
Project Manager, Special Projects
Dulles, VAJob$118–144K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Project Manager, Special Projects role at Southland Industries manages commercial MEP projects, develops client relationships, and mentors Project Engineers. The position includes project status updates, budget and cost projections, change orders, internal meetings, and coordination with stakeholders to keep project scope and direction on schedule. Candidates must have at least five years of experience and an active Top Secret security clearance.
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Position Summary
If you love managing construction projects, mentoring others and are passionate about safety, Southland has an opportunity for you as a Project Manager! In this role, you will work on exciting, commercial MEP projects, while developing future project managers and leaders.
Position Details
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Develops client relations by providing project status updates to client and leadership.
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Managed budget reports, cost and revenue projections, change orders, etc. for project.
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Participates in project meetings with internal departments.
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Partners with stakeholders to ensure scope and direction of project is on schedule
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Develops budget analysis reports, cost and revenue projections, change orders and other report as necessary.
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Delegates work and serves as mentor to Project Engineers. Provides coaching and performance feedback as necessary.
Qualifications
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Proven ability to manage small teams
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Strong negotiation skills
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Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
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Strong financial acumen
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Excellent project management skills
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Experience managing subcontractors
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Strong computer skills, Microsoft Office Products, such as Excel.
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Minimum 5 years' experience
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Active Top Secret security clearance required.
Benefits
As a 100% employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family:
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401(k) plan with 50% company match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting
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Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid for employee)
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Annual bonus program based upon performance, achievement, and company profitability
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Term life, AD&D insurance, and voluntary life insurance
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Disability income protection insurance
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Pre-tax flexible spending plans (health and dependent care)
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Paid parental leave
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Paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
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Training/professional development opportunities and company-paid memberships for professional associations and licenses
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Wellness benefits
About Southland Industries
As one of the nation’s largest MEP companies, Southland Industries is built on the foundation of great people. Since 1949, we have put our people first, enabling growth, professional achievement, and innovation. If you want to join a fast-paced environment where you’re engaged, challenged, and valued, apply now to join our dynamic team.
To learn more about careers at Southland, explore our career opportunities (https://southlandind.foleon.com/experienced-professionals/brochure/) , follow us on social media (https://www.linkedin.com/company/22132/?trk=tyah) , and check out our website (https://southlandind.com/) .
Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
Pay: Final pay is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. For Virginia this ranges from $118,119.00 - $144,368.00 plus annual incentive, benefits, and retirement program as outlined above.
Contingent Employment: All employment offers are contingent upon successful drug tests, background checks, and professional reference checks. Roles that include driving as an essential job duty will be required to have a successful Motor Vehicle Record check (MVR). We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time.
External Agency Announcement : Its Southland Industries' policy not to accept candidate submissions from recruiting agencies without an active and authorized work order. Candidate ownership can only be established after a bona fide work order is issued by a member of the Southland Industries Talent Acquisition team and the candidate is appropriately submitted through our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
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How this job compares
Set against the 23,233 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$118–144K/yr
- Virginia median$116–180K/yr766 salary ranges
- US median$110–179K/yr14,582 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $131K, is 12% below the Virginia median midpoint ($149K) — in the middle half of Project Manager salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,083 open Project Manager jobs in Virginia and 23,233 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (20,163 postings).
- Education
- 12,903 of the 23,233 open Project Manager jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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