Location: Indianapolis, IN (Corporate Office)
Department: Operations
Report To: Director of Operations
Status: Exempt (Full-Time)
Job Summary:
As a Project Manager at Lenex Steel, you will plan, coordinate, and oversee steel fabrication and erection projects from contract award through completion, ensuring on-schedule delivery, budget adherence, and full compliance with contract documents and scope of work. The Project Manager serves as the primary point of contact for general contractors, engineers, field crews, and trade partners for each project under their management. The most rewarding part of this role is being able to look back on individual structures, entire campuses, and ultimately skylines throughout the Midwest and taking great pride in being the team that built the foundation.
You will thrive in this role if you:
- Excel at reviewing complex contract documents, drawings, and specifications to identify risks, spot opportunities, and develop solutions before problems arise.
- Enjoy coordinating daily with general contractors, engineers, and trade partners to address challenges in a direct, collaborative, and solution-focused way.
- Approach your projects with systematic planning, attention to detail, and an uncompromising commitment to safety and quality.
These skills will be used to:
- Review contracts, drawings, and specifications to capture scope, identify deficiencies and risks, and highlight opportunities for optimization.
- Work with the general contractor and erector to develop the order of installation.
- Develop comprehensive project schedules, coordinates with the shop for fabrication timelines, and establishes delivery plans.
- Oversee the detailing and RFI process to remove roadblocks for timely submittals.
- Coordinate with the general contractor, erector, and other trades to preemptively address and ensure their needs are met.
- Manage the drawing submittal and approval process to ensure conformance to project requirements as well as timely release for fabrication and construction.
- Align shop fabrication schedules with project timelines.
- Issue subcontracts and monitors the progress of trade partners.
- Visit active jobsites weekly, attends coordination meetings, and coordinates logistics.
- Support field erection teams to address on-site challenges.
- Ensure proper documentation is collected and submitted including pre-planning, safety, quality, and daily progress reports.
- Prepare and manages project budgets and cost forecasts.
- Identify changes to the scope and manages the change order process including timely estimation, quotes, approval, and billing.
- Review and approves invoices and subcontractor change requests.
- Prepare project billings and ensures timely submittal.
- Provide guidance and support to assistant project managers and project coordinators.
- Foster a collaborative, solution-oriented project environment with attention to detail and an uncompromising commitment to safety and quality.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
- 3-10 years of construction or engineering experience, preferably in steel fabrication or structural construction.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and project scheduling software (Microsoft Project or similar).
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and contract documents.
- Valid driver’s license for jobsite visits.
Physical demands and work environment:
- Must be able to sit for extended periods while working in the office and safely navigate active construction sites including uneven terrain, muddy conditions, temporary stairs, scaffolding, and ladders.
- Must be able to utilize communication technology (computer, phone, tablet) and construction tools (tape measure, laser leveling equipment) effectively.
- Must be able to perform movements such as bending, stooping, reaching, climbing, and lifting up to 50 lbs. unassisted.
- Must be able to endure exposure to various weather conditions (heat, cold, rain, wind) and construction site elements (dust, noise, equipment).
- Must properly use and wear required PPE including hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, and steel-toed boots.
- Must be able to travel to jobsites regularly using personal or company vehicle.
Why Lenex Steel Company?
We fabricate structural steel for projects that can’t afford compromise — data centers, hospitals, and manufacturing facilities across the Midwest. The work demands precision, but what sets us apart is how we approach it: with leadership, expertise, nimbleness, engagement, and that intangible X-Factor our people bring to every beam, every connection, every deadline.
For over 20 years, we’ve built our reputation collaborating with general contractors, engineers, and architects on some of the Midwest’s most complex structural projects. We deliver 30,000+ tons of AISC-certified steel annually, and we’ve earned the trust of leading general contractors and engineers by being reliable, precise, and easy to work with. Our in-house team of project managers, engineers, detailers, and shop fabricators delivers exceptional solutions from concept through completion.
Our team is guided by five core values: Leadership. Expertise. Nimbleness. Engagement. X-Factor. That last one — the X-Factor — is the pride, grit, and attention to detail our people bring every day.
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation
- Full benefits (health, dental, vision, life insurance)
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off
- Safety-first culture with ongoing training
We believe in hiring capable people, giving them the resources to succeed, and holding ourselves to the highest ethical standards. We’re honest. We’re straightforward. And we stand by our word.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Lenex Steel Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.