Owner-From-Day-One PM - Multi-Disciplinary Projects

Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Ownership (ESOP)

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, vision coverage

Life insurance and disability

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR) is seeking a Project Manager in the Sarasota, FL area to lead multi-disciplinary projects from scope through close-out. You’ll coordinate with clients, architects, and internal teams to ensure scope, budgets, and schedules stay aligned with contractual obligations.

In this role you’ll manage staffing, risk, QA/QC, and financial performance while mentoring staff and contributing to business development. SSR offers a strong ownership culture and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in an engineering or technical field.
• Four years of project experience in similar infrastructures or facilities.
• Professional Engineer licensure preferred (required by those with ABET accredited degree)

Responsibilities

• Confirm scope and requirements with clients and stakeholders with support as needed.
• Ensure contracts are fully executed and align team to contractual obligations.
• Develop proposals and financial plans; confirm staffing and preliminary man-hour budgets with Senior PM/CRM/Operations.
• Lead effective project kick-offs to align scope, standards, budgets, roles, and expectations; foster ownership and trust.
• Work with discipline leads to finalize work plans and detailed task-hour budgets; update plans as conditions change.
• Establish schedules with client input; set interim milestones for timely information flow and coordination.
• Schedule and sequence work; communicate action items; monitor manpower requirements across disciplines and maintain profit variance within targets.
• Maintain complete project documentation and organized storage so information is current and accessible.
• Facilitate meetings with owners, clients, and architects; document decisions and follow-ups.
• Monitor budget and fee burn; recognize how hours charged impact revenue and forecasts; identify and process additional services as needed.
• Prepare and implement proactive QA/QC plans; coordinate timely reviews and submittals to meet standards.
• Identify risks to quality, schedule, or financial goals; analyze root causes, propose mitigation, and escalation when needed.
• Oversee Construction Administration to support conformance of installed systems with design intent and quality standards.
• Ensure accurate invoices are issued promptly; track AR status and update projected monthly revenue.
• Supervise close-out: punchlist coordination, documentation, filings, lessons learned, and project archive.
• Engage in ongoing training; deepen technical discipline knowledge and project leadership skills; support business development with existing clients.

Skills

Project management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Budgeting & forecasting

Client communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical field

Professional Engineer licensure preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Scheduling tools

Job description

Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR) is seeking a Project Manager in the Sarasota, FL area to lead multi-disciplinary projects from scope through close-out. You’ll coordinate with clients, architects, and internal teams to ensure scope, budgets, and schedules stay aligned with contractual obligations.

In this role you’ll manage staffing, risk, QA/QC, and financial performance while mentoring staff and contributing to business development. SSR offers a strong ownership culture and growth opportunities.