Construction Project Manager

American Bridge Company; Islamorada (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Vacation and holidays

Living allowance

Job summary

American Bridge is seeking a Project Manager to support a major marine project in the South Florida/Caribbean region. The role involves assisting the Operations Manager, managing budgets, tracking progress, and overseeing the existing workforce to deliver on time and under budget.

The position is full-time with full benefits, paid vacation, holidays, and a living allowance. Candidates should have a civil engineering or construction background and strong organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• 5–8 years of experience with exposure to major scope projects.
• Experience as Project Manager for moderate to major projects or multiple smaller projects.
• Customer liaison experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist Operations Manager on a major marine project, manage budgets and track progress.
• Oversee field engineers and craft workforce already on site.
• Ensure project is completed on time and within budget.
• Maintain safety and quality standards on site.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Planning & organizing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Construction software

Job description

Project Manager

Summary

The Project Manager position will be responsible for assisting the Operations Manager on a major Marine project in the South Florida / Caribbean area. This position will be responsible for managing budgets, tracking progress, overseeing the existing workforce, and completing the project on time and under budget. This is a full-time position with American Bridge that includes full benefits, vacation, holiday, and a living allowance.

Requirements

• B.S. in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• 5 to 8 years of experience with exposure to projects with a major scope
• Serve as the Project Manager with all aspects of moderate to major projects or multiple smaller projects
• Responsible for customer liaison activity
• Management of contracts, budgets, schedules, cost forecasting, change orders, budget schedules, claims, safety, staff, etc.
• Serves as an understudy to the Operations Manager to gain knowledge to lead future projects
• Responsible for constructability reviews, scheduling, resource utilization and efficiency, design/scope change reviews and resolution, quality assurance, quality control, purchase orders and subcontracts, resolution of field and technical anomalies, interfaces with inspection agencies, permitting issues, project closeouts, etc.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to legally work in the United States.
• Must be willing to work in a drug-free environment and agree to a post offer drug test.
• Must be willing to work safely and keep OSHA recordable incidents to a minimum.
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry standards and construction software; must be proficient with MS Office.
• Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively plan and organize to meet project deadlines.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Management of Field Engineers, and Craft workforce already in place.

Education and/or Experience

A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts related to structural engineering and related calculations. Individual should some level of business acumen, including knowledge of operating expenses, profit, etc. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software, reporting tools related to databases. Must have the ability to learn design software programs.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current driver's license

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk.

American Bridge is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/H/V