Project Manager/Estimator - Commercial Select Projects

Wright-Ryan has been at the heart of Maine’s construction landscape over the past four decades, crafting spaces that endure. Beyond the blueprint, our team of dedicated professionals sees each project as a partnership in realizing our clients' goals. From the initial stages through project completion, we provide insightful guidance, innovative solutions, and steadfast assistance.

Spanning Commercial, Institutional, and Residential sectors, our firm thrives on diverse and engaging projects. We prioritize a close-knit community and supportive environment, essential to our success as employee owners. At Wright-Ryan, we take pride in our reputation and our role in shaping Maine's great spaces.

Job Overview

Join our Commercial Select Projects division and help shape some of Maine’s most iconic buildings across sectors like housing, hospitality, higher education, and healthcare. As a Project Manager/Estimator, you’ll lead projects from pre-construction through completion—managing schedules, budgets, and teams while building strong relationships with owners, architects, and subcontractors. You'll also play a key role in business development, contributing to revenue growth and profit goals.

Job Requirements

• Develop a clear, complete understanding of project scope by reviewing plans, documents, and estimates.
• Perform detailed quantity takeoffs, estimate material and labor costs, solicit and level subcontractor proposals, and compile final GMPs to deliver competitive, accurate bids.
• Lead scope development and identify gaps to ensure comprehensive and accurate project coverage.
• Contribute to value engineering and constructability reviews, and support proposal writing and client interviews for $500K–$10M commercial projects.
• Prepare complete preconstruction schedules, managing client expectations and various design and consultant partners.
• Create a solid project completion plan and milestone schedule - establishing priorities, scheduling activities, developing clear benchmarks, and assigning responsibilities to ensure uninterrupted forward progress on the construction project.
• Manage construction sequencing, scheduling, site logistics, and startup planning to ensure smooth project execution
• Lead project kickoff and progress meetings while collaborating closely with Superintendents and Project Engineers, exercising sound judgment in risk management and issue escalation.
• Oversee subcontractor coordination, field issue resolution, permitting, utility coordination, and change order negotiations
• Maintain accurate job cost tracking, forecasting, and construction document control (RFIs, submittals, meeting minutes).

Education, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 years of experience managing public and private construction projects through the preconstruction and/or construction phases including conceptual and schematic budgeting experience.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, plans, and specifications.
• Knowledge of construction financials and financial risk and application to job site work.
• Exceptional customer service skills to manage client relationships and develop new business opportunities.
• Excels in a dynamic, collaborative, small-team environment where flexibility is key.
• Demonstrates high accountability, ownership mentality, and a growth mindset with a focus on continuous improvement of processes, team, and personal development.
• Ability to effectively lead project team members and subcontractors while mentoring and supporting less experienced team members.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills interacting with all levels of internal staff, clients, architects, vendors, subcontractors, and other business partners.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational, and problem-solving skills to lead and manage complex projects from start to finish while working under pressure of deadlines.
• Proficiency in Procore, Microsoft Office (especially Excel), MS Project and estimating tools (Timberline/Ediphi or similar).
• Comfortable with AI and cloud-based project management tools for bid management, cost forecasting, or proposal generation.

Pay and Benefits

As a 100% employee-owned company, each employee owner shares in our financial success by receiving shares of company stock at no cost through our ESOP!

In addition to the many benefits of employee-ownership, we offer competitive pay and excellent benefits including an annual bonus pay plan, 401(k) retirement plan with match, insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and accident), paid time off, tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.