Oversee complex projects with a leader in metalworking. Imagine orchestrating the installation of metalwork and glass for complex, creative projects in places like major universities, museums, hospitals, hotels, and office buildings. If the thought inspires you to want to jump right in, feet first, we think you’ll be a natural as a Project Manager at Shickel Corporation. 

Working from our location in the central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, you’ll embrace your get-it-done mindset as you manage all aspects of our most complex metal, machine design, fabrication, and installation projects from initial customer visit through completion. As part of the process, you’ll create CAD or hand drawings, prepare quotes for material and labor, and submit RFIs. You’ll keep us on schedule, manage resources, and resolve roadblocks. We’ll rely on you to visit customer sites on a regular basis (around once a week).

What it takes

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, structural, or civil engineering or design and up to 5 years of project management experience (or equivalent)
• OSHA 30 certification (or ability to obtain within two weeks of hire)
• Ability to travel with occasional overnight stays, as well as work overtime or weekends based on project need
• Experience reading, analyzing, and interpreting technical procedures, job specifications, and blueprints
• Ability to solve practical problems, interpret instructions, and apply engineering principles involving design, use of materials, and processes
• Excellent skills in writing reports, drafting contractual bids, and effectively presenting information

What you’ll get

• We provide a generous salary and benefits package, as well as the use of a company vehicle when required
• You’ll take pride in our quality of work, knowing you have helped it come to fruition.
• You’ll have the autonomy and freedom to manage each project as you see fit while keeping your eyes on profitability, cost management, and integrity.
• We offer a great variety of cool, complex, million-dollar projects that will stretch your PM skills and keep you on your toes and busy every day.
• You can eventually move up to Senior PM, managing a team of Assistant PMs and serving as their mentor and trainer.
• We’ve been expanding in ornamental metalworking for years and are now a $20 million a year business with over 120 employees.
• We’ve built a politics-free environment of teamwork and collaboration where everyone works toward the same goals and people are treated fairly.