- Please note that this position does not provide visa sponsorship.
- Principals only, we are not accepting agency resumes for this role.Construction Project Manager - Palm Harbor, FL / Tampa Metro
This is an office-based role; candidates must be in located in, or have a concrete connection to the Tampa metro. The RoleAs a Mid-Level Project Manager, you'll be fully autonomous in owning the financial health, schedule, and client relationship for 1-3 concurrent projects, typically ranging from $1M to $3M each, in multiple locations. You are the point person for every client you work with - from bid to close-out.
This isn't a role where you manage a single line item on someone else's P&L. You run your own projects, negotiate directly with owners, and are measured on outcomes: profitability, schedule, and client relationships that turn into repeat business.
Responsibilities:- Financial Ownership: Assemble project budgets and estimates with the estimating department; manage cost-to-complete forecasting; negotiate owner change orders.
- Subcontractor Management: Bid, buy out, and award trades; write and enforce scopes of work; resolve field disputes and hold subs accountable.
- Full Project Lifecycle: Oversee bidding, award (GC and subcontracts), permitting, construction, and project close-out across multiple simultaneous locations.
- Schedule Enforcement: Maintain and update project schedules; ensure the field team has what it needs to hit milestones.
- Client & Design Relationships: Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, design professionals, and consultants; run weekly Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings.
- Quality & Safety: Maintain company safety protocols and quality control standards on every project.
- Business Development: Actively identify and pursue additional construction opportunities; conduct site visits and evaluations for potential projects.
- Reporting: Utilize Procore, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Office for all job tracking and reporting.
What Success Looks LikeFirst 3 Months - Learn & Assist
- Master our Procore/Smartsheet configurations and complete your first full monthly budget forecasting cycle.
- Build working knowledge of our subcontractor pool, regional trade strengths, and existing owner contract nuances.
First 6 Months - Own & Execute
- Take full, autonomous financial and operational control of 1-2 projects with zero unvetted change orders.
- Run authoritative, productive weekly OAC meetings.
First 12 Months - Optimize & Multiply
- Deliver your projects at or above the original estimated buyout margin.
- Secure at least one letter of intent or formal reference from an existing client for repeat business.
- Full mentor to the Project Coordinator.
Ideal Candidate Profile- Direct experience running commercial tenant improvement and/or ground-up retail projects in the $1M-$5M range.
- A track record you can speak to specifically - not "we finished on time," but how you rebuilt margin on a project that went sideways, negotiated a scope change, or found a value-engineering save.
- Comfort holding subcontractors accountable and managing multiple concurrent job sites.
- High organizational and communication skills, and fluency with Procore, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Office.
What We Commit to You- Tools: Procore, Smartsheet, and field technology from day one, with dedicated training time on any tools tied to our current growth and systems integration.
- Budget: Discretionary spending authority of $5,000-$10,000 to solve field problems without waiting on VP sign-off.
- People: Field support from a dedicated (or clearly defined) superintendent - you won't be left to build your team from scratch on every project.
- Cadence: A weekly 30-minute 1:1 with your manager focused on active projects, budget variances, and critical-path issues - plus a separate monthly 1-hour mentorship conversation with a Project Executive or VP focused on your growth, not your task list.
Why NowAs we grow, you're not managing a single line item on someone else's budget - you're building the building. You get direct access to owners, real P&L ownership, and the chance to grow into larger, more complex projects as our project volume expands.
Compensation:This role is budgeted at ~90K base + a bonus plan. We are not stuck on this number, bring yourself, bring your expertise, let's talk.
This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Principals only - we are not accepting agency resumes for this role.
