Traveling Construction Project Manager

A Day in the Life of a Project Manager

As a Project Manager at First Onsite, you are the driving force behind project success, leading with precision, foresight, and adaptability. You oversee every stage of the project life cycle, from reviewing subcontractor proposals and building schedules to maintaining accurate documentation and reports. Your keen attention to detail ensures operations run smoothly, safety standards are upheld, and quality remains uncompromised. When challenges arise, you step in confidently, supporting crews and resolving issues to keep projects moving forward efficiently.

Your proactive approach sets you apart, keeping budgets, profit margins, and timelines on track while fostering clear communication between leadership, clients, subcontractors, and internal teams. You manage scopes of work, review change orders, and ensure accurate billing, driving both operational excellence and client satisfaction. At First Onsite, you'll thrive in a fast-paced, rewarding environment where your leadership makes a tangible impact, your expertise is valued, and your growth is encouraged every day.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage projects from start to finish, including full oversight and quality control
  • Develop and maintain project schedules, timelines, and budgets
  • Review, approve, and manage subcontractor proposals, scopes, and change orders
  • Maintain all project documentation: daily logs, reports, inventories, and records
  • Coordinate with leadership on scope, buy-outs, and reserves
  • Perform billing reviews, audits, and invoicing
  • Monitor project risks and proactively address schedule or budget issues
  • Respond to on-call needs and manage technician/subcontractor availability, 24/7
  • Fill in as needed, including hands-on tasks and additional responsibilities

Experience & Education:

  • 2+ years as Assistant Project Manager
  • Skilled in construction drawings, specs, and take-offs
  • Supervised 2+ Area Wide Events
  • Experience in DR or GC
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 7+ current industry certifications
  • Valid driver's license

First Onsite provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.


First Onsite (and its Companies) participates in E-Verify. We will provide the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employer's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.


This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


Third party resume submissions are not accepted. Any resume submitted will be considered the property of THE COMPANY, and THE COMPANY will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.

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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...

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