Project Manager - Underground (Wet) Utilities

Lapin Services; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

Job summary

Lapin Services in Orlando, FL is seeking a Project Manager to lead underground utilities and construction projects. You will own execution from handoff to closeout, keep crews productive, manage budgets and schedules, and ensure safety and quality as you oversee self-performed field teams.

The role is hands-on, with no sales or estimating duties, and requires a track record supervising superintendents, foremen, and crews across sewer, water, drainage, lift stations, and related site work.

Qualifications

• Construction project-management experience with direct responsibility for self-performing field crews and employee performance.
• Proven ability to lead superintendents, foremen, and field employees and manage staffing, productivity, schedules, equipment, safety, and job costs.
• Practical understanding of underground utilities, civil/site construction, wastewater infrastructure, or closely related self-performed construction.
• Ability to read civil plans, profiles, specifications, scopes, and schedules and translate them into workable field plans.
• Strong planning, communication, documentation, problem-solving, and follow-through.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets, electronic plans, scheduling tools, cloud file management, and project/job-tracking systems, with the ability to learn ServiceTitan.
• A valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and ability to travel to active jobsites.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple awarded projects from turnover through completion, closeout, and final billing support.
• Lead self-performed construction work and supervise field crews; set expectations and accountability.
• Coordinate daily execution with field leadership and visit jobsites to verify progress and quality.
• Plan crew assignments, equipment, materials, deliveries, permits, inspections, and testing.
• Maintain schedules, look-ahead plans, and progress reports; address delays with recovery plans.
• Manage project budget, track costs, and forecast cost-to-complete.
• Enforce safety and quality standards and address deficiencies before rework or inspections.
• Document field changes and pricing; obtain approvals for changed work.
• Communicate with customers, GCs, engineers, inspectors, vendors, and internal teams; keep records current in systems.

Skills

Project management

Staff supervision

Underground utilities

Plan & schedule

Reading civil plans

Communication

Contractor coordination

Travel to sites

Tools

ServiceTitan

Microsoft Project

Job description

Project Manager — Underground Utilities and Construction

Lapin Services | Orlando, FL | Full-time | In person

Lapin Services is hiring an experienced Project Manager to lead awarded underground utility and wastewater construction projects and the people who build them. We need someone who has managed self-performed work with their employer’s own field employees, including superintendents, foremen, operators, installers, and laborers. Experience limited to coordinating subcontractors is not sufficient.

You will own project execution from handoff through closeout, keep crews productive, manage budgets and schedules, and hold field teams accountable for safe, quality work. Our work includes sewer, water, storm drainage, lift stations, force mains, septic systems, septic-to-sewer conversions, grease interceptors, and related site construction.

This is a Project Manager-only position. There are no sales, prospecting, bid-pursuit, takeoff, or estimating responsibilities.

What You’ll Do

• Manage multiple awarded projects from turnover and mobilization through completion, closeout, and final billing support.

• Lead Lapin’s self-performed construction work and the performance of assigned superintendents, foremen, and field employees. Set expectations, coach people, resolve problems, and follow through on accountability.

• Coordinate daily execution with field leadership and visit jobsites regularly to verify progress, work quality, crew needs, and actual conditions.

• Plan crew assignments, work sequencing, equipment, materials, deliveries, permits, inspections, testing, and specialty support so employees can work productively.

• Maintain project schedules, Gantt charts, look-ahead plans, and progress reports. Identify delays early and put recovery plans into action.

• Manage the approved project budget, track labor and equipment productivity, review job costs, and maintain cost-to-complete forecasts.

• Enforce safety and quality expectations with field leadership and address deficiencies before they become rework, failed inspections, or callbacks.

• Document field changes, delays, and extra work; coordinate pricing through the designated estimator and obtain required approvals before changed work proceeds.

• Communicate with customers, GCs, engineers, inspectors, vendors, and internal teams while keeping project records current in ServiceTitan and company systems.

• Coordinate billing support, punch lists, final inspections, as-builts, warranties, restoration, and complete project closeout.

Required Qualifications

• Construction project-management experience with direct responsibility for self-performing field crews and employee performance, not only subcontractor coordination.

• Proven ability to lead superintendents, foremen, and field employees and manage staffing, productivity, schedules, equipment, safety, and job costs.

• Practical understanding of underground utilities, civil/site construction, wastewater infrastructure, or closely related self-performed construction.

• Ability to read civil plans, profiles, specifications, scopes, and schedules and translate them into workable field plans.

• Strong planning, communication, documentation, problem-solving, and follow-through.

• Proficiency with spreadsheets, electronic plans, scheduling tools, cloud file management, and project/job-tracking systems, with the ability to learn ServiceTitan.

• A valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and ability to travel to active jobsites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior superintendent, general foreman, or comparable field‑leadership experience.

• Self-performed underground utility or wastewater construction experience.

• Experience coordinating multiple crews across concurrent projects.

• Central Florida construction experience.

• ServiceTitan, Microsoft Project or comparable scheduling software, and construction job‑cost systems.

• Relevant construction safety training.

Estimating experience is not required.

Benefits

• Health insurance with Lapin paying 50% of the employee-only premium.

• Dental and vision insurance available.

• 401(k) available to eligible employees.

• Five paid holidays after 90 days and seven paid personal days after six months of service.

• Employee referral bonuses and employee discounts.

• Professional growth opportunities and a stable, full-time, long-term opportunity with an established company.

Location and Schedule

Full-time, in person, based at 3031 40th Street, Orlando, FL 32839, with regular travel to active jobsites and project meetings.