opportunities
- Service awards & recognition
Benefits are dependent on start date and may be prorated for mid-year hires.
Compensation
Salary Range: $120,000 – $150,000
We strive to place new team members around the 40th percentile based on experience and fit to ensure long-term alignment and satisfaction.
Absher’s Commitment: Our EEOC Pledge
Absher is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. We do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodations and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that values diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Notice to Staffing Agencies
Absher does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies without a valid, signed agreement in place. No employee is authorized to enter into agency agreements. Please remove Absher from all solicitation lists.
Salary : $120,000 - $150,000