Job Description

Plumbing Trade Manager - Construction - Base Salary to 130k/year - Birmingham, AL

• Our client is an innovative construction and manufacturing organization focused on modular construction, advanced manufacturing, prefabrication, and integrated project delivery across complex commercial and healthcare projects nationwide.
• The Plumbing Trade Manager will oversee plumbing and mechanical self-perform operations including estimating, workforce planning, procurement, scheduling, field execution, and trade coordination across large-scale healthcare, commercial, and modular construction projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead plumbing self-perform construction operations from preconstruction through project completion
• Manage plumbing and mechanical project execution including labor planning, scheduling, forecasting, and field coordination
• Prepare estimates, quantity takeoffs, conceptual budgets, and procurement plans for plumbing and mechanical scopes
• Review construction drawings, specifications, and contract documents for plumbing and MEP scope execution
• Coordinate plumbing installation activities with field teams, subcontractors, engineering, manufacturing, and operations groups
• Bid, level, and award subcontracted trade scopes including controls, TAB, insulation, caulking, and specialty mechanical trades
• Manage procurement activities including purchase orders, material tracking, equipment releases, and vendor coordination
• Perform constructability reviews and support preconstruction planning activities
• Coordinate shutdowns, tie-ins, and renovation-related plumbing activities within occupied facilities as required
• Develop manpower forecasts and workforce plans across multiple active projects
• Assign and coordinate field crews, project staffing, and labor resources
• Provide sequencing and scheduling input for integration into master project schedules
• Manage RFIs, submittals, change documentation, and project reporting throughout construction execution
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements, company SOPs, installation standards, and local construction codes
• Monitor project financial performance including labor productivity, forecasting, budgets, and profitability
• Train and mentor field personnel while developing future field leadership and foremen
• Support collaboration across operations, manufacturing, engineering, design, and project management teams
• Travel nationally to support active project operations and field execution

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of construction experience with plumbing project oversight
• Experience managing plumbing and mechanical self-perform construction operations
• Strong estimating, quantity takeoff, budgeting, and cost management experience for plumbing, mechanical, or MEP scopes
• Experience managing direct labor and field construction teams
• Experience coordinating plumbing installation activities on large-scale commercial, healthcare, industrial, mission critical, or modular construction projects
• Strong understanding of construction drawings, specifications, contracts, RFIs, submittals, and project documentation
• Experience overseeing subcontractors, procurement activities, scheduling, and project financial performance
• Knowledge of plumbing systems, mechanical systems, construction sequencing, and field installation practices
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of local construction codes, safety standards, and industry regulations
• Ability to travel nationally on an ongoing basis

Compensation:

• Base salary in the 90k – 130k/year range
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Career advancement and leadership development opportunities
• Support for licenses, certifications, and continued professional development
• Remote work flexibility with travel opportunities

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