Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Tampa, FL

Position Summary:

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing commercial construction projects from initiation through closeout. This role ensures projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, while maintaining quality standards, safety compliance, and effective communication with internal teams, subcontractors, vendors, and clients. The Project Manager is ultimately accountable for the successful completion of assigned projects with a focus on schedule, cost control, documentation, and jobsite safety.

Core Responsibilities:

• Plan, manage, and continuously update project schedules, budgets, cost projections, and scopes of work.

• Initiate and prepare project startup documentation, including budgets, schedules, subcontracts, buyouts, SOVs, submittals, and purchase orders.

• Coordinate and manage cross-functional internal teams, subcontractors, vendors, and consultants to maximize productivity and project outcomes.

• Track project progress, identify risks or issues impacting schedule, cost, or quality, and proactively develop solutions.

• Administer and maintain all project documentation, including RFIs, RFPs, ASIs, change orders, safety reports, meeting minutes, jobsite reports, photographs, and closeout documents.

• Facilitate project meetings and provide clear, timely status updates to stakeholders.

• Ensure work conforms to project plans, specifications, safety policies, and quality standards.

• Manage material procurement, equipment ordering, inspections, and site logistics throughout the project lifecycle.

• Promote and enforce jobsite safety, ensuring compliance with company policies, OSHA requirements, and applicable regulations.

• Maintain positive working relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, inspectors, and internal teams.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and performance expectations.

• Support problem resolution and escalate issues appropriately when needed.

Core Competencies:

Organization: Utilizes strong organizational skills. Maintains productive and efficient job sites.
Communication: Displays strong written and oral communication skills, and employs effective listening skills. Has strong computer skills and ability to work effectively with Microsoft Office.
Problem Solving: Analyzes problems and makes sound decisions in a timely manner, based on objectives, risk implications and costs.
Interpersonal skills: Tactful and mature demeanor with well-developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to work well with diverse personalities.

Project Manager Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent construction management experience.

• 3–7+ years of experience in project management, preferably within commercial construction or general contracting.

• Strong understanding of construction processes, building systems, materials, and project documentation.

• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, subcontractors, and multiple active projects.

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively with diverse personalities.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Asana, Trello, or similar); experience with Bluebeam a plus.

• Ability to read, interpret, and understand construction drawings and specifications.

• OSHA 10-Hour certification (or ability to obtain), CPR/First Aid preferred.

• Must be based in the Tampa, FL area and able to travel locally to project sites as required.

• Valid driver’s license.

• PMP or CAPM certification a plus.

Personal Profile:

• A self-starting, highly motivated and goal orientated individual.
• Acute attention to detail with emphasis placed on quality.
• Extremely organized and systematic approach to tasks to achieve accuracy and efficiency.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to manage diverse personalities.
• Professionally and technically competent.
• Quick, sharp, confident, assertive, ethical and ambitious.
• Analytical with the ability to examine issues from multiple viewpoints.
• Friendly and outgoing in social environments.
• Team player, works easily with others.
• Valid driver’s license.

HL Contractors, Inc. offers a salary commensurate on experience and qualifications, vehicle allowance, lodging allowance, per diem, travel allowance, bonus plan, paid vacation and holidays, and medical insurance. Travel to projects will occasionally be required. If you are a driven individual that meets the above requirements, and are interested in joining a dynamic and growing company, please forward your resume.

Please send your resume & salary requirements to info@HLContractors.com.