Construction Project Manager

American Bridge Company; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Vacation

Holiday pay

Living allowance

Job summary

American Bridge Company is seeking a Project Manager to support a major marine project in South Florida and the Caribbean region. The role focuses on budgets, progress tracking, workforce oversight, and delivering the project on time and under budget with full benefits and a living allowance.

This is a full-time position requiring a BS in Civil Engineering or related field, 5–8 years of experience, and strong leadership and communication skills to liaison with clients and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 5–8 years of experience with exposure to major scope projects.
• Strong leadership and client liaison abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, schedules, and cost forecasting for projects.
• Track progress and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Oversee field workforce and subcontractors to meet scope.
• Coordinate with Operations Manager and clients as needed.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Budget management

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Construction Management experience

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

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, Licences, 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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