Project Manager

Search Max, Inc; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 81,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Search Max, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager in South Florida to own projects from preconstruction through closeout, with budgets, schedules, buyout, and closeout under your control.

You’ll serve as the main contact for owners, architects, and design teams, and work with self-perform crews to keep work moving near Fort Lauderdale. You’ll manage RFIs, submittals, change orders, and pay apps, ensuring high safety, quality, and client satisfaction across a growing pipeline in the South Florida

Qualifications

• PM experience with a commercial GC or ready to step up.
• Strong RFI and submittal management abilities.
• Experience in multifamily, commercial, interiors, hospitality, or renovations.

Responsibilities

• Run projects from start to finish, including budgets, schedules, buyout, and closeout.
• Manage RFIs, submittals, change orders, and pay apps.
• Lead subcontractors and partner closely with your superintendent and the self-perform teams.
• Be the main point of contact for owners, architects, and design teams.
• Keep jobs moving, solve problems early, and deliver the way you’d want your own project built.

Skills

PM experience

RFI management

Submittal processing

Budget management

Job description

Run your own jobs, start to finish. Pick work close to home. Work for a company that actually cares about you.

THE OPPORTUNITY

I’m running a confidential search for a Project Manager with a well-established South Florida general contractor, and this one is a breath of fresh air.

This isn’t a pressure cooker. You won’t be a cog on a mega project or buried under a chain of senior PMs. Here, you own your projects from preconstruction through closeout, and you have a real say in which jobs you take on, so you can choose work that keeps your commute manageable.

The company is large enough to handle complex, high-profile work but small enough that leadership knows your name and genuinely looks out for you. They self-perform key trades including structural concrete, masonry, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and fire sprinklers, which means more control over schedule, quality, and cost (and fewer headaches for you). They’ve never had a recordable injury, and their EMR stays below 1.00.

They’re also growing, with a strong pipeline across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach.

THE VARIETY

This is not a one-product-type shop. Upcoming and awarded work includes:

• Multistory student housing for a major South Florida university
• Building renovations and office improvements in Miami Beach
• Luxury custom estates in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale
• New aircraft hangars and an FBO facility at a local airport
• Mixed-use multifamily and commercial development
• A Class A office buildout in Brickell
• A phased renovation for a national luxury retailer

If you like variety and don’t want to spend the next three years on the same job, you’ll love it here.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Run projects from start to finish, including budgets, schedules, buyout, and closeout
• Manage RFIs, submittals, change orders, and pay apps
• Lead subcontractors and partner closely with your superintendent and the self-perform teams
• Be the main point of contact for owners, architects, and design teams
• Keep jobs moving, solve problems early, and deliver the way you’d want your own project built

WHAT YOU BRING

• Experience as a PM with a commercial GC, or an APM who is ready to step up and run your own projects
• Strong RFI, submittal, and document control skills
• Experience in multifamily, commercial, interiors, hospitality, or renovation work
• Organized, accountable, and comfortable owning the full project
• South Florida market knowledge a plus

WHAT YOU GET

Up to $135K base + bonus

A say in your projects so you can stay close to home

Full ownership of your jobs, start to finish

A team that truly values its people, not a pressure cooker

A growing company with a strong, diverse pipeline

This is a confidential search. All conversations stay 100% private.