Senior Project Manager in Ankeny

Date Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Job Snapshot

  • Employee Type:
    Permanent
  • Location:
    Iowa , Ankeny
  • Date Posted:
    Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Job Description

 

Senior Project Manager

Location: Ankeny, IA — 50021

Intro:
We seek a Senior Project Manager to lead complex commercial/industrial projects and mentor a team of PMs and staff. This senior role has heavy client interaction and P&L accountability across multiple concurrent projects.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide leadership for multi-million dollar commercial/industrial projects.

  • Own project financials: budgets, forecasts, margin maintenance and final reconciliation.

  • Lead owner/architect/engineer relations and manage contract negotiations.

  • Oversee preconstruction estimating and constructability reviews.

  • Establish project execution strategy and ensure team alignment.

  • Resolve escalated site issues and ensure schedule adherence.

  • Drive continuous improvement, lessons learned and knowledge transfer.

  • Recruit and mentor project management staff.

Qualifications:

  • 8+ years’ experience managing commercial/industrial projects (senior level).

  • Track record of successful P&L delivery and client retention.

  • Strong estimating and preconstruction experience.

  • Excellent communication, negotiation and leadership skills.

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Why Join Us:
Leadership role with autonomy, executive exposure, competitive benefits, and opportunities to shape the region’s project portfolio.

Our client is ready to hire immediately! Apply online now, or send your resume and project list to aaron.herzog@gogpac.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.