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Senior Project Manager - Mechanical

RK
RK Salary
Abilene, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 12/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/30/2026
Description

Looking to lead high-impact projects with a top-tier Mechanical team? We're hiring a Senior Project Manager to drive complex mechanical builds from concept to completion. If you're a proven leader with strong field experience, budget savvy, and a passion for collaboration, this is your chance to shape the future of construction. Join a team that values innovation, safety, and growth.

RK Overview

RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.

Position Summary

Plan, direct and coordinate activities of designated mechanical construction projects. Make sure goals are achieved in a timely manner and within budget by performing duties personally or through subordinate supervisors. Manage budgeting and scheduling. Administer contracts, buyout, documentation, meetings, billings, change conditions, labor productivity, cost control and project closeout.

Role Responsibilities

  • Manage and supervise day-to-day operations of staff teams on assigned projects.
  • Initiate, review and oversee required project administration and documentation to avoid claims and protect the best interest of RK Mechanical, Inc. and our client.
  • Ensure contract agreements are expeditiously secured, reviewed, processed and executed.
  • Review, edit, finalize and distribute project budget.
  • Conduct pre-construction turnover meetings for all assigned projects.
  • Ensure required permits and/or licenses are obtained and posted.
  • Initiate setup, monitoring and updating of project scheduling.
  • Coordinate required procurement of materials and equipment with purchasing agent, with emphasis on buyout plan to meet, or improve on, established schedule dates and budget cost.
  • Subcontract agreement negotiation, preparation, processing and execution.
  • Ensure required submittal review, processing and approvals, and submittal logs are set-up and maintained.
  • Develop, submit and obtain approval of billing schedule of values.
  • Maintain an over billed cash position, and request retention release bill-down/payments.
  • Collect payments, progress billing and retention receivables, on or before due dates.
  • Price, negotiate and process change condition and change order work.
  • Ensure assigned projects are properly staffed with appropriate field forces. This includes: 1) review, updating and approval of labor resource loading; and, 2) labor productivity.
  • Oversee tools and rental equipment use on all assigned projects. Ensure that any tools and rental equipment not required, or not being utilized, are returned immediately.
  • Responsible for overall financial performance of all assigned projects, including continual cost control, management and forecasting.
  • Prepare accurately, and submit on time, all required project monthly contract valuations.
  • Review, approve and process all subcontractor and supplier invoices.
  • Attend monthly project management meeting and respond to any questions associated with assigned projects.
  • Conduct regularly scheduled project staff meetings.

Qualifications

  • Responsible for one or more programs/functions of such diversity and scope to be of critical importance to overall company objectives.
  • Negotiates critical and controversial issues with top-level employees and officers.
  • Plays a role in company business strategy development and execution.
  • Makes authoritative decisions and recommendations having significant impact on extensive and related activities of the company.
  • Demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing and guiding extensive programs and activities of importance.
  • Manages autonomous individuals, managers and diverse groups giving broader direction.
  • Expert in field, extensive relevant experience, 15 years.
  • Masters or college/university graduate or equivalent combination of skills and experience generally required.

What Sets RK Industries Apart

  • Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
  • Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
  • Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
  • Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
  • Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law

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