Project Coordinator

ARCO Companies
Dallas, TX
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior level construction management professionals who lead projects from preconstruction to closeout and collaborate closely with clients and subcontractors.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3-10 years of construction management or engineering design experience and a proven track record in managing design-build projects
    — “3-10 years' of construction management or engineering design experience”
  • Individuals with experience in leading municipality and utility projects and negotiating contracts with clients
    — “Previous experience leading municipality and utility projects is preferred”
  • Proficient professionals who can coordinate with subcontractors, vendors, and design teams using Microsoft Project and Excel
    — “Proficiency using Word, Excel, Outlook, and Microsoft Project”

Things to consider

  • Local travel to project sites in Dallas is required, which may affect candidates needing remote flexibility
    — “Local travel to project sites within the Dallas is required”
  • The role demands full responsibility for project performance and client satisfaction, indicating high accountability
    — “Project Managers have complete responsibility for project performance, customer satisfaction”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in managing projects from preconstruction to closeout in your resume and interviews
    — “Lead and coordinate all managerial and administrative aspects of project from the earliest stages of preconstruction through project closeout”
  • Demonstrate your ability to negotiate contracts and provide value engineering ideas to align with client expectations
    — “Participate in the proposal meeting with clients to review the scope of work, discuss ways to reduce costs, provide value engineering ideas, and negotiate contracts & fees”
  • Showcase your experience in leading subcontractor selection and managing their scopes of work and contracts
    — “Oversee subcontractor selection and buyout process for all trades and vendors”
  • Emphasize your ability to lead planning meetings and address constructability and sequencing challenges
    — “Lead preconstruction planning meetings with all designers, subcontractors and vendors aimed at solving potential constructability, sequencing, and/or manpower issues”
  • Demonstrate your experience in tracking project performance and preparing billing reports
    — “Track and manage project performance vs budget; prepare owner pay applications, cost status, and progress billing reports”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • managing projects from preconstruction to closeout
  • leading preconstruction planning meetings
  • tracking project performance
Typical background
construction managementengineering design experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Project ManagementBudget ManagementSubcontractor ManagementSite Logistics PlanningProject Scheduling

Preferred

Value EngineeringProcurementCost Reduction

Stack & domain

Project ManagementConstruction ManagementEngineering DesignWordExcelOutlookMicrosoft Project

About the role

Original posting from ARCO Companies via Greenhouse

ABOUT YOU

S&B Services is seeking a highly motivated Project Manager who is passionate about the construction process to join our team in Dallas.

At S&B, every associate is empowered to drive their success. Project Managers have complete responsibility for project performance, customer satisfaction, and managing a project from start to completion 

A DAY IN THE LIFE

Lead and coordinate all managerial and administrative aspects of project from the earliest stages of preconstruction through project closeout

Work closely with clients and the design team to develop preliminary concept drawings and project budget

Participate in the proposal meeting with clients to review the scope of work, discuss ways to reduce costs, provide value engineering ideas, and negotiate contracts & fees

Oversee subcontractor selection and buyout process for all trades and vendors

Identify and investigate opportunities to procure material and/or specialty equipment directly when advantageous to project budget or schedule

Develop and review subcontractor scopes of work/contracts, project schedule, and site logistics plan

Lead preconstruction planning meetings with all designers, subcontractors and vendors aimed at solving potential constructability, sequencing, and/or manpower issues

Lead weekly/bi-weekly OAC meetings on-site once construction begins to review progress and address challenges directly with client

Track and manage project performance vs budget; prepare owner pay applications, cost status, and progress billing reports

Local travel to project sites within the Dallas is required 

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

BS in Engineering, Construction Management, or Business Administration  

3-10 years' of construction management or engineering design experience 

Previous experience leading municipality and utility projects is preferred

Proficiency using Word, Excel, Outlook, and Microsoft Project

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

We are pleased to provide our associates with a holistic compensation and benefits package which includes:

Traditional and Roth 401k

1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel

Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage

100% paid parental leave

MAKE YOUR MOVE

We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #9 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2026. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us, and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person who can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resources team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

EOE, including disability/vets

Source: ARCO Companies careers (Greenhouse)

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